The Changing Dynamics of CRE Capital Markets

LOS ANGELES—Marc Renard, Executive Vice Chair, Capital Markets Group for Cushman & Wakefield, recently led a diverse panel of industry leaders in a discussion about factors influencing the investment strategies. The conversation delved into the myriad factors shaping the investment strategies of major institutional players in today’s dynamic market. Renard’s opening remarks emphasized the unprecedented variables at play, from geopolitical risks and the remote work impact to a wave of loan maturities and rising interest rates, offering both challenges and generational investment opportunities.

When asked to encapsulate the current investment sales capital market state, Robin Potts, Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC, and Hailey Ghalib, Executive Managing Director and Head of Housing Investment and Development at Affinius Capital, resoundingly concurred: “Frozen.”