Of Note

Already leveraged for other commercial real estate asset types, mass timber has the potential to revolutionize industrial real estate development by offering sustainable, durable, and efficient construction solutions.

The AFIRE Q1 2024 Investor Survey, underwritten by Holland Partner Group, provides key insights into the commercial real estate strategy of global investors.

In the face of increased technological proliferation, property owners must develop new systems that not only safeguard their intellectual and physical assets, but also verify and track digital interactions (and revenue) tied to their properties.

The growth outlook for listed infrastructure continued to improve in 2024. Companies have been key beneficiaries of a virtuous cycle of generative AI development, and today’s generative AI needs represent a game change for the utility sector.

By emphasizing sustainability, social impact, and economic uplift, investors who participate in these purpose-driven projects are investing in the long-term economic health of the communities in which they live and serve.

The National Association of Home Builders’ Multifamily Production Index reported a low score towards the end of 2024, but instead of serving as a red flag for developers, a low rating can also be seen as an opportunity.

Retail has gone from being the weakest asset class to a promising one due to modest inventory growth and the elimination of redundant space. Opportunities abound in growing markets in which retail has not yet caught up with an increasing population.

Take the new AFIRE Spring 2025 Investor Survey. 20 questions, 12-17 minutes to complete. Deadline: March 25. Results published April 2025.

COVID-19 was a demographic shock with dissipating effect. Disparities remain, but the direction of change is toward narrowing the gap between metros with declining vs. fast-growing populations.

AFIRE’s award-winning Summit Journal is seeking articles from investors, academics, and experts focused the energy sector and the future of commercial real estate for our first-ever “Power Issue.”

The current environment offers unique entry points that should not be overlooked, and investors who continue to be active in markets with steady demand, growth drivers, and supply limitations will be rewarded.

The US remains the largest global commercial real estate market, as past return performance, favorable growth and demographics, and a diverse asset base continue to appeal to foreign investment.

It feels like we have finally emerged from five years of economic turbulence in a better position than we might have feared along the way.

Summit Journal Issue 17 explores the growing gap between our economic assumptions about the state of the world and the reality of daily life in the built environment. What should we understand about commercial real estate today to better plan for tomorrow?

Investment innovator Neville Rhone Jr. describes the new opportunities found in commercial real estate’s “middle market.”

Brian Klinksiek, the global head of research and strategy at LaSalle Investment Management, thinks we’re turning a page to a new market in 2025

Neil Mandt is a five-time Emmy winner and the founder & CEO of Digital Rights Management discussing digital rights and augmented reality in CRE.

Jim Costello is the Chief Economist for MSCI Real Assets forecasting how the Trump administration will affect commercial real estate in 2025.

Melissa Román Burch, COO of the NYC Economic Development Corporation, discusses the outlook for the 2025 NYC office market.

Spencer Levy, Global Client Strategist and Senior Economic Advisor for CBRE, discusses how operations will be key to real estate success in the year ahead.