The Counselors of Real Estate
Counselors of Real Estate are trusted advisors finding solutions to complex real estate challenges. Experienced, innovative, and credentialed problem solvers, Counselors reside in 22 countries, practice in many more, and offer expertise in more than 60 real estate disciplines across all asset classes. Each has earned the prestigious CRE® designation.
March 23, 2026
Finding Opportunities to Make Transactions Work in 2026Institutional investors want to transact, but many have capital tied up in existing investments or are having trouble making deals pencil with the current cost of capital.
June 26, 2024
Law Firms Are a Bright Spot in a Dreary Office Leasing MarketLaw firms are actively leasing space and driving office leasing activity at a time when market demand has plummeted.
April 15, 2024
What You Should Know About Eminent Domain in Today's MarketThe new infrastructure bill is poised to increase eminent domain cases in some areas, and it could lead to lengthy court battles with local governments.
October 25, 2023
Advice for Property Owners: "Survive to 2025"Commercial real estate owners should expect a resetting of values and market turbulence for next year.
June 26, 2023
Navigating Inflation and Uncertainty: Real Estate Investors Tread CautiouslyDue in part to an aggressive monetary policy, the inflation rate now hovers around 3%, but is still above the Fed's 2% target.
April 19, 2023
The Banking Crisis Has Added Another Stressor To An Already Stressed IndustryInflation, interest rates and now a banking crisis. There is little industry consensus about how this critical period in banking will impact the commercial real estate sector, but it has added an additional layer of uncertainty for real estate investors that were already navigating a choppy market.
September 19, 2022
Commercial Real Estate Remains a Critical Investment Asset, Even as Cap Rates RiseCap rates are expected to increase in the second half of the year as US monetary policy enters a period of quantitative tightening.
June 27, 2022
How Developers Can Overcome NIMBYismMarilee Utter of the Counselors of Real Estate shares her "long short-cut" for developers to overcome the community opposition that can stall projects.