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TPG CEO Jon Winkelried surveys the 2026 macro outlook across policy, interest rates, and AI, and explains why he sees real estate as one of the more interesting investing opportunities ahead.

Principal characterized the CRE cycle as having moved into recovery with returns diverging sharply across sectors, regions and strategies, signaling an alpha-driven environment requiring careful asset and market selection.

Invesco argues listed real estate enters 2026 with improving fundamentals, attractive valuations and sector-specific opportunities. Restrained development pipelines and accelerating growth expectations provide a favorable setting for active managers.

Brookfield makes the case that asset-based finance remains underpenetrated by private capital, but that this is about to change. The piece looks beyond direct lending to the broader private credit opportunity set.

The GREFI All Funds Index, produced with INREV and NCREIF, was positive for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q3 2025 with a total return of 0.89 percent, down 13 basis points from 1.02 percent in Q2 2025. All regions recorded positive returns, with Asia Pacific leading, and core funds outperformed non-core peers.

KKR's 2026 Private Markets Outlook explores high-grading portfolios for quality and resilience. It lays out the firm's latest cross-asset views spanning private equity, infrastructure, real estate and credit.

Nareit's 2026 outlook addresses persistent public-private and REIT-versus-equity valuation divergences, arguing that past cycles suggest the coming convergences will favor REIT outperformance after a volatile 2025.

Goldman Sachs Research's base case is that data center occupancy peaks around 93% next year as AI demand surges, examining whether new supply can keep pace with hyperscaler buildouts.

Brookfield's credit outlook contends that continued investor appetite for private credit underscores confidence in the asset class. The piece makes the case for disciplined underwriting and a focus on asset quality across market cycles.

Jason Thomas argues that major tech companies have shifted from asset-light to capital-intensive models due to AI infrastructure investment, yet retain valuations built on the old model. He contends that when these companies acquire $100 million in data-center assets, shareholders are effectively asked to pay far more at current price-to-book ratios.
Ares argues real estate is entering a new phase, with liquidity returning and values stabilizing across key sectors. Structural trends from AI-driven infrastructure to evolving housing demand are creating entry points for investors at an inflection point.

Brookfield's annual investment outlook argues that 2025 was the year the real estate market reopened and 2026 will reward tactical investors as liquidity rebounds, with focus areas spanning housing, logistics, data centers and hospitality across the equity and credit portions of the capital stack.

HVS reviewed global lodging performance heading into 2026, noting resilient average daily rate and revenue per available room metrics alongside a survey in which 65 percent of top U.S. brokers expected improved deal conditions in the first half of 2026.
Third quarter GAAP net income was 72.6 million dollars and Distributable Earnings were 148.6 million dollars, with the company acquiring Fundamental, a 2.2 billion dollar net lease portfolio.

Hines' flagship annual outlook argues global real estate stabilizes and enters a new growth cycle, offering institutional investors strategic analysis of cross-sector and cross-market opportunities for 2026.

Knight Frank's Active Capital survey captured the views and investment intentions of 119 of the world's largest global real estate investors, tracking 144 billion dollars of capital.
Part of the 'Demystifying Private Credit' series, this piece argues that across the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID pandemic, direct lending was less volatile than equities and other debt sectors and outperformed on a risk-return basis. It frames private credit's counter-cyclical lending as a component of economic resilience.

McKinsey examines the power and cooling equipment that forms the backbone of data center infrastructure, arguing that as AI data center demand grows, innovation and on-time supply of this technology will become increasingly critical. The piece looks at the industrial supply chain enabling AI capacity.

Conducted in August 2025 and published in the September 2025 Summit Journal, the H2 2025 survey reports global investor sentiment and predictions for US commercial real estate.

Brookfield argues the real estate recovery is underway, with an active credit market supporting a rise in transactions. The firm sees selectivity and operational value creation as the keys to returns as the asset class moves into a new cycle.

In 2025, 1,002 fund managers submitted 2,382 assessments, including 239 entities in the inaugural Residential Component. Standing Investments average score rose to 79, up 3.1 points versus 2024, and net-zero policy adoption increased to 81.5 percent.

The Q4 2025 chart pack shows European commercial property valuations holding steady in the third quarter, supported by lower equity dividend yields despite higher government bond yields.

The third quarter 2025 global recap reports transformative shifts as AI infrastructure demand, power constraints, and regulatory dynamics reshaped deployment strategies across every major region.

GRESB names the 2025 Sector Leaders and Top Performers across real estate and infrastructure, recognizing the highest scoring entities for sustainability performance in the annual benchmark.

The quarterly table compiles index, dividend yield and performance metrics across the FTSE EPRA Nareit listed real estate universe at the third quarter of 2025.
Ares forecasts private credit could hit new milestones in 2026 amid expansion beyond core corporate lending and rising interest from private wealth investors. Larger deal sizes, new asset classes and individual-investor participation are positioning private credit as a mainstream asset class.

The annually updated survey analyzes REIT regimes and tax structures across global markets as of September 2025, providing a reference for listed real estate investors.

The outlook expects housing unaffordability to drive rental demand and tightening vacancies as limited new supply comes online. Data centers, warehouses, manufacturing, senior housing and medical outpatient buildings are positioned to benefit, while high rates and construction costs curb new building.

The white paper sets out Invesco Real Estate's house view across global markets following the recent pricing correction, anticipating a period of yield stability. It identifies sectors and regions positioned for rental growth and recovery into 2026.

Hines research finds the development return premium is typically greatest early in the cycle and diminishes later, helping investors decide when to buy versus build across market phases.

TPG Rise Climate leaders discuss how falling solar and wind costs and surging AI and data center power demand are reshaping the economics of the energy transition.

Goldman Sachs Research forecasts global data center power demand to rise about 165% by 2030 versus 2023, reshaping the economics and siting of data center real estate.

The Q3 2025 edition of the Global Real Estate Lens provides a guide to global property markets, with valuations and transaction prices continuing to stabilize and recover despite ongoing macro uncertainty.
Second quarter GAAP net income was 129.8 million dollars and Distributable Earnings were 151.1 million dollars, with commercial real estate lending representing about half of the company's asset base.

Brookfield examines why reset property values have created an attractive entry point for private real estate lending, offering the potential for reduced risk and higher returns. It maps how the pullback of traditional lenders has opened a structural opportunity for private credit.

KKR's mid-year outlook argues the investment landscape is rapidly shifting, requiring a rethink of asset allocation as AI and heightened geopolitical and trade tensions reshape markets. It stresses owning assets linked to nominal GDP, including infrastructure, real estate and asset-based finance.
The mid-year update views real estate as fair value in Europe, the UK and APAC after the big price reset. Questions over US policy direct greater investor interest toward those markets.

The second quarter 2025 global recap reports stable yet subdued demand as AI and hyperscale cloud companies maintained a measured approach to strategic deployments.

Principal reported commercial real estate in its strongest position in three years, with private-market pricing likely having reached its trough and operating income supporting an investment performance rebound.

The mid-year update forecasts an improving real estate cycle with rising transaction activity and stabilising borrowing costs. Debt markets are expected to remain very active as the AI infrastructure boom drives data center demand.

The Q3 2025 UK outlook maintains a constructive view on living, industrial and retail sectors, with income returns continuing to drive performance amid limited yield compression.

Hines Research's mid-year 2025 outlook argues that global shocks and dislocation have created a generational opportunity for well-positioned real estate investors. The report assesses sector and regional positioning across global markets.

The quarterly table compiles index, dividend yield and performance metrics across the global listed real estate universe at the second quarter of 2025.

Total global real estate assets under management reached US 3.8 trillion dollars at the end of 2024. Blackstone topped the overall ranking with more than US 530 billion dollars of real estate AUM, followed by Brookfield and Prologis, with the top 10 managers accounting for over half of capital allocated globally.

Total global real estate assets under management stood at US 3.8 trillion dollars at the end of 2024. Blackstone led the ranking with more than US 530 billion dollars, and upper quartile managers accounted for over 83 percent of total global real estate AUM.

Despite market volatility, KKR says it is seeing abundant opportunities in real estate credit and expects its lending pipeline to remain elevated. The note details why the firm's real estate lending pipeline reached record highs.

A mid-year update to Hines' global investment thesis, addressing geopolitical risk, sustainability, and the role of AI in shaping real estate market dynamics.

The Q2 2025 edition of the Global Real Estate Lens reports that valuations and transaction prices continued to stabilize and recover despite uncertainties, supporting a cautiously improving outlook for global property markets.
First quarter GAAP net income was 112.3 million dollars and Distributable Earnings were 156.3 million dollars, with commercial lending originations already surpassing the prior full year.

McKinsey projects that data centers could require roughly $6.7 trillion of capital investment worldwide by 2030 to keep pace with demand for compute, with about $5.2 trillion of that for AI-capable facilities. It breaks down the spend across chip and hardware developers, power and cooling suppliers, and builders.

The Q1 2025 pulse survey identifies Dallas as the most preferred US market for 2025, followed by New York, Miami, Boston and Atlanta, reflecting international investor allocation intentions.

The Q2 2025 outlook tracks a recovery led by the UK, Europe and the US, with APAC lagging. abrdn highlights structurally supported sectors and improving rental growth as the basis for total returns.

BGO's global economic outlook projects modest expansion near 2 percent for 2025 and 2026, with inflationary pressure stemming primarily from U.S. tariffs. The report frames the macro backdrop for global commercial real estate investment.

The first quarter 2025 recap analyzes data center demand patterns across North America and Latin America amid measured hyperscaler activity early in the year.

The quarterly table compiles index, dividend yield and performance metrics across the global listed real estate universe at the first quarter of 2025.

Brookfield highlights a recovering real estate market with improving fundamentals and rising transaction activity, identifying housing, data centers, hospitality and logistics as the most attractive sectors where supply constraints meet sustained demand and operational improvements drive returns.

In its 19th edition, the report found the number of individuals with assets exceeding 10 million dollars rose 4.4 percent in 2024 to over 2.3 million globally, with 44 percent of family offices looking to increase real estate allocations.

This interview with McKinsey senior partner Aditya Sanghvi examines where office attendance stands today and the growing opportunity for commercial real estate to adapt to new ways of working. It revisits demand projections from the firm's earlier hybrid-work research.

The Q1 2025 edition of the Global Real Estate Lens notes deal activity picked up at the end of 2024, reflecting improving sentiment, with clear evidence of prices recovering following significant earlier falls.

A snapshot compiling perspectives from ANREV research committee members evaluating the market dynamics of the Asia Pacific non-listed real estate sector at the start of 2025.