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Hard times make for opportunistic strategies and rescue capital could see increased adoption in the current climate. How should investors prepare?

A recent DEI survey in real estate shows that the art of talking and listening helps boost recruitment, retention, and employee engagement. And it’s free to implement.

A recent DEI survey in real estate shows that the art of talking and listening helps boost recruitment, retention, and employee engagement. And it’s free to implement.

Urban economist Ed Glaeser discusses how American cities have been fundamentally transformed—and what leaders need to prepare for the future.

A new model for underwriting offices, based on a framework commonly seen in hospitality assets, can maximize value by giving occupiers what they want.

Gentrification has not often been analyzed at the microeconomic level using large-scale granular data. But data science could change that.

As US has exported trends to transform global property markets, trends originating in Europe are likely to now transform the US.

Mandi Wedin, CEO of Feroce Real Estate Advisors, draws on her experience growing up in Alaska to help investors learn a “frontier mentality.”

There used to be an inverse relationship between the change in office jobs and office vacancies. That relationship broke down after COVID.

Under the shadow of a slow-burning bank crisis in 2023, should institutional investors consider allocating to short duration real estate debt?

There is a growing divide between valuations and real-time pricing. Can the global real estate industry achieve universal consistency?

Some economic forecasters are still planning on the likelihood of a recession coming sooner than later. Should investors in commercial mortgages worry?

The challenges of inflation, interest rates, and returns to the office can be overwhelming, but according to Hans Nordby of Lionstone Investments, changing demographic forces may be the biggest story of our time.

The recent rise in interest rates has, among other things, led to dramatically lowered transaction volumes which, in turn, has led to much uncertainty about today’s market-clearing capitalization rates – as well as where such rates will come to rest in the future.

Global investors that approach buildings with local expertise help fuel unified property experiences across international portfolios.

AFIRE’s Summit Journal is currently seeking abstracts, proposals, and submissions for Issue 13, which will be published in summer 2023.

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

Summit Journal: Issue 12 provides insights for the office crises, timely reminders on cap rates, explorations of rescue capital and debt, and perspectives on ESG and industry diversity.

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.”

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.