Of Note

Summit Journal, the official, award-winning publication of AFIRE, seeks the latest ideas, research, forecasts, and thought leadership for Summer 2022.

In this episode, Rajeev Ranade, Partner at Climate Core Capital, and Owen Woolcock, Partner at Climate Core Capital, discuss their recent Summit Journal article about the future of climate change and its effects on real estate.

The 2022 survey, conducted in Q1 2022 and underwritten by CBRE and Holland Partner Group, reveals institutional insight and intent towards future real estate investment.

Daniele Russolillo, COO of Planet Smart City, explains how they are building affordable housing in India, Brazil, Italy, and the U.S. with sustainability, technology, and community — all while delivering solid returns for investors.

In this episode, Warren Wachsberger, CEO, AECOM Capital, discusses his recent Summit Journal article about digital real estate options to diversify your portfolio.

Tal Peri, Head, US East Coast and Latin America, Union Investment Real Estate, expounds on the future of flexible work—and what happens next for the office sector.

We are all invested in the cities, assets, and infrastructure of tomorrow, even if we might not
live to see the ten largest cities in 2100. But understanding climate change can get us closer.

The pandemic-driven changes to downtown areas and central business districts are changing the geography of institutional investment. What else changes because of this?

With more tenants focusing on environmental targets, the burden to reduce direct emissions places increased pressure on investors, who are at a pivotal moment in ESG strategy.

To better prepare for risk, firms need diversity. Is the goal of 50% female representation possible in investment and asset management firms?

Doug Holte, founder and CEO of AgileWorkweekInvestments, explores what our work has become and how office space will change.

As the public health situation started to improve in early 2021 and the economy re-opened, did migration flows change too—and what if we are able to answer this in real time?

Interest and excellence in ESG performance is becoming increasingly critical to portfolio strategy. So with sea levels on the rise, how can CRE portfolios stay above water?

Alicia Glen, founder and managing principal of MSquared and former NYC Deputy Mayor, explains how to intelligently invest in affordable housing at scale.

Life sciences real estate has been a “hot” property type for the past decade—and even more since the pandemic. Will all the capital targeting the space be placed where it needs to go?

Dr. Alexis Crow, leader of PwC’s Geopolitical Investing Practice, discusses real estate’s stewardship role amidst an evolving global landscape.

As investors look for sustainable sources of inflation-protected yield, real estate investment is increasingly blurring into a wider range of “digital” real asset investment strategies.

The mainstreaming of non-traditional property types is well on its way within institutional investing, which will materially broaden the real estate investment universe.

Real estate investments have historically coalesced around common property types—but it may make sense for investors to reconsider specialty property sectors in the post-COVID world.

Summit Journal, the official publication of AFIRE, is currently seeking abstracts, proposals, and submissions for the Spring 2022 issue, which will be published in March/April 2022.