Summit Journal

The rapid rise in consumer prices has rekindled the old debate about whether commercial real estate provides a long-term hedge against inflation (hint: look at multifamily).

As buildings become increasingly technologized, especially after the pandemic, cyber-attacks can put entire properties at risk and require a firmwide security approach.

How does the Consumer Price Index account for the cost of housing? The Brookings Institution offers useful guidelines for further exploration.

While real estate has long known the need for data, it struggles to connect information and decision making. Data science could change that.

Dive into the report to understand if and how COVID impacted domestic migration patterns on a state, city, and zip code level.

The practice and expectations of investing across all industries is undergoing major upheaval and the key to stability will mean looking beyond profit for profit’s sake.

Forecasts about the future of the office are often conflicting, but the looming tide of leadership transitions could change the script.

As insurance costs spiral out of control, a 1400-year-old tradition is poised to offer long-term, sustainable growth for investments.

Mobile information technology has upended US land use regulation, and the effects of this tech upheaval are finally coming into view.

Logistics was the winner of the pandemic—but is its rise built to last? Recent developments represent headwinds to last year’s recovery.

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.