Of Note

The question must be asked – will rising insurance and other expenses put a brake on development in high-growth regions?

For the past several years, real estate industry watchers have hailed insurance costs as the canary in the coal mines of climate change. With global temperatures continuing to rise at a geologically unprecedented pace, the canary remains in flight.

Summit Journal: Issue 14 provides insights for the office, multifamily, industrial, and the coming challenges of 2024.

AFIRE requests responses from all AFIRE member organizations for the new Q1 2024 AFIRE Investor Survey, underwritten by Holland Partner Group. Deadline: February 2, 2024.

The year 2023 has been the hottest year in recent record—and it will likely be the coldest year for the rest of our lives.

The year 2023 has been the hottest year in recent record—and it will likely be the coldest year for the rest of our lives.

ome investors tend to think that diversification comes down to merely investing in different asset classes, but an effectively diverse portfolio will include assets with low and preferably negative correlation.

The leading political and economic position of the US is currently under threat by global competition, but key trends in demography and innovation could change the equation.

A cradle-to-cradle ESG risk management approach, including analyses of climate and governance risks, and potential financial impacts, can future-proof strategies and processes.

An upswing in occupancies and rents has taken root, and the key age demographic is on the precipice of what is anticipated to be unprecedented growth.

An upswing in occupancies and rents has taken root, and the key age demographic is on the precipice of what is anticipated to be unprecedented growth.

During the pandemic, we learned how to do anything from anywhere—and how we defined building usage evolved in kind. So where do we go next?

AFIRE is proud to announce that its publications, podcast, and leadership have recently been recognized with several top industry awards.

Multifamily properties with “good bones” often offer strong upside potential through renovation, rehabilitation, rebranding, and repositioning.

AFIRE’s Summit Journal is currently seeking abstracts, proposals, and submissions for Issue 14, which will be published in early winter 2024.

Growing anti-China sentiment is largely driving the policy discussion around foreign investment in US real estate.

Conventional commercial real estate orthodoxy suggests that adaptive reuse is not an economical investment—but the facts tell a different story.

Web3 applications offer unique capability to monetize real estate carbon value—but web3 tech alone cannot solve dysfunction of the carbon marketplace.

The AFIRE Investor Survey: Fall 2023 Pulse Report, underwritten by Holland Partner Group, provides key insights into the commercial real estate strategy of global investors.

By gathering key property data and providing proper documentation to insurers, CRE owners may be able to secure reduced premiums and/or coverage for properties in high-risk areas.