For more than thirty years, AFIRE has conducted a semi-annual survey of its members to gauge their sentiment around economic, demographic, and other commercial real estate trends in the US.
With AFIRE members now representing more than $4 trillion in global real estate assets, managed and owned across 180 organizations from more than two dozen countries, this survey has likewise served as a useful barometer of institutional investor sentiment over time. Especially because the real estate “point of view” is not immediately tied to contemporaneity, but instead balances the realities of current events and trends alongside longer-term theses for suitable returns.
Though the survey’s respondents may be predisposed to favor US real estate, based on the longstanding mission of AFIRE, they are still beholden to their core fiduciary responsibilities, which includes an ongoing assessment of their financial decisions weighed against the values and intentions of their investors.
Despite the continued economic uncertainties and geopolitical rebalancing that defined 2025 (which will likely determine how the rest of 2026 will shape up) some of the results of the latest AFIRE survey, conducted during the final month of 2025, occasionally run counter to current market assumptions, affirming continued in confidence in US real estate—with some important qualifications.
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Machine Center: The AI-Driven Transformation of Data Center Investment
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Capitalizing on Dynamics: Demographic Mega-Trends Impacting CRE
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Mid-Cap Assets: An Under-Examined Segment in CRE
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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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