Why Mobile Home Parks Are Drawing More Investor Attention
Mobile home parks, also known as manufactured housing communities, are becoming an increasingly compelling asset class for investors focused on stable income, long-term demand drivers and portfolio diversification. Once viewed as a niche segment of commercial real...
Private Real Estate Capital Begins To Rebound, But Fundraising Remains Selective
Private real estate fundraising began to regain some footing in 2025, marking the sector’s first annual increase since the post-2021 slowdown. But the rebound appears measured rather than dramatic, with investors still navigating elevated borrowing costs, uncertainty...
Distressed CRE Deals Can Pay Off — But Only When Investors Know What They’re Really Buying
Distressed real estate can attract investors with the promise of buying below replacement cost, repositioning an underperforming asset and capturing strong returns. But the opportunity is only as good as the investor’s understanding of why the property is distressed...
Value Grocers Are Turning Store Expansion Into A Retail Real Estate Story
Grocery remains one of the more reliable bright spots in retail real estate, and the next wave of store openings shows where the momentum is building: value, discount and necessity-based formats. According to an industry report, U.S. consumers spent more than $915...
Distressed Debt May Offer the Better CRE Opportunity Before the Next Buying Cycle Peaks
Investors looking for a major buying wave in commercial real estate may still be early. While distress has clearly spread across the market, especially in multifamily, many assets have not yet reached the point where direct acquisitions offer the best risk-adjusted...
Commercial Mortgage Maturities Stay High In 2026, But Peak Pressure Appears To Be Easing
About $875 billion in commercial mortgages is set to mature in 2026, representing 17 percent of the roughly $5 trillion in outstanding commercial mortgage balances held by lenders and investors. That total is down from the $957 billion that came due in 2025,...
Private Credit Boom Meets Growing Concerns Over Defaults and Redemptions
Private credit has become one of the biggest growth stories in finance, but some industry leaders are signaling that the market may be approaching a more difficult phase. Steffen Meister, chairman of Partners Group, said annual default rates in private credit could...
Aging America Forces New Math For Apartment Investors
America’s aging population is starting to show up more clearly in apartment performance, not just in broad demographic reports but in the way demand, leasing patterns and revenue quality differ from one market to another. One useful lens is median age. The national...
Florida Firm Aims To Raise $250M For Southeast US Real Estate Industrial Acquisitions
IP Capital Partners (IPCP), a vertically integrated real estate investment manager focused on industrial assets in the Southeast, announced the launch of IPCP Southeast Industrial Fund II, L.P. (SEIF II), its next income and growth vehicle targeting high-quality...
Investors Double Down On MOBs
Medical outpatient buildings are starting to look like the “adult in the room” of commercial real estate: steady, in-demand, and largely insulated from the forces dragging down conventional office. What The Underlying Data Is Telling Us Over the last decade, dollar...
Investors Plan To Buy More CRE In 2026
Commercial real estate investors are heading into 2026 with more confidence—and a clear bias toward buying. In a recent survey, 74% of respondents said they plan to acquire more assets this year than in 2025, while another 21% expect to buy about the same amount. That...
CRE Lending Surges 30% As Confidence Builds
Commercial real estate lending is picking up again after a difficult stretch for the debt markets, with new data pointing to a meaningful rebound late last year. Commercial mortgage originations rose 30% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to...
Where CRE Opportunity Lies In 2026
The U.S. commercial real estate market is heading into 2026 on steadier footing, according to Integra Realty Resources’ annual outlook—but the “stability” is far from uniform across sectors and geographies. The report suggests investors have largely moved past the...