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CBRE explores the relationship between zoning policy changes and real estate transaction activity.

Q&A interview with CBRE executive on Montreal office market recovery, industrial real estate dynamics, and year-end market outlook.

Interview with JLL executive discussing supply constraints and market dynamics in Calgary's industrial real estate sector.

Q&A with CMHC's deputy chief economist discussing factors behind and implications of Canada's slowing housing starts.

An interview exploring the relationship between environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and real estate asset valuation.

West transforms a long-isolated civic area into a residential, office, and retail district designed to restore pedestrian connections and support San Diego’s ongoing evolution at its core.
Image Operational building certifications are one of the most direct ways to lift GRESB Performance scores. These increase the certified floor-area share in your portfolio, which is what GRESB uses to award points in BC1.2.

Why sophisticated net lease investors should look beyond publicly marketed properties By Randy Blankstein Founder and President, The Boulder Group The publicly marketed net lease market represents only a portion of the properties that may actually be available for acquisition. At any given time, investors searching…

Energy costs directly impact tenant behavior. The post When Energy Prices Ripple Through Multifamily appeared first on Lument .

The data on AI in multifamily leasing show that speed to lead, persistent follow-up, and 24/7 availability drive measurable conversion gains. The post What the Research on Lead Conversion Tells Us About AI’s Role in Leasing appeared first on Propmodo .

Analysis of evolving Chinese occupier demand in logistics, localisation trends, and implications for UK logistics market occupiers and space availability.

An analysis of how blockchain-based tokenisation of real estate assets may reshape liquidity, investor access, and market dynamics in Dubai's property sector.

As real estate transaction volume gradually returns, underwriting standards have tightened and return thresholds have reset. At the Texas Multifamily 2026 in-person event set for August 13 in Dallas, a panel of lending experts will provide conference attendees with insiders’ perspectives on how deals get done in…
A view for hyperscalers, colos, and infrastructure capital
Analysis of how shopping malls are transforming their role and function in response to changing consumer behaviors and expectations among younger demographics.

A little over a year since opening its doors for the first time, Stockroom has welcomed more than a million visitors and contributed to a 15% rise in footfall at the council-owned Merseyway Shopping Centre. The post IN FOCUS | Stockport’s solution to high street decline and improved council services appeared first…

A resource guide for institutional asset owners on developing climate metrics frameworks to measure and manage climate risk across real estate and other investment portfolios.

Romania's ongoing energy crisis, marked by record-low Danube water levels and declining nuclear output, has prompted sustainability consultancy BuildGreen to argue that decarbonisation should be treated as a cost management and risk reduction tool rather than purely an ESG obligation. According to ANRE data,…

AI data centers are being reassessed as strategic business assets, with GPU utilization, power and cooling efficiency now key measures of competitiveness.

Lots of self-storage operators sell retail products like locks, boxes, packing tape, and other moving and packing supplies. However, they don’t all know how or make the effort to maximize these sales. This type of merchandise not only increases revenue and draws in non-storage customers, it improves the tenant…

Benefit Street Partners examines investment opportunities emerging from stressed commercial real estate debt markets.

Analysis of how family offices and ultra-high-net-worth investors are reshaping real estate capital markets and investment strategies.
Analysis of private lenders' increased activity in commercial real estate debt markets during a period of economic headwinds and market stress.
Analysis of debt pressures facing office landlords amid broader commercial real estate market challenges.

Analysis of how private market investors are addressing decarbonization targets and environmental sustainability requirements across their portfolios.

Indeksacja czynszu biurowego jest często traktowana jako techniczny detal. Tymczasem błędy dotyczą nawet co trzeciej umowy. Przy powierzchniach 2-3 tys. mkw. dają straty wynoszące średnio między 30 a 100 tys. euro w okresie 5-7 lat.

The multifamily market is entering a new phase defined less by broad national narratives and more by local realities, operational discipline, and selective opportunity. In a recent conversation on “Inside the Deal, a CRE Podcast by Berkadia®,” host Ernie Katai, executive vice president – head of production for…

Knight Frank examines post-pandemic office market trends and business considerations for occupiers and investors.

Knight Frank examines emerging trends and investment opportunities in the prime residential luxury market segment.

Knight Frank examines high-net-worth investment trends along the Red Sea coast in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Knight Frank examines investment opportunities emerging from Riyadh's expanding healthcare sector and infrastructure development.


NYC's pied-à-terre tax caused short-term market shifts, but developers say the market will adjust.

Empty buildings don’t simply wait for redevelopment. They shape investment, street life, and neighborhood momentum in ways that tax policy and makeover economics rarely measure.

With gas prices climbing sharply, inflation on the rise again, and economic uncertainty weighing on discretionary budgets, the first half of 2026 put consumers to the test, Placer.ai reports in a new white paper. However, the impact of more pain at the pump was not as generalized as one might think. In the new…

Retail real estate has always depended on a mix of data and instinct. Today, AI is balancing the scales, making psychographic and persona data more available and actionable, while human observation remains essential for reading emotion, context, and intent in the moment. For retailers, it’s not a question of…
Artificial intelligence can now produce work that looks remarkably finished. It can summarize a lease, review a rent roll, draft an investment committee memo and explain a change in occupancy in polished language. That creates a new problem for commercial real estate firms: A document can look ready long before it…

Commentary on private real estate market positioning and emerging retail investment opportunities amid global outperformance trends.

Warszawa to rynek dojrzewający, który z fazy centrów handlowych wchodzi w erę prestiżowych ulic handlowych. Zmiany dostrzeżemy już za 2, 3 lata - oceniają eksperci dla "Rzeczpospolitej". Wskazują też, która ulica może stać się tą luksusową.

By Garrett Byrd Storage Authority Franchise Buy versus build gets treated like a personality quiz. Are you patient. Do you like risk. None of it decides anything. Three things do: how much cash you can lock up for three years, how long you can go without a distribution, and whether your spread survives being half…
By Hollie Croft and Nicholas Heckman On July 11, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law, bringing about several changes designed to increase housing supply and affordability. Section… The post Institutional BTR Buyers Face New Federal Limits appeared first on Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business .

CRE firms have now moved through three technology cycles that each asked the same question at the wrong altitude: business intelligence in the 2000s, RPA in the 2010s, and generative AI now. Each time, the industry asks what the license costs. Two decades of watching these cycles play out says the license was never…

The multifamily industry is facing a number of headwinds such as high operating costs, increased vacancy and stagnant rent growth. Property managers are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and focusing on recruitment and retention of workers as solutions. There’s also a strong emphasis on resident satisfaction,…

By Taylor Williams On some level, they knew this was coming, right? They just thought it would be over by now. Indeed, the expression, “survive till ’25” has proven insufficient as a barometer for when the multi-year slowdown in multifamily rent growth and valuations — inevitable consequences of the record-high…

Walker & Dunlop examines multifamily investment trends in Chicago and the Upper Midwest region.

Analysis of potential policy impacts from the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on U.S. housing supply dynamics.

Analysis of how upcoming student housing loan maturities may influence market dynamics and refinancing conditions rather than triggering widespread distress.

Analysis of property tax policy impacts on multifamily asset valuations and investment dynamics in the Carolinas region.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners discusses how rapid AI acceleration is reshaping digital infrastructure architecture and its implications for data center deployment.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management examines the resilience of European private credit markets, addressing current market concerns including non-private credit defaults, AI disruption, and BDC comparisons while assessing supply-demand dynamics and illiquidity premiums.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management analyzes how water scarcity is emerging as a critical constraint on industrial expansion, permitting, and capital returns across mines, semiconductor plants, and data centers in water-stressed regions.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management explores how macroeconomic pressures including energy costs, inflation, and geopolitical volatility are affecting real estate fundamentals and creating opportunities within private real estate credit markets.

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing discusses the shift toward disciplined, selective investing in net lease real estate as market conditions demand more rigorous fundamental analysis.

An overview of six main private credit strategies, their mechanics, key benefits and risks, and how each fits within private asset portfolios.

Analysis of how elevated oil prices and energy costs affect industrial real estate demand, with near-term headwinds from trucking-dependent logistics and medium-term tailwinds from supply-chain resilience, defense spending, and e-commerce growth.

Initial findings on electric grid reliability and its implications for commercial real estate development and investment.

Research examining how commercial real estate operators are assessing and managing physical climate hazards and property losses in response to escalating environmental risks.

CREDA Research Foundation report examining best practices in sustainable data center development through interviews with industry owners, operators, investors, developers, and designers.

NAIOP research examines generative AI applications across industrial real estate operations, including financial analysis, market research, and customer service.

A NAIOP Research Foundation study exploring challenges and opportunities in succession planning for commercial real estate firms, drawing on advisory experience from Wipfli.