Kiran Raichura

Chief Commercial Real Estate Economist

Kiran heads up our Commercial Real Estate Team, having spent more than 15 years analysing and forecasting global real estate markets, including five years running our European Commercial Property service. Prior to joining Capital Economics, Kiran spent four years at AXA Real Assets, a global fund manager, where he was the team’s macroeconomic lead and was responsible for the firm’s Nordic and Central European investment strategies. Prior to this role, Kiran spent four years at Colliers International in London, leading its UK Commercial Property forecasts. Kiran holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from The University of Warwick and a Masters in Real Estate Investment & Finance from Henley Business School & Reading University. He is a member and former chairperson of the Society of Property Researchers and is a member of the ULI.

Matthew Pointon

Senior Commercial Real Estate Economist

Matthew Pointon is a Senior Economist who leads our UK Commercial Property service, having previously been responsible for our US and UK housing research. Prior to Capital Economics, Matthew worked as an economist at HM Treasury, where among other roles he covered the macroeconomics of the housing and household sector. He holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Bath, and an MSc in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Bristol.

Amy Wood

Senior Commercial Real Estate Economist

Amy leads our European Commercial Property Service. She joined Capital Economics in 2018 and spend her first two years with the firm working on our UK Commercial Property Service. Previously, she worked as a senior economic analyst at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. She also spent one year on a work secondment at the Bank for International Settlements in Switzerland. Amy holds an Honour’s degree in Economics from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.