During the past few months, investors, managers and consultants participated in Editorial Advisory Board meetings for each of Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s regional publications, to discuss the most pressing issues facing the real estate investment industry. The editorial board of Institutional Real Estate Americas met in San Diego on Sept. 9–11; the editorial board of Institutional Real Estate Europe met in Amsterdam on Sept. 17–19; and the editorial board of Institutional Real Estate Asia Pacific met in Kyoto, Japan, on October 21–23. Below, editors Andrea Zander, Marek Handzel and Jennifer Molloy discuss highlights from the regional events.
Given the macroeconomic and political uncertainty that characterized 2025, how are investors recalibrating their allocation strategies?
Handzel: It was a little hard to tell in Europe. The board was concerned that the investor “w
