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After the roller coaster ride of the past few years, it\u2019s only natural to want a little stability for the commercial real estate market in 2026. Not a slowdown, necessarily. Just fewer loops. Not quite so many sharp turns. At least a clearer view of what\u2019s ahead so you can better prepare for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is crazy about the last few years is every metric you can think of that we normally use to predict macroeconomic trends or real estate trends has been either dead wrong or so confusing and muddled that it\u2019s impossible to piece out what\u2019s going to happen next,\u201d observed Ryan Krauch, senior managing director at Affinius Capital, during a CPE <\/em>Voices webinar I moderated about the market to come<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the panel, Krauch included, expressed greater optimism for 2026, and they\u2019re not alone. The series of interest rate cuts in the latter part of 2025, improved fundamentals due to industry discipline and continued interest from both lenders and investors have all been contributors to more positive expectations from a growing number of forecasters and longtime industry players. So too has growth in in-demand niches such as data centers and medical office properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What\u2019s more, while a focus on opportunistic and value-add deals continues to define the active capital pool, there\u2019s been increased interest in core investments, writer Joe Gose reports this month in \u201cCRE Dry Powder’s Piling Up. Will Sparks Fly Soon?<\/a>\u201d While still early, that\u2019s a healthy sign for the market since it affords sellers a chance at fair trade value, CBRE U.S. and Canada capital markets co-head Tommy Lee pointed out to him. \u201cWe expect the sponsors to be far more active in 2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the office sector is in a better position than it was. \u201c2025 was a year of adjustment,\u201d Jordan Lang, president of McCourt Partners, told senior associate editor Corina Stef for her 2026 Office Outlook<\/a>. \u201cAfter several years of resetting expectations, we began to see the outlines of a more stable market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More consistent leasing patterns are making it easier to develop expectations for tenant space needs, improving the accuracy of projection. And conversions for other uses have contributed to inventory reduction to a greater extent than had seemed likely, recreating neighborhoods in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s certainly more pain to come for the sector\u2014in the form of discounted sales, teardowns and foreclosures, with a decrease in overall office inventory a necessity for recovery. There are also still plenty of potential challenges for other property types, as well, some of them unpredictable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roller coaster still has dips and turns. But it\u2019s becoming easier to see what\u2019s up ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the January 2026 issue of CPE.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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