Of Note

A recent DEI survey in real estate shows that the art of talking and listening helps boost recruitment, retention, and employee engagement. And it’s free to implement.

Urban economist Ed Glaeser discusses how American cities have been fundamentally transformed—and what leaders need to prepare for the future.

A new model for underwriting offices, based on a framework commonly seen in hospitality assets, can maximize value by giving occupiers what they want.

Gentrification has not often been analyzed at the microeconomic level using large-scale granular data. But data science could change that.

As US has exported trends to transform global property markets, trends originating in Europe are likely to now transform the US.

Mandi Wedin, CEO of Feroce Real Estate Advisors, draws on her experience growing up in Alaska to help investors learn a “frontier mentality.”

There used to be an inverse relationship between the change in office jobs and office vacancies. That relationship broke down after COVID.

Under the shadow of a slow-burning bank crisis in 2023, should institutional investors consider allocating to short duration real estate debt?

There is a growing divide between valuations and real-time pricing. Can the global real estate industry achieve universal consistency?

Some economic forecasters are still planning on the likelihood of a recession coming sooner than later. Should investors in commercial mortgages worry?

The challenges of inflation, interest rates, and returns to the office can be overwhelming, but according to Hans Nordby of Lionstone Investments, changing demographic forces may be the biggest story of our time.

The recent rise in interest rates has, among other things, led to dramatically lowered transaction volumes which, in turn, has led to much uncertainty about today’s market-clearing capitalization rates – as well as where such rates will come to rest in the future.

Global investors that approach buildings with local expertise help fuel unified property experiences across international portfolios.

AFIRE’s Summit Journal is currently seeking abstracts, proposals, and submissions for Issue 13, which will be published in summer 2023.

In the wake of the Great Financial Crisis, certain metros in the Sand States suffered disproportionally. It may not be as bad this time.

Summit Journal: Issue 12 provides insights for the office crises, timely reminders on cap rates, explorations of rescue capital and debt, and perspectives on ESG and industry diversity.

Matt Pomeroy, Director of Valuation for Chatham Financial, discusses the challenge of determining accurate valuations when the market is essentially frozen in place.

Scott Rechler of RXR Realty joins the AFIRE Podcast, discussing how increasingly obsolete offices can transition to a new financial “regime.”

Bill Ferguson, President and Carrie Nowicki, COO of the Ferguson Charitable Foundation Centers for Leadership Excellence, discuss how real estate can bring an entire generation of racially and ethnically diverse students into the industry.

Parag Khanna, international bestseller and CEO of Climate Alpha, joins the AFIRE Podcast to talk climate change and our shared future.