13th Annual Real Estate Global Forum

Macroeconomic Real Estate Overview

How did global real estate markets perform in 2025? What unique obstacles are being faced in the U.S. real estate markets compared to markets abroad? Which asset classes are outperforming others? How are you strategically outlining a roadmap towards a successful real estate portfolio? How are transaction volume and price valuation U.S. real estate markets compared to the other markets?

The Key to a Diversified Portfolio

Industry thought leaders share their expert perspectives on which strategies will deliver returns in 2026. How are investors structuring their real estate allocations? Which investment strategies are you divesting from? How can you hedge against risk in the coming 12-24 months? Which asset classes are bolstering the diversification of your portfolio? How can allocators reframe their strategic approach to building a diversified portfolio?

Global Multifamily Market Overview

Real estate investors have seen new construction and net absorption levels surpassing forecasts for the multifamily sector. What impactful innovations are being rolled out across multifamily developments? Which geographic regions are seeing the most growth in the multifamily market? What are the greatest headwinds being faced by multifamily allocators? What are the multifamily expectations for the year ahead?

A Case for Commercial Real Estate Debt

How are investors approaching debt versus equity in the real estate market? How are lending standards, mortgage maturities, and loan defaults impacting the market? How can you provide investors with predictable cash flow? How are debt valuations teams making sense of the current economic climate? What does the next year hold for commercial and residential real estate debt? Where are forward-thinking investors allocating in the debt market?

Opening Doors with Residential Real Estate

Residential markets are profoundly impacted by interest rates, housing supply and demand, and economic trends. How are single family rental and build to rent markets performing in today’s environment? How are you approaching other living sectors such as manufactured housing, student housing, affordable housing, multifamily housing, and senior housing? What headwinds and tailwinds are impacting the residential sector? Where are opportunities emerging? What can we expect for the future of residential real estate?

A Closer Look at Retail, Office, and Hospitality

As commercial real estate has undergone extreme change in the last four years, our esteemed speakers will divulge with their expert perspectives on the state of commercial real estate markets. Which sectors within commercial real estate are allocators favoring? Where are allocators shying away? How is retail performing? Are you seeing demand for office space? What is the state of the hospitality industry? Are hotels offering new opportunities for allocators to diversify their portfolios?

Sustaining Gains in Industrial and Logistics

With logistics construction in North America and Asia Pacific reaching record levels, construction, financing costs, and rents continue to rise. Industrial and logistics markets have continued to experience a slow and steady increase in occupier activity as the supply of properties remains limited. Will supply pressure affect the market in 2025? Which geographic regions across the globe are delivering strong returns in logistics and industrial?

Data Centers, Life Sciences, and Other Alternative Strategies

Which niche asset classes within the real estate sector have generated stable returns for investors? Real estate alternative strategies such as data centers, life sciences, cell towers, manufactured housing, student housing, self-storage facilities, film & television production studios, senior housing, cold storage, and medical office buildings have gained increased attention by investors and managers, alike. Which alternative asset classes are forecasted to outperform in 2025?

Finding Opportunities in a Turbulent Market

Following the pandemic, many predicted that the market would be flooded with distressed and distressed-like opportunities. However, such predictions proved false due in large part to the historically low interest rates and overall market liquidity at the time. Faced with today’s higher interest rates, rising inflation, and plummeting valuations, both managers and investors are now more willing to pursue investment vehicles for the sake of higher returns. Join industry experts as they discuss opportunistic and distressed investments, current market conditions, and why now is an attractive time for this strategy.

View From The Top: The Allocator Perspective

Join us for a candid conversation featuring leading investors as they address how current shifts in the markets are impacting real estate allocations, discover what investment strategies are most and least attractive, discuss the factors disrupting the market and, subsequently, what kind of challenges and opportunities lie ahead.