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Insatiable appetite for data throughout the APAC region is fuelling growth of this new economy asset class. And as demand for digital services continues to accelerate globally, the importance of the sector will grow in kind.

October 22, 2024 Michelle Lee, Managing Director, Private Funds (Data Center), CapitaLand Investment; Eugene Seo, Managing Director, Data Center, CapitaLand Investment; Wayne Teo, Senior Executive, Private Equity Real Assets, CapitaLand Investment

In recent years, workforce and affordable rental housing in the US has emerged as a meaningful investment opportunity. But the US has a significant affordability challenge, which could potentially be alleviated through private sector strategies.

October 15, 2024 Jack Robinson, PhD, Managing Director, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Bridge Investment Group; Morgan Zollinger, Director, Head of Market Research, Bridge Investment Group

Take the new AFIRE Fall 2024 Investor Survey. Eighteen questions, 5-10 minutes to complete, deadline: Thursday, October 31, 2024. Results published November 2024.

October 7, 2024

For the first time, core and non-core performance can be tracked at the property level, providing a pathway to new strategies.

October 7, 2024 Yizhuo (Wilson) Ding, Development Associate, Related Midwest | Related Companies; Jacques Gordon, PhD, Executive in Residence and Lecturer, MIT Center for Real Estate

The SAFETY Act program offers real estate investors liability protections and other benefits—and owners may find it worthwhile to consider making an application.

October 1, 2024 Andrew J. Weiner, Partner, Pillsbury; Brian E. Finch, Partner, Pillsbury; Aimee P. Ghosh, Partner, Pillsbury; Samantha Sharma, Senior Associate, Pillsbury; Sarah Hartman, Law Clerk, Pillsbury

A confluence of factors is creating one of the best lending environments since the post-GFC era, but changes in the competitive structure of the market will have a more dramatic impact over time.

September 24, 2024 Mark Fitzgerald, CFA, CAIA, Head of North American Research, Affinius Capital; Jeff Fastov, Co-Head of Credit Strategies, Affinius Capital

Summit Journal Issue 16 raises critical questions for everything from reimagined value-add strategies and asset trends to AI and infrastructure.

September 24, 2024 Benjamin van Loon, CAE, Editor-in-Chief, Summit Journal

JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group reports on the state of the hospitality market in the US in mid-2024, and the opportunities ahead.

August 26, 2024 Zach Demuth, Global Head of Hotels Research, JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group

Cushman & Wakefield reports on the state of the commercial office market in the US in mid-2024, and the opportunities ahead.

August 12, 2024 David Smith, Head of Americas Insights, Global Research Cushman & Wakefield

Newmark reports on the state of cold storage real estate in the US in mid-2024, and the opportunities ahead.

August 8, 2024 Lisa DeNight, Managing Director, National Industrial Research, Newmark

Barings Real Estate reports on the state of gap capital for multifamily in summer 2024, and the opportunities ahead.

August 6, 2024 Zubaer Mahboob, Senior Vice President - Research, Heitman Europe

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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.

May 20, 2021 MSN/Motley Fool

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.

May 6, 2021 Yardi Matrix

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