In uncertain economic environments, institutional and foreign commercial real estate investors often revert to the safety of the biggest American cities.

MSCI’s Jim Costello and Alexis Maltin warn that while a failure on the scale of the Great Financial Crisis is unlikely, there are signs that trouble may be brewing for real estate investors with upcoming maturities.

Full-service hotels in vacation destinations are attracting equity from high-net-worth investors who are joining deals as limited partners.

Despite near-term challenges, industry participants see significant growth opportunities for real estate interval funds over the longer term.

Recent MSCI data shows trouble brewing in the capital markets even before this month’s bank failures.

Last year marked a record for global sales of real estate secondary transactions. Asset managers expect 2023 to beat that figure.

The failures of major regional banks last week have created a new round of uncertainty for real estate capital markets.

With EV manufacturers and their suppliers increasingly opening factories in the U.S., opportunities are growing for both build-to-suit construction and speculative development.

For all the talk about office-to-residential conversions, moving forward on such projects can be complicated in a joint venture.