AFIRE News
Melissa Román Burch, COO of New York City Economic Development Corporation, joins the AFIRE Podcast with Gunnar Branson to talk about the New York housing market.
Barings Real Estate reports on the state of gap capital for multifamily in summer 2024, and the opportunities ahead.
American Realty Advisors reports on the state of the multifamily market in summer 2024, and the opportunities ahead.
Bridge Investment Group reports on the state of the logistics market in summer 2024, and the opportunities ahead.
Ethan Penner, CEO of Mosaic Real Estate Investors, joins the AFIRE Podcast with Gunnar Branson to talk about changes needed in the office market.
Principal Asset Management reports on the state of the US data center market in summer 2024, and the opportunities ahead.
Yardi Matrix adds necessary detail to the state of the institutional single-family rental market in summer 2024.
Cerberus Capital Management reports on the state of the institutional single-family rental market in summer 2024.
AFIRE is seeking proposals and article drafts for the next issue Summit Journal, to be released this September. Deadline: July 20, 2024.
As the commercial real estate industry continues to disambiguate post-pandemic uncertainties across all spectra, here are eleven charts to help investors map out the months ahead.
Summit Journal: Issue 15 is AFIRE’s first-ever almanac for the state of commercial real estate markets across all sectors at mid-year 2024.
Mary Ludgin, senior advisor and equity owner for Heitman, joins the AFIRE Podcast with Gunnar Branson to talk CRE and uncertainty in 2024.
Patrick Richard, CEO of Stoneweg US, sits down with the AFIRE Podcast to discuss the current state of ESG in commercial real estate, and why now is the time to lean in to smart sustainability strategy.
While rate hikes and pricing dislocations have frozen CRE liquidity, there is still a significant demand for equity. These conditions create prime vintage for secondary investments.
AFIRE is proud to announce that its publications, podcast, and events have recently been recognized with several top industry awards.
While rate hikes and pricing dislocations have frozen CRE liquidity, there is still a significant demand for equity. These conditions create prime vintage for secondary investments.
Paul Bernard, president and CEO of Affordable Homes & Communities, joins the AFIRE Podcast to talk about new approaches to the growing problem of housing affordability and attainability.
When it comes to market and asset selection, greater availability of property-level operational data and sophisticated tools to measure, analyze, and predict it (including AI) can help address key questions.
Without a framework that considers the causal factors underpinning the current office market dislocation, investors are left sifting through millions of square feet of office space in search of the right property.
General Stan McChrystal (Ret.), CEO and Chairman of the McChrystal Group, sits down with podcast host Gunnar Branson to talk about the state of risk management for global investors.
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These trends may shift as more foreign investors step up their buying and selling in the market, which according to indications from AFIRE, or the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate, should happen this year.
According to the 2021 AFIRE International Investor Survey conducted in March, almost a quarter of foreign investors ranked Austin as the No. 1 spot for increasing their commercial real estate investments this year.
According to the 2021 AFIRE International Investor Survey conducted in March, almost a quarter of foreign investors ranked Austin as the No. 1 spot for increasing their commercial real estate investments this year.
International investors ranked Phoenix highly as a market where they plan to increase their real estate exposure in 2021, according to a study by AFIRE.
The majority of international real estate investors intend to increase their investment in US real estate in the next three to five years, according to the 2021 AFIRE International Investor Survey Report.
International investors feel increasingly optimistic about US commercial real estate, sparking increased interest in secondary and tertiary markets, said the Association of Foreign Investment in Real Estate, Washington, DC.
Austin is the U.S. city with the most interest from foreign real estate investors this year, a new survey found, signifying a shift in investment toward smaller metropolitan areas as the coronavirus pandemic and rise in remote working pushes people out of large cities.
Foreign investors in the U.S. have traditionally focused acquisitions on trophy properties in the top handful of core markets, but that trend is changing as persistently low yields make it hard to meet return targets.
Some 33% of respondents in this newly released survey said Austin would be a top three market for them in the next three to five years, more than any other market.
Institutional investors rank Boston as the second-most desirable US market for investment in 2021 and the only non-Sunbelt metro in the top four.
A historical shift in foreign real estate investment in the US is underway, moving from large urban centers such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco toward smaller cities including Boston, Dallas, and especially Austin, Texas, according to the annual AFIRE International Investor Survey.
Today, foreign buyers have a very high level of interest in investing in U.S. real estate, although their most preferred geographic markets might have changed—driven in some part by the search for higher yields and not necessarily by changes brought on by the pandemic.
Gunnar Branson is CEO of AFIRE, the association for international real estate investors focused on commercial property in the United States. He talks about Canada being the second largest investor in US real estate and what’s driving the optimism in this market.
Honing and expanding communication skills have become key, says Benjamin van Loon, Communications Director at the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate.
The Q1 2020 RICS-AFIRE North America Commercial Property Monitor results show the spread of the coronavirus pandemic exerting a significant impact on the real estate market.
Global property portal Residential People is now live in five countries: the UK, South Africa, UAE, India and Nigeria.
AFIRE and LaSalle Investment Management has spoken exclusively with Commercial People to reveal the reasons why London is receiving mixed messages from global investors.
The city ranked high on a list of global cities where investors plan to reduce their exposure, according to the survey by an industry group.
Gunnar Branson has taken over as CEO of AFIRE at a time of great change. He explains why now, more than ever, the institutional real estate industry needs to talk.
Gunnar Branson will join the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) as CEO following the September retirement of the organization’s long-time head, James Fetgatter.