FEATURED REPORTS
Cities
While commercial real estate transactions remain muted across the board, investment today is characterized by a complex interplay between established gateway cities and smaller emerging areas. The factors that attract investors to global cities remain constant, but the landscape is shifting and investors continue to seek out dynamic, growing cities.
Life sciences
Despite lackluster fundraising and transaction totals, experts agree demand drivers remain for life sciences companies to continue expanding, led by aging populations and AI integration. Overbuilt areas and emerging markets alike are set to rebound as absorption picks up in the years ahead.
Technology
The capital-raising market for proptech is hot right now, up more than 14 percent year-on-year for the firms in this year’s Proptech 20. But fundraising is not the only measure of a sector’s health. Indeed, various barriers to proptech adoption remain, from cybersecurity concerns to cultural resistance. Real estate investors will have to look lively if they hope to keep pace with the latest technological developments while also addressing these lingering issues.