AFIRE’s multiple award-winning Summit Journal begins 2026 on a high note, claiming three new awards for design, content, and thought leadership.
All three awards are repeat awards from previous years, bringing the journal’s running list of awards and recognitions to nearly 30. The new and renewed awards include:
2025 GRAPHIC DESIGN USA AWARD
Every year since 2020, Summit Journal has claimed a new Graphic Design USA Award in recognition of its continued design excellence. There were more than 8,000 entries in the competition, leading to a display of nearly 800 pieces reflecting the endless ways in which creative professionals advance and shape business and society.
2025 MARCOM PLATINUM AWARD
The 2025 MarCom Platinum Award marks Summit Journal’s fifth year in a row claiming a Gold or Platinum-level award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). Platinum marks the highest level of accomplishment from AMCP and is judged from among more than 7,000 print and digital entries submitted from dozens of countries around the world.
2025 AVA DIGITAL PLATINUM AWARD
Also hosted by the AMCP, the AVA Digital Awards are an international competition that recognizes excellence by creative professionals responsible for the planning, concept, direction, design, and production of digital communication. Platinum marks the highest level of accomplishment by the competition, and marks Summit Journal’s second such award at this level since 2021, when the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Benjamin van Loon, was also recognized with a Platinum Award for Individual Achievement in Editorial Leadership.
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FROM THE LATEST ISSUE
Note from the Editor: Issue #19
Mid-Year Pulse: Global Investors on the Economy, Energy, and Housing
Benjamin van Loon | AFIRE
Bend, Not Break: Investing in Real Estate Amid Economic Uncertainty
John Murray + François Trausch + Russell Gannaway + Kirill Zavodov | PIMCO
Test Of Time: How US Real Estate Withstands an Uncertain Investment Market
Riaz Cassum | JLL
Oh Canada: Why International Investors Might Want a Second Look at Canadian Real Estate Markets
Amy Erixon + Long Tang + Daniel Goldberg + Marie-France Benoit | Avison Young
Beyond Oil: Why Gulf Family Offices Are Doubling Down on US Logistics, Data, and Housing
Abbas Hashmi | Saudi Family Holdings
South of the Border: Higher Yields and Growth in Mexican Industrial
Shaun Libou | Raymond James
Migration Myth: NIMBYism and Why Coastal Movers Aren’t Affecting Sunbelt Housing Supply
Donal Warde | Consultant + Ron Bekkerman | Constellation Data Labs
Machine Center: The AI-Driven Transformation of Data Center Investment
Sam Chandan | Chen Institute for Global Real Estate, NYU Stern School of Business
AI in Commercial Real Estate: A Practical Guide for Industry Leaders
Armel Traore Dit Nignan + Shaarvani Kavula | Principal Real Estate
Artificial Control: Are You Ready for AI Management and Oversight?
Marie-Noelle Brisson + Michael Savoie | CyberReady, LLC
Capitalizing on Dynamics: Demographic Mega-Trends Impacting CRE
Stewart Rubin | New York Life Real Estate Investors
Mid-Cap Assets: An Under-Examined Segment in CRE
Asaf Rosenheim | Profimex
The Lifestyle Renter: A Growing Opportunity for Strategic Investment in High-Quality Apartment Communities
Hannah Waldman | The Dermot Company
The Climate Is Speaking: CRE Underwriting for a Future That’s Listening
Ines Diez + Thomas Stanchak | Stoneweg
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