Summit Journal

ABOUT SUMMIT

Summit Journal is the official, award-winning publication of AFIRE, the association for international real estate investors focused on commercial property in the United States. Readers stand at the intersection of real estate, institutional investing, data science, and economics.

Published multiple times per year in digital and print formats, Summit features articles and original ideas and research from investors, executive leaders, and academics from around the world, focused on the research and analysis of real estate capital markets, cross-border issues, policy, demographics, technology trends, and management topics.

Summit is a free, open access trade journal. (View on Sherpa Romeo.)

ISSN 2689-6249 (Print)
ISSN 2689-6257 (Online)

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OUT NOW: ISSUE #22

Summit Journal #22 covers all ends of the commercial real estate spectrum, highlighting the growing notion that caution is replacing conviction—but not opportunity. (READ MORE)

Institutions that form the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) would be wise to maintain the strategies and partnerships that allow timely execution when conditions align. The window does not stay open indefinitely.
October 13, 2026
Foreign investors now hold nearly 30% of US private real estate fund assets. Yet success is highly unequal between firms and funds. So, which firms succeed, which don’t, and why?
October 8, 2026
Stewart Rubin, Matt Wnek, and Marshall Swett of New York Life Real Estate Investors make the case for US commercial real estate—despite the global challenges.
October 6, 2026
In an article originally prepared for the Observer Research Foundation, Dr. Alexis Crow of PwC balances the growth of populism and strategy adjustments for the next CRE cycle.
September 29, 2026
The AFIRE 2026 Mid-Year Pulse Report tracks the latest shifts in global institutional investor sentiment and CRE, including updates on energy, housing, and new opportunities.
September 24, 2026
Summit Journal is the official, award-winning publication of AFIRE, the association for international real estate investors. Issue #22 was released in September 2026 and is fully sponsored by Yardi Investment Matrix.
September 21, 2026
Author and AlphaGeo Founder Parag Khanna lays out five data-rich maps to forecast the future of US real estate.
August 10, 2026
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The publisher of Summit is not engaged in providing tax, accounting, or legal advice through this publication. No content published in Summit is to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any asset. Some information included in Summit has been obtained from third-party sources considered to be reliable, though the publisher is not responsible for guaranteeing the accuracy of third-party information. The opinions expressed in Summit are those of its respective contributors and sources and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher.

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