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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.

AFIRE is seeking proposals and article drafts for the next issue Summit Journal, to be released February 2025. Deadline: November 6, 2024.

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.

Rebecca Rockey, Deputy Chief Economist for Cushman & Wakefield, joins the AFIRE Podcast to discuss how cities can disrupt the “urban doom loop.”

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

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

Syndication continues to grow in popularity among lenders, which is also introducing a host of legal issues into the market. (Part one of a two-part series.)

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

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.

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

Simon Treacy, CEO of Private Equity Real Estate for CapitaLand Investment, joins the AFIRE Podcast to discuss what the US can learn from Asia (and vice versa).

David Kramer, President of the Hudson Companies, joins the AFIRE Podcast to discuss what it actually takes to build affordable housing in the US.

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

Madison International Realty reports on the state of the retail office market in the US in mid-2024, and the opportunities ahead.

Lydia Stazen, Executive Director of the Institute of Global Homelessness, joins the AFIRE Podcast to discuss global fixes to homelessness.

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

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

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

Tiffany Sanders, President of EDGE Fund Advisors, joins the AFIRE Podcast with Gunnar Branson to talk about climate readiness in real estate.

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.

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.