Summit Journal

While the market rarely sends clear signals, market conditions are replete with clues, but a move to risk-off strategies could be useful.

Through the rest of this year, investors forecast challenges for global capital, but thoughtful investors are forging ahead.

The Summer/Fall 2022 issue of Summit confronts uncertainties about the future of commercial real estate investment, and finds new opportunities in the mix.

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

In the current era of globalization, failures of governance, investment, and development can no longer be easily swept under the rug.

Two years after offices closed in the US due to the COVID pandemic, the debate over the long-term future of the office continues. What should office investment look like going forward?

As a labor-intensive and service-oriented asset class, hospitality is uniquely positioned to be a leader in advancing sustainability goals for investors.

While continuation vehicles in real estate were once viewed as a signal of delay or failure, market sentiment is rapidly changing.

As an increasingly popular asset class for institutional investors, single-family rentals are supported by strong future demand drivers to propel sector outperformance.

The US is in the middle of one of the biggest housing crises that the country has ever seen. A more resilient approach to housing will be critical as inflation pushes rents ever-higher.

US garden apartment investments are offering outsized return potential—but access remains a challenge.

Be careful about advice you hear from surveys— it will not always play out as expected.

Allianz Real Estate “Cities That Work” study applies a current office sector outlook to understand what makes London, Stockholm, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Paris the top cities for office investment.

Except during two World Wars in the first half of the last century, when troops were deployed overseas, the US working age population has never declined. As of 2021, that statement is no longer true.

The new 2022 AFIRE International Investor Survey Report reveals future institutional investment trends as the pandemic transformed preferences for how we live, work, and play.

Beginning with this issue of Summit, we are adding a new dimension to the journal: the voice of our inaugural editorial board.

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

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.