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The commercial real estate landscape is evolving with the rapid growth of the life sciences sector, driven by biotech breakthroughs, rising healthcare needs, and significant funding. This sector offers prime investment opportunities with specialized facilities like labs and biomanufacturing plants, despite challenges such as high build-out costs and regulatory hurdles.
The landscape of private wealth is shifting, with 44% of global family offices planning to expand their exposure to commercial real estate (CRE) over the next 18 months, according to The Wealth Report 2025 by Knight Frank. This renewed interest highlights CRE's role as a hedge against inflation and economic uncertainty, making it a prime target for family office capital.
The commercial real estate market is entering a new phase, with many investors anticipating stronger deal flow in 2025. Despite initial expectations of continued price declines, recent data suggests that pricing may be stabilizing, raising critical questions for investors about the timing and nature of opportunities in the market.
The rising costs in primary markets like New York and Los Angeles are driving investors to explore secondary and tertiary markets such as Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, and Boise. These markets offer affordability, economic incentives, and improved infrastructure, making them attractive for commercial real estate investments and supporting long-term growth.
With the surge in digital services, data centers have become essential infrastructure, offering robust growth and stable returns for commercial real estate investors. As the backbone of the digital economy, these assets present a compelling opportunity amid rising demand for cloud computing and AI.
Entering Q4 2024, the CMBS market faces volatility and opportunities, influenced by the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut in four years. This shift is expected to ease refinancing challenges and improve cash flows, particularly benefiting the office sector amid high delinquency rates
Explore the impact of surging rent growth on affordable housing in major U.S. metros, and uncover key investment opportunities in the commercial real estate market where rent growth outpaces wage growth.
The current office downsizing trend was offset by a robust and growing conversion and redevelopment pipeline that took space off the market, contributing to the rebalancing efforts.
The senior housing market is finally turning around for investors.
In the United States alone, the student housing investment market has surged past the $10 billion mark and is projected to surpass $14 billion by 2027. Despite a decrease in transaction volume in 2023, experts argue that student housing remains recession-resistant and resilient.