Nuveen’s Sayuri Khandavilli: AI adoption depends on systems thinking by Andrea Zander | Jul 9, 2026 While many organizations are accelerating adoption, the real differentiator is not the tools themselves, but how people think about and organize information. The biggest hurdle is not access to artificial intelligence (AI); it is mindset.
Allvue’s 2026 survey finds alternative investment firms underinvest in compensation, carry operations as talent competition intensifies by Released | Jul 8, 2026 Allvue Systems, a technology provider for private capital markets, has released its 2026 Alternatives Compensation & Carry Survey, conducted in partnership with Major, Lindsey & Africa.
Perspectives: Why ‘they just don’t get it’ costs you money by Geoffrey Dohrmann | Jul 7, 2026 I read a piece on leadership recently that named a trap I have watched derail capable people for the better part of 40 years. The author called it a landmine — one of those internal habits of mind that quietly stop us from getting where we mean to go — and the most destructive one on the list was certainty: the unwavering belief that you are right and the people who see it differently are wrong.
AI helps affordable housing operators improve efficiency, compliance by Andrea Zander | Jun 30, 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) and smart building technology are becoming more viable for affordable housing operators, particularly as tools become more targeted, scalable and easier to deploy.
Family offices turning to “purpose of wealth” to prepare the next generation, new AlTi Tiedemann Global and Campden Wealth research finds by Released | Jun 29, 2026 AlTi Global, an independent global wealth manager with approximately $90 billion in combined assets, has released early findings from the 2026 AlTi Tiedemann Global and Campden Wealth Family Office Operational Excellence Report, showing that more families than ever before are exploring and defining the purpose of their wealth.
Newmark: Rate stability, not rate cuts, may be key to commercial real estate returns by Andrea Zander | Jun 29, 2026 Commercial real estate investors may need to rethink the assumption that lower interest rates automatically lead to stronger returns, according to Newmark Research.
Nuveen: Private real estate rebound is gaining momentum by Andrea Zander | Jun 26, 2026 The real estate market is moving further into recovery, supported by contracting supply, improving demand and accelerating transaction activity, according to Nuveen’s 2026 midyear outlook.
Hines: Energy risk is becoming central to real assets underwriting by Andrea Zander | Jun 26, 2026 Energy risk is becoming a core underwriting issue for real assets investors, with implications for inflation exposure, financing conditions, tenant affordability and long-term asset values, according to Hines.
Supply-chain shifts create new opportunities for industrial real estate by Andrea Zander | Jun 25, 2026 A shift toward neo-mercantilist policies is reshaping commercial real estate, as governments prioritize domestic production, supply-chain security and strategic industries, according to a March 2026 report from New York Life Investments.
Principles that transcend asset classes by Chase McWhorter | Jun 25, 2026 On Oct. 6, 2007, I was a member of the No. 1-ranked USC football team. That evening, we were playing Stanford and were favored by 41 points. Admittedly, we did not have a great week of practice, and no matter what we did that evening, nothing seemed to work. We lost 24-23 in one of the biggest upsets in college football history.
Why liquidity and vehicle structure matter more than ever in private markets by Greg Friedman | Jun 24, 2026 For institutional investors, one of the most underappreciated risks in private markets today sits at the intersection of liquidity, vehicle structure and governance. It is showing up not in asset quality alone, but in how liquidity promises interact with plan-level cash flows and decision-making.
Perspectives: REITs can signal direction — why the six- to 12-month rule is a slogan, not a law by Geoffrey Dohrmann | Jun 23, 2026 Every so often, one of those tidy little market sayings gets repeated often enough that it starts to sound like settled science. “Public REITs typically lead private commercial real estate valuations by six to 12 months” is one of them. It is a useful shorthand, but it is still a shorthand. And for institutional investors, shorthand can be dangerous if it is mistaken for a law of nature.
How AI can turn real estate operations into investment insight by Andrea Zander | Jun 22, 2026 David Stifter, the CEO of PredictAP, discusses how AI is being applied to some of commercial real estate’s most detailed back-office functions, including invoice coding, accounting workflows and expense management.
Cushman & Wakefield report highlights strong growth and tight supply in U.S. medical outpatient building sector by Released | Jun 22, 2026 Cushman & Wakefield has released its 2026 Vital Signs report, signaling continued strength across the medical outpatient sector driven by surging healthcare demand, an aging population and an ongoing shift toward outpatient care.
Newmark: Data center growth drives industrial demand in Texas by Andrea Zander | Jun 18, 2026 As projects expand across Texas, they are creating new demand for the industrial real estate needed to support construction, operations, equipment movement, manufacturing and long-term maintenance, according to Jamil Harkness – senior research analyst, national industrial at Newmark.
