Kyle Campbell

New technologies have been transformative for the sector, but they have also opened up new frontiers of cybersecurity risk. PERE explores what firms can do about it.

Driven primarily by a few large funds, capital accumulation in the proptech space has risen again despite difficult circumstances.

New technological capabilities are poised to drive exponential growth in data storage demand. But PERE finds that for data center owners and investors, capitalizing on this paradigm comes with serious challenges.

The country’s biggest pension plans are undergoing significant changes that could have wider implications for their real estate investment activity.

Most change-of-use projects are not economically viable, but falling prices, looming debt maturities and potential government assistance could change that.

Generative AI may be in its early stages, but it is already being used to create efficiencies in all corners of private real estate. Investors, however, remain skeptical of the technology, and for good reason.

Capital raised by the top 20 firms in the space ticked up modestly in 2023 after nearly doubling in 2022. Managers say slower growth was expected given macroeconomic headwinds and could be the norm moving forward.

With negative headlines stoking widespread concerns, managers are looking to contain the damage while investors strive to get clarity.

Given their operationally intensive nature, hospitality assets have a bigger carbon footprint than most other types of commercial property. But owners have many levers to pull to achieve optimization.

In an environment where credit is tight and liquidity needs are growing, sale-leasebacks, build-to-suits and net lease acquisitions each have their own set of headwinds and tailwinds.