Appraisal business is down, as investment sales activity and refinancing deals have declined. Now, appraisers must rely on supplemental data to make value assessments.

Business students at the school have recently launched their own private equity real estate fund, which aims to deliver returns to real-life investors. Here’s how they raised the money and plan to deploy their capital.

Exclusive WMRE research shows that owners of office buildings do not see positive prospects for occupancy or rental growth.

Chief investment officer Marcus Duley expects to see some foreclosures, but there’s plenty of rescue capital still in the market, he notes.

Overall volume has slowed and some entities have switched gears from buying properties to acquiring real estate platforms and operating companies.

Matt Picheny has built a Sun Belt multifamily portfolio and generated healthy returns for passive real estate investors.

The sector continues to be viewed favorably in the marketplace. But potential returns are lower, leading to a reassessment by debt and equity investors.

WMRE asked Michael Osherovitz, FTI’s new head of its private client tax group, about the biggest issues facing HNW investors and family offices who have real estate holdings.

REITs and vertically-integrated funds are among the most active buyers of medical office as they are less affected by the higher cost of capital.

Exclusive WMRE research details how sentiment on office real estate has shifted as a result of uncertainty on the long-term outlooks for the sector.