RETS Associates Survey of Financial Analysts Highlights Evolving Workforce
Why this matters
Commercial real estate continues to digest a multi-year reset in cost of capital. Transaction velocity is below the 2019-2021 trend but improving, cap rates have stabilized across most stabilized property types, and the bid-ask gap has narrowed materially in the past two quarters. Sponsors with permanent capital and operating platforms have an advantage in the current execution environment. The next twelve months will continue to reward underwriting discipline and operational sophistication over balance-sheet aggression.
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The 2026 RETS Associates Financial Analyst Survey reveals a commercial real estate workforce evolving alongside rising compensation, expanding AI adoption and changing career expectations. Now in its 15th year, the su…
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