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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.

Summit Journal has been named the Best Information/Publishing Product by the 2022 International & European Association Awards.

The Q1 2023 pulse survey, conducted in early 2023 and underwritten by Holland Partner Group, reveals institutional insight and intent towards future real estate investment.

Ethan Penner, CEO of Mosaic Real Estate Investors, reflects on the current landscape of real estate dislocation and how investors need to change their understanding of risks and opportunities.

Michael Mandel, Co-Founder and CEO of CompStak, a marketplace for CRE data, discusses how the use of data is (and is not) changing the practice of global investing.

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

For e-commerce property investors, the past decade was outstanding, but even as market dynamics are slowing industrial’s momentum, market fundamentals remain sound.

Jim Costello, Chief Economist for MSCI Real Estate, discusses the state of real estate investing in 2023 and the challenges of a very different economic climate.

Workers spending less time in the office may seem negative for the sector, but a four-day workweek can be a boon for some property owners.

The sooner we can recognize that values have come down collectively—even beyond the office sector—the sooner we can move forward to capitalizing on new opportunities.

Not all storms are the same, and some are so tragic that they force a moment of universal recalibration. Hurricane Ian was one of those storms—but what does that mean for real estate?

AFIRE’s Summit Journal is currently seeking abstracts, proposals, and submissions for Issue 12, which will be published in late spring 2023.

APAC is home to some of the world’s largest economies and set to lead global economic growth. What’s moving the needle now for the region?

Even as the US office sector has lagged other property types, there could be an important (and valuable) difference of office performance based on property age and market.

What is the future path of long-term interest rates in the US and why does it matter for commercial real estate?

Amidst myriad global economic and geopolitical uncertainties, US commercial real estate has an even greater challenge ahead: demographics.

From December 2022 to January 2023, AFIRE invites all association members and qualified guests to participate in the 2023 Investor Pulse Survey.