CBRE names Americas head of research

Los Angeles -- CBRE Group, Inc. announced that Spencer Levy has been appointed Americas head of research. Levy, a seven-year veteran of CBRE, had previously served as executive managing director in the company’s Capital Markets Group. His most recent duties included oversight of CBRE Capital Market’s Corporate Advisory, Auction and Latin America operations. He also directly serves a number of major clients.  

Prior to CBRE, Levy was a principal at Stifel Nicolaus (formerly Legg Mason Capital Markets), an investment bank serving the real estate industry.