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The use of AI in the private markets is becoming commonplace - nearly 80 percent of GPs are at least piloting AI use cases, according to Juniper Square in its new proprietary AI survey on private markets. 

As occupier and investor preferences shift toward higher-quality, sustainable assets, the financial gap for outdated buildings continues to widen — placing mounting pressure on the market to act. Across major global markets, 84 percent of office and 73 percent of industrial and logistics stock is more than a decade old, creating acute obsolescence risk in established real estate hubs, according to JLL data.

Since its founding in 2005, Harrison Street has deployed $23.8 billion across 419 properties, establishing itself as one of the leading investors in alternative real assets. In this interview, Mike Gordon, global CIO of Harrison Street Asset Management, discusses the lessons learned from scaling across different markets over nearly two decades, the importance of process discipline and partner selection, and how these experiences shape the firm’s investment strategy today. He also shares his perspective on the evolving student housing landscape — from market selection and risk management to demographic shifts, international demand, and the growing influence of technology on higher education.

For professional investment managers, every decision lives at the intersection of two competing disciplines: conviction and detachment. Both are essential, yet they pull in opposite directions. Conviction drives us to act boldly: to seize opportunity, to lead capital toward the future we believe in. Detachment demands calm: to test assumptions, accept uncertainty, and walk away when the facts no longer fit.

The Asia Pacific commercial real estate market is currently experiencing several favorable cyclical and structural shifts, along with the interest rate cut cycle.

Despite questions in early 2025 about sustained artificial intelligence (AI) demand and warnings of potential market corrections, North America’s data center sector has emerged stronger than ever to finish out the year.

The Southeast and Greater London office market has recorded its highest volume of first quarter through third quarter take up since 2019, amid occupier activity to secure requirements given ongoing supply constraints, according to Knight Frank.

Germany’s residential investment market saw a strong recovery in 2024, reaching €42.5 billion ($49 billion) in transaction volume, a 29 percent year-over-year increase.

A few key trends are positioning commercial real estate investment activity to accelerate as signs point to improving capital liquidity across the sector, according to a report by Marcus & Millichap.

The NFI-ODCE Index reported a modest total return of 0.52 percent net of fees for the third quarter of 2025, reflecting a 0.29 percent decline from the previous quarter.

The British Property Federation has warned that the United Kingdom’s leading laboratories and R&D hubs could be hit with a 50 percent increase in their business rates bills next year — amounting to more than £50 million ($66 million) additional tax payable annually — which could undermine government efforts to attract and retain global life sciences companies.

Kurt Spring, managing partner and head of asset management at Equity Resource Investments (ERI), discusses opportunities in the U.S. affordable housing market and why it is being increasingly classified as social infrastructure.

A new report from the Federation of European Self Storage Associations (FEDESSA) and global real estate advisor, CBRE, indicates continued strong demand for self-storage across Europe.

While 83 percent of commercial real estate leaders expect revenue growth, highlighting renewed optimism, the Deloitte’s 2026 Commercial Real Estate Outlook also outlined the top risks shaping concerns for the year ahead, according to the survey, which captures the latest perspectives from 850 C-level executives on the state of the market.

Automation has long been considered an enemy of human labor, or even a replacement. In the warehouse sector today, however, the story looks dramatically different. Rather than replacing people, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are emerging as labor multipliers that can reduce physical strain, improve safety, boost accuracy and create new categories of work, rather than taking away human jobs. 

Knight Frank has published its latest EMEA Data Centers Report.

The U.S. life sciences real estate market has reached an inflection point, creating new opportunities and challenges across the industry.

Office real estate remains one of the more complex and misunderstood areas of CRE due to the structural shifts following the pandemic, wrote Ryan Severino, BGO’s chief economist, in his recent post.

Amid current macroeconomic headwinds, commercial real estate has entered a new valuation upcycle distinct from previous recoveries, wrote Mike Acton, head of research and strategy – North America at AEW.

The value of global private assets funds has surged to a record $14.05 trillion this year, a rise of 77 percent since 2020, and 205 percent since 2015, and is forecast to climb 70 percent over the next five years to hit $23.9 trillion.  Year-to-date it has risen 9.6 percent, according to the latest Global Asset Monitor from Ocorian.