Skyrocketing rents are continuing to drive interest from investors of all types towards multifamily properties across the country.

With asset managers projecting annual total returns north of 7.0 percent through 2026, pension funds remain bullish on commercial real estate.

The flurry to grab CLOs shows how popular the higher yields seen in alternative credit investing have become.

The year got off to a rocky start with two straight months of declining total returns, but REITs ended the first quarter on a hot streak and are closing in on break-even for the year.

Alternative assets like real estate, private debt and private equity are seen as a way to diversify and earn returns uncorrelated with traditional financial markets.

Many respondents in this year’s exclusive WMRE research identified industrial as among the most popular net lease property types.