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US roundtable: Real estate is a market of winners and losers

Reported by Perenews
Nov 2, 2026· 2 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • Rising interest rates, macroeconomic uncertainty and structural disruption are pushing real estate managers and investors to become more selective across markets, sectors and individual assets, according to the article's framing.
  • • The core thesis is that the sector is splitting into winners and losers rather than moving in a uniform cycle.
  • • The discussion is part of a US roundtable format, indicating that the perspectives come from industry participants rather than a single data release.
  • • Full details of the roundtable participants, data points and specific asset examples are behind a registration wall and could not be verified from the available text.
Summary
A US roundtable published by the real estate trade publication frames the current market as one in which outcomes are diverging sharply. According to the article's standfirst, rising rates, macroeconomic uncertainty and structural disruption are forcing managers and investors to become more selective about markets, sectors and individual assets. The headline thesis, that real estate is a market of winners and losers, reflects a shift away from broad-based exposure toward asset-level underwriting.

For allocators and fund managers, the implication is that the sector-wide return environment is less important than the specific positioning of individual assets, markets and property types. Higher financing costs compress returns for assets that depend on leverage or on cap-rate compression, while structural shifts can erode demand for certain property categories. Managers are therefore being pushed to differentiate more carefully on where capital is deployed and which assets are held or divested.

The full text of the roundtable, including the participants' specific views, market examples and any quantitative data, is only available to registered readers. This summary is therefore limited to the framing provided in the publicly visible introduction, and readers seeking detailed sector breakdowns or named asset examples should consult the complete article.

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Perenews US roundtable: Real estate is a market of winners and losers