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...
Investors Flock To Small-Bay Industrial As AI, E-Commerce Reshape Demand
As the industrial real estate market finds its footing after years of disruption, capital is beginning to return—but selectively. Investment activity is reemerging first in small-bay industrial, signaling early price discovery for the next stage of the cycle,...
CRE Fundraising On The Rise As Investors Return
Private real estate fundraising reversed course in 2025, posting its first year-over-year increase since 2021, according to new data from PERE. Investors committed approximately $222 billion during the year, representing a 29 percent jump from 2024. That rebound,...
Commercial Real Estate Poised For Renewed Momentum In 2026
The commercial real estate market is expected to gain momentum in 2026, supported by a lower interest-rate environment and a steady pipeline of transactions that should translate into stronger leasing activity and rising investment volume. Office and retail...
Net Lease Cap Rates Hit A Holding Pattern As Investors Reprice Risk, Not Rates
Cap rates in the single-tenant net lease sector barely budged at the end of 2025, but that lack of movement speaks volumes. After nearly two years of repricing, the market appears to have digested higher borrowing costs and settled into a tighter valuation range....
Individual Investors Will Drive CRE’s Next Growth Wave
A wave of retail capital is reshaping the real estate investment landscape, according to a new report from PwC. The study points to a fundamental shift in who is funding real estate and how capital is being deployed, with individual investors—including retirement...
Investor Appetite For Retail Holds Steady Heading Into 2026
Investor confidence in the retail sector is holding firm as the market heads into 2026, even after a year marked by economic and operational challenges. While demand for retail space softened in 2025 and net absorption slipped slightly into negative territory, overall...
Investors Are Going Back To The Mall
For years, images of half-empty shopping malls have symbolized the struggles of retail real estate. But that narrative may be starting to shift, at least for certain properties, as investors begin to see renewed opportunity in the sector. While institutional capital...
Discount Big-Box Retailers Set For Big 2026
While third-quarter earnings delivered mixed signals across discretionary retail, one segment showed notable consistency: value-oriented big-box retailers. Despite ongoing debate around consumer health, scattered store closures and softer discretionary spending,...
3 Overlooked Opportunities In Today’s Commercial Real Estate Market
Commercial real estate headlines tend to paint a bleak picture—vacant office towers, struggling downtowns, and constant chatter about AI-driven data center demand or interest rates squeezing the market. But beneath the gloomy narrative, some of the most dismissed...
Investors Seek Shelter in Food-Focused Real Estate
Commercial real estate has changed rapidly in recent years, but one trend has become clear: essentials-based properties—especially those tied to food—are proving the most reliable. From cold storage facilities to grocery-anchored shopping centers and quick-service...