Research

For nearly 30 years, AFIRE has produced the annual International Investor Survey, which measures sentiment, trends, and capital flows for global institutional investment. The survey is produced in partnership with the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at the Wisconsin School of Business. In 2019, AFIRE also formed a new partnership with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to co-produce a quarterly global report to identify up-to-date investment market trends.

The Economics of Place: Quantifying the Mixed-Use Premium

Data show that mixed-use rent premiums persist even after controlling for market and submarket differences—suggesting a genuine mixed-use environment effect.

November 5, 2026

AFIRE Editor-in-Chief Ben van Loon Named “Notable Leader in Communications” by Crain’s Chicago Business

AFIRE is pleased to announce that Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief Ben van Loon has been named a 2026 Notable Leader in Communications by Crain’s Chicago Business.

November 2, 2026

Upending Underwriting: Fat Tail Risks in North American Office Investments

Tenants’ renewal decisions do not occur independently, but are correlated and create longer and fatter tails that skew on the downside than an assumption of independence would suggest.

October 29, 2026

(Re-)Industrial Demand Drivers: From Efficiency to Resiliency

The current environment for industrial real estate has an expanded set of demand drivers, layering on the traditional sources with increased resiliency features.

October 27, 2026

Arbitrage in Plain Sight: How “Bucketized” Capital and Lost Skills Leave Billions on the Table

Despite clear opportunity, adaptive reuse arbitrage that could help restore market equilibrium has been slow to materialize, and that was before the most recent episode at the former Pfizer building in New York.

October 22, 2026

Summit Journal #23: Call for Proposals

AFIRE’s Summit Journal seeks new proposals and papers for the forthcoming Issue #23, to be released in February 2027 and feature expert insights from across the full CRE spectrum.

October 19, 2026

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