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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.

By blending emerging capabilities such data fluency and AI literacy with distinctly human strengths, creativity, and emotional adeptness, real estate leaders will be positioned to have an outsized impact for the commercial real estate industry.

Jeffrey Kanne, president and CEO of National Real Estate Advisors, sits down with podcast host Gunnar Branson to talk about the “new railways” of real estate: data centers.

Some recent research argues that more direct approaches to real estate investing can more effectively address the characteristics, opportunities, and risks associated with the current state of commercial real estate.

Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Moody’s Analytics, joins Gunnar Branson and the AFIRE Podcast to talk interest rates, CRE, what’s next for the global economy.

Some recent research argues that more direct approaches to real estate investing can more effectively address the characteristics, opportunities, and risks associated with the current state of commercial real estate.

Anticipated moderation in new developments and the positive outlook for rent growth signal a more balanced multifamily market. Until then, investors should maintain a strategic and long-term perspective.

Anticipated moderation in new developments and the positive outlook for rent growth signal a more balanced multifamily market. Until then, investors should maintain a strategic and long-term perspective.

Bridge Investment Group’s 2024 Outlook suggests that, to navigate the curve for the year ahead, accelerate through the turn and find the appropriate entry and exit points, rather than trying to perfectly time the market.

The AFIRE Investor Survey: Fall 2023 Pulse Report, underwritten by Holland Partner Group, provides key insights into the commercial real estate strategy of global investors.

Martha Peyton, CRE, PhD highlights the current state of the market and calls for modest growth and retreating inflation 2024.

New York Life Real Estate Investors discuss trends in rising operating expenses for various commercial real estate asset types.

The question must be asked – will rising insurance and other expenses put a brake on development in high-growth regions?

For the past several years, real estate industry watchers have hailed insurance costs as the canary in the coal mines of climate change. With global temperatures continuing to rise at a geologically unprecedented pace, the canary remains in flight.

Summit Journal: Issue 14 provides insights for the office, multifamily, industrial, and the coming challenges of 2024.

AFIRE requests responses from all AFIRE member organizations for the new Q1 2024 AFIRE Investor Survey, underwritten by Holland Partner Group. Deadline: February 2, 2024.

The year 2023 has been the hottest year in recent record—and it will likely be the coldest year for the rest of our lives.

The year 2023 has been the hottest year in recent record—and it will likely be the coldest year for the rest of our lives.

ome investors tend to think that diversification comes down to merely investing in different asset classes, but an effectively diverse portfolio will include assets with low and preferably negative correlation.

Only a few years after many observers were declaring that New York City, San Francisco and other gateway U.S. cities have forever lost their appeal to commercial real estate investors, new sentiment surveys are showing gateway markets are coming back in favor.

The U.S. media continues putting rising interest rates and ongoing inflationary concerns in its headlines. Yet despite all of this, international institutional investors continue to view U.S. commercial real estate as “a preferred destination, relative to Europe, for real estate investment across property types,” according to a recent survey released by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE).

More than 20 properties in the Dallas-Fort Worth area tied to commercial mortgage-backed securities are considered to be financially stressed as property values decline or vacancy rises, reflecting the nationwide fallout from reduced demand.

AFIRE, the association for international real estate investors focused on commercial property in the United States, has released its AFIRE International Investor Survey: Q1 2023 Pulse Report, underwritten by Holland Partner Group.

Allocations among top investors for commercial real estate in the US were up 6% over a year ago, while European investments declined by 5%, according to a survey by AFIRE.

The U.S. remains a preferred global destination for commercial real estate investment with allocations up 6% from 2022, compared to a 5% decline in European investment, according to AFIRE’s International Investor Survey: Q1 2023 Pulse Report.

AFIRE, the association for international real estate investors focused on commercial property in the United States, has released its AFIRE International Investor Survey: Q1 2023 Pulse Report, underwritten by Holland Partner Group.

The US trails the EU on adoption of ESG investment principles, with a consensus that more incentives are needed for momentum.

Real estate company Climate Core Capital and the Harvard Graduate School of Design explored how quickly some of the nation’s most desirable real estate markets would heat up beyond the point of tolerable human living in what they called a “Death Valley Index.”

While the strong dollar makes acquisitions costlier, the U.S. offers a safe haven from geopolitical upheaval.

AFIRE survey shows reuse, redevelopment top of mind as market turbulence looms.

AFIRE released its Summer 2022 International Survey Pulse this past week, which found mounting concerns about US commercial real estate.

Foreign institutional investors are adapting to market headwinds as they grapple with mounting inflation and rising interest rates in the US, according to the latest survey from AFIRE, the association for international real estate investors focused on commercial property here.

Chicago’s tech sector is on the rise, but to keep the momentum going, commercial real estate brokers and investors alike advise investing in places for well-paid tech talent to live.

Rising rates and inflation are making it hard for foreign investors to assign correct valuations to assets. But experts say those are temporary setbacks and cross-border investment will rebound.

On this episode, Gunnar shared his insights on why the U.S. Real Estate Market continues to attract foreign investors.

Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have led bipartisan meetings with lawmakers over the last two weeks to explore potential areas of agreement for a scaled-back energy and climate legislative package before the midterm elections.

Foreign investors in commercial real estate have long preferred to place their money in a small handful of top-tier cities like New York, Chicago and San Francisco.

For thirty years, AFIRE (Association for International Real Estate Investors) has conducted an annual survey to understand the goals, challenges and long-term thinking of international investors in U.S. real estate. Show host Michael Bull interviews AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson on the results and insights from this year’s survey.

New favorites are emerging as international buyers plan bigger allocations this year.