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)
AWARDS
AWARDS COUNT: 32
Summit Journal has earned 32 awards and nominations for design and editorial excellence since 2020 and is currently the most awarded trade publication focused on commercial real estate.
All awards have been conferred under the editorial leadership and creative direction of AFIRE Managing Director & Editor-in-Chief Ben van Loon, who was named a CRE Aspiring Leader by GlobeSt.com in 2025; a “Forty Under 40” Association Leader by Association Forum in 2023; a Top Influencer in CRE Marketing by GlobeSt.com in 2020; and Editor of the Year by Ragan’s/PR Daily in 2020.
APEX AWARDS | Communications Concepts
- Magazines and Journals, Electronic | 2025
- Magazines and Journals, Electronic | 2021
AVA DIGITAL AWARDS | Association of Marcom Professionals
AZBEE AWARD | American Society of Business Publication Editors
- Finalist, Design | 2021
COMMUNICATOR AWARDS | Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts
- Award of Excellence, Real Estate | 2026
- Award of Excellence, Real Estate | 2024
- Award of Distinction, Print | 2023
EDDIE & OZZIE AWARD | Folio Awards
- Finalist, Association Publications | 2021
GRAPHIC DESIGN USA AWARDS | Graphic Design USA
- GDUSA Award | 2026
- GDUSA Award | 2025
- GDUSA Award | 2024
- GDUSA Award | 2023
- GDUSA Award | 2022
- GDUSA Award | 2021
- GDUSA Award | 2020
HERMES CREATIVE AWARDS | Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals
- Platinum Award, Publications | 2026
- Gold Award, Print Media | 2024
INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION AWARDS | Association of Association Executives
JESSIE H. NEAL AWARDS | Software Information Industry Association
- Best Single Issue | 2026
- Best Association Publication | 2023
MARCOM AWARDS | Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals
- Platinum Award | 2025
- Gold Award | 2024
- Platinum Award | 2023
- Gold Award | 2022
- Platinum Award | 2021
- Platinum Award | 2020
PR DAILY NONPROFIT AWARD | Ragan’s & PR Daily
- Print Publication, Honorable Mention | 2022
STEVIE AWARD | American Business Awards
- Gold Award, Association and Nonprofit Publications | 2021
TABBIE AWARDS | Trade Association Business Publications International
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DISCLAIMER
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.
