In 2022, the global economy is facing many challenges and threats: the continuing global health crisis, interrupted supply chains, rising inflation, and armed conflict in Eastern Europe. Loretta Clodfelter, senior editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, recently asked a collection of industry heavyweights to share their forecasts and expectations for U.S. real estate in the current environment.

The roundtable participants were Brian Biggs, CFA, vice president, research, Grosvenor; Paula Campbell Roberts, managing director, head of global consumer and real estate macro, KKR; Terrell Gates, CEO, Virtus Real Estate Capital; Richard Kleinman, head of U.S. research and strategy and co-CIO, Americas, LaSalle Investment Management; Will McIntosh, Ph.D., global head of research, USAA Real Estate; William Pattison,