Rafael De Anda is an associate director of market analytics for the CoStar Group, specializing in real estate analysis across Southern California. In this role, he provides market and submarket analysis and evaluates the most recent trends across industrial, retail, office and multifamily properties. He is also a weekly contributor to CoStar Economy, a weekly column featured on CoStar News providing analysis of the national economy. Before joining CoStar, he was an economist at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation and a project manager with Beacon Economics, where he performed economic research and consulting. He authored economic impact reports, revenue forecasts, and economic forecasts for private, public and nonprofit organizations. He holds an M.A. in economics from Cal State Los Angeles.