Commercial Real Estate

AI is no longer competing for innovation capital in commercial real estate. By 2026, AI in commercial real estate budgets is being normalized as operating infrastructure—displacing discretionary spend and redefining how owners manage risk, energy, maintenance, and decision velocity across portfolios.

There’s a reason distressed commercial real estate opportunities are suddenly dominating investor conversations. Between 2025 and 2026, nearly $950 billion in commercial real estate debt is set to mature — much of it originated during the ultra-low-rate era. Today’s higher interest rates, tighter credit conditions, and declining valuations have created a perfect storm. For property owners, this moment is brutal. For prepared investors, it may be one of the largest forced-opp

For years, commercial real estate success followed a familiar formula: find a good property, buy it at the right price, manage it well, and hold on. That formula still works — but it’s no longer where the biggest advantage lies. In today’s market, commercial real estate strategy is shifting away from hands-on ownership and toward smarter ways to structure income, risk, and capital. The most sophisticated investors are quietly shifting focus away from what they buy and toward