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- Quick Hits | MSCI August Update: M&A Lifts Deal Volume as Individual Asset Sales Soften October 1, 2026Pricing trends and transaction activity continue to shape how the market evolves. At Colliers, we analyze these signals to interpret shifts across U.S. commercial real estate. Here’s what the latest MSCI data reveals. August’s headline figures masked a bifurcated market. Entity-level transactions inflated overall volume. When stripped of those deals, individual asset sales contracted sharply […]Rachael Rothman
- Gaining the Edge: Insights from Colliers’ 2026 National Industrial Conference September 30, 2026Colliers’ 2026 National Industrial Conference brought almost 900 industrial real estate professionals, clients, and industry leaders together in Nashville to explore the forces shaping the next phase of the industrial market. Throughout the events, discussions focused on the market’s transition toward the next growth cycle, shifting occupier and supply chain strategies, emerging sources of demand, […]Craig Hurvitz
- Quick Hits | Net Lease REITs Pick Up the Pace as Spreads Tighten September 23, 2026Transaction activity remains one of the brightest spots within commercial real estate. Net lease REITs continue to benefit from healthy tenant fundamentals, robust acquisition activity, and favorable access to capital. Second-quarter acquisition volume rose roughly 60% year over year, while stronger tenant health reduced expected credit losses and lifted same-property NOI growth forecasts. However, acquisition […]Steig Seaward
- Quick Hits | Stable Delinquencies Mask Refinancing Stress September 16, 2026The CMBS delinquency rate was essentially unchanged in August, slipping one basis point to 7.85%, according to Trepp. However, the underlying story remains one of persistent credit stress rather than improving fundamentals. While several large loans cured during the month, new maturity-related defaults, particularly in the office sector, continued to offset improvement. Non-performing matured balloon […]Steig Seaward
- I.CON Cold Storage Recap: Flexibility, Adaptability, and the Future of Cold Storage September 16, 2026The cold storage market is at an interesting turning point. After the pandemic-era surge in demand, the market has gone through a significant reset. Investors are becoming more selective, and some markets still have excess supply. The outlook from Wall Street is cautiously optimistic: the market may have reached the bottom, but recovery is likely […]Shawn Machado
- Designer Dorms: How a Tiny Room Became a Big Retail Opportunity September 11, 2026College students and their families are expected to spend a record $103.5 billion on back-to-college purchases in 2026, the first time the survey has put college spending above $100 billion. Dorm and apartment furnishings account for $14 billion of that total, second only to electronics. At the household level, the spending is equally telling: a […]Anjee Solanki
- The Lower Manhattan Office Market: A Series of Recoveries September 10, 2026As the Downtown Manhattan — also known as Lower Manhattan — neighborhood comes into focus ahead of the 25th anniversary of September 11, the current state of the Lower Manhattan office market offers a window into the area’s continued evolution and resilience over the past quarter century. With nearly 100.0M SF of office inventory, the […]Franklin Wallach
- Quick Hits | Progress, Not Recovery: Self-Storage Finds Its Footing September 10, 2026After several years of pressure, self-storage fundamentals are beginning to stabilize, though the sector has yet to enter a full recovery. Elevated mortgage rates and historically low home sales continue to weigh on housing-related demand, while resilient occupancy, improving move-in rents, and limited new supply are supporting performance. Demand conditions continue to improve but are […]Steig Seaward
- Evolving Healthcare Project Delivery: Beyond the “Speed, Cost, and Quality” Tradeoff September 9, 2026As the adage goes, can you only get just two? For decades, Design-Bid-Build has been the standard approach to healthcare construction. But today’s healthcare environment looks very different from what it did even a decade ago. Health systems are balancing tighter capital budgets, swelling regulatory requirements, rapidly evolving technology, and more pressure to deliver projects […]Ron Goodin
- Industrial Tenant Tracker — Broad-Based Occupancy Growth Accelerates, Led by the Largest Spaces September 8, 2026Industrial occupiers continued to build momentum in the first half of 2026, supported by an uptick in new leasing, strong build-to-suit development, and user purchases. New bulk industrial occupancies of 100,000 SF increased to 221M SF through June, 25% higher than 177M SF during the same period last year. Demand, as measured by net absorption, […]Craig Hurvitz
- ICSC Florida 2026: Top 10 Takeaways from Colliers on Data, Digital, and the Deal September 3, 2026The ICSC Florida 2026 convention in Orlando brought together more than 4,500 retail real estate professionals from across the state for three days of discussions on technology, leasing, investment, development, and consumer behavior. While the topics varied, several themes surfaced repeatedly: data is becoming central to decision-making, retailers and landlords are finding new ways to […]Haley Boatright
- Quick Hits | MSCI July Update: CRE Sales Hold Steady Amid Uneven Sector Performance September 2, 2026July’s sales activity remained relatively stable, but the topline tells only part of the story, with varied sector-level performance and continued pressure on pricing. Office Office stood out as one of the few sectors to post meaningful growth in July. Sales totaled $7.6 billion, up 31% year over year, with CBD volume rising 46% and […]Steig Seaward
- Boston Office Market: Cambridge is Primed for Value-Add Investments August 31, 2026For investors focused on value-add opportunities in historically outperforming submarkets, Cambridge should be on the radar. After the dot-com bust and the Great Financial Crisis, Cambridge’s office market vacancy recovery was swifter and more robust than the metro as a whole. In fact, over the past 20-plus years, Cambridge has, on average, maintained some of […]Jeffrey Myers
- The World Cup’s Biggest CRE Lesson? Location Matters More Than the Crowd August 31, 2026When the 2026 FIFA World Cup came to the United States, expectations were high for retailers, restaurants, and commercial real estate owners across host markets. Millions of fans traveled to matches, fan festivals, and watch parties, creating a substantial economic impact and fueling expectations of broad-based gains for local businesses. Yet the data tells a […]Nicole Larson
- The Data Center Boom Has Implications for Healthcare Real Estate August 27, 2026AI is becoming a bigger part of healthcare, with organizations using it for everything from clinical documentation and medical imaging to patient monitoring, virtual care, and administrative tasks. But behind every AI application is a physical infrastructure requirement. The same data center boom powering the next generation of AI is creating new demands for electricity, […]Shawn Janus
- Quick Hits | Treasury Yields Are Raising the Cost of Capital August 27, 2026Long-term Treasury yields have moved sharply higher in recent weeks as investors weigh persistent inflation pressures and expanding federal deficits. While Treasury demand remains solid, investors are seeking higher compensation to absorb record issuance levels amid declining participation from traditional buyers such as China, Japan, and the Federal Reserve. In turn, funds and leveraged investors […]Steig Seaward
- Basic Instinct: How Normcore Is Rebuilding the Case for Physical Retail August 25, 2026Over the last few years, clothing and apparel have evolved beyond everyday essentials into increasingly rapid forms of expression. The continuous trend-on-trend cycle has produced an overwhelming amount of information about what to wear and when to wear it. Fast fashion, luxury, influencers, and celebrities have contributed to a constant churn of aesthetics, leaving some […]Anjee Solanki
- Quick Hits | Large Banks Lead as CRE Credit Conditions Improve August 19, 2026Credit markets are showing signs of a broader recovery as banks move past a prolonged tightening cycle. The latest Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) marks an important shift: banks stopped tightening C&I lending standards in Q2, while demand increased across firms of all sizes. CRE lending is following a similar path, with standards easing […]Steig Seaward
- New York City’s Summer of Spectacle: How Major Events Fueled the City’s Retail Economy August 18, 2026New York City’s Moment In a city accustomed to making headlines and serving as the global center of culture, commerce, and influence, the summer of 2026 stood apart. Fueled by the New York Knicks’ NBA championship, the United States’ 250th anniversary (the semiquincentennial), and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, New York City experienced an extraordinary […]Parker Nusim
- Quick Hits | AI Infrastructure Spending on Track to Exceed $800 Billion in 2026 August 12, 2026The AI investment boom continues to accelerate, with hyperscale technology companies on track to invest more than $800 billion in AI-related infrastructure in 2026. What began as a technology arms race has evolved into one of the largest private-sector investment cycles in modern history, surpassing annual investment levels associated with the Dot-Com Era and rivaling […]Steig Seaward