Institutional Investors Turn Their Attention To An Overlooked CRE Opportunity
A large portion of the U.S. commercial real estate market sits in the hands of midsized sponsors that often lack the financing options available to the industry’s largest investment firms. New research from KKR highlights a widening disconnect between the amount of...
New Investment Fund Sets Its Sights On High-Growth Sun Belt Markets
A private investment firm is preparing to make a significant push into Sun Belt real estate, targeting markets that continue to benefit from population growth, corporate expansion and shifting development patterns. 1789 Capital has closed a $1.2 billion fund that...
Office Real Estate Is Splitting Into Winners and Losers — And Investors Are Taking Notice
The office sector continues to adjust to changes in how companies and employees use the workplace, but those changes are producing very different outcomes from one property to another. A recent analysis from investment consulting firm Meketa, highlighted by Connect...
North Carolina’s Major CRE Markets Show Selective Strength In 2026
North Carolina’s two largest commercial real estate markets entered the second half of 2026 with encouraging fundamentals, although conditions continue to vary by location and property type. Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham are both benefiting from industrial demand and...
Southeast CRE Investment Requires A Market-by-Market Strategy
The Southeast continues to attract commercial real estate capital, but investors increasingly recognize that the region cannot be evaluated as a single, uniform market. Conditions differ considerably among South Carolina, North Carolina and neighboring states—and...
Can South Carolina’s Aging Industrial Inventory Become Its Next Value-Add Opportunity?
South Carolina’s industrial market continues to benefit from manufacturing growth, logistics activity and expanding demand from companies seeking strategically located facilities across the Southeast. However, the state’s supply of industrial space is increasingly...
CRE Capital Is Abundant, But Quality Investment Opportunities Remain Scarce
Commercial real estate investors are well-capitalized and actively searching for opportunities, yet many are finding that suitable acquisitions remain difficult to secure. New research from SitusAMC points to a growing imbalance between the amount of available capital...
Bankruptcies Are Rising, Putting Commercial Properties Under Pressure
Corporate bankruptcy filings are climbing as businesses contend with persistent inflation, elevated borrowing costs and changing consumer spending patterns. For commercial property owners, the increase is creating a new wave of lease negotiations, store closures and...
Retail Real Estate Remains Resilient As Tenant Demand Keeps Space Competitive
Retail real estate continues to outperform the “brick-and-mortar slowdown” narrative in many U.S. markets, with Houston providing a clear example of how demand from expanding retailers can keep occupancy levels strong. According to a midyear review from Weitzman,...
Self-Storage Resets After Pandemic Highs, But Investors Still See Strength
Self-storage is no longer riding the extraordinary demand wave that lifted the sector during the pandemic, but its investment case remains one of the strongest in commercial real estate. A new DXD Capital report shows that weighted REIT occupancy fell to 91.5 percent...
Secondary Markets Lead CRE Pricing Recovery As Major Metros Lag
Commercial real estate values are beginning to stabilize, but the recovery is proving uneven across U.S. markets. In April, prices in non-major metros rose 1.8% from a year earlier, according to MSCI, while the six largest gateway markets — Boston, Chicago, Los...
Family Offices Gain Influence As Institutional CRE Capital Looks For New Entry Points
Family offices are becoming more influential in commercial real estate as large institutional investors look for efficient ways to re-enter the market. Over the past decade, high-net-worth investors have significantly increased their real estate holdings. According to...
Fed Benchmarks Every CRE Investor Should Watch
Commercial real estate investors often focus on the Federal Reserve’s most visible signals: the federal funds rate, inflation reports, jobs data and public comments from policymakers. But beneath those headline indicators are several lesser-known benchmarks that help...