The Spring 2023 Editorial Advisory Board Meeting for Institutional Real Estate Americas was held in Massachusetts in April, and the conversations held during the meeting will help guide this publication’s editorial content for the year ahead.

Prior to the meeting, all attendees were asked to provide questions that form the basis of the “Food for Thought” we share in advance of the meeting. The following is a selection of those questions organized into seven themes, which we are sharing here so our readership can see what the industry is currently thinking about.

The macroeconomic environment: recession, rates, inflation and banking crises

What concerns investors the most about the current market environment? What is the likelihood of recession in 2023? How are investors positioning their portfolios? What are investors’ expectations for interest rates in 2023? How does inflation factor into investors’ views of real estate? Is r