WMRE talked to a number of real estate investment experts in the first two months of 2023 to get their takes on navigating a climate with higher interest rates and reduced sales volumes.
Institutional investors favor multifamily and industrial, but they are investing across the spectrum of risk profiles and showing an interest in non-gateway markets and alternative property sectors.
The scorching pace of rent growth will slow, but solid fundamentals mean the outlook for multifamily investment remains bullish even amid some concerns about availability of capital, according our latest exclusive WMRE Multifamily Research Report.
Exclusive survey results predict rising commercial real estate allocations, with wealthy individuals investing in both public and private real estate vehicles.
While once institutional allocations were weighted towards retail and office, they have responded to long-term structural shifts and refocused on industrial, multifamily and data centers.
Fundamentals continue to improve, but rising costs, inflation and interest rate hikes are tempering enthusiasm even as seniors housing continues to bounce back from COVID-induced disruptions.
