Summit Journal

ABOUT SUMMIT

Summit Journal is the official, award-winning publication of AFIRE, the association for international real estate investors focused on commercial property in the United States. Readers stand at the intersection of real estate, institutional investing, data science, and economics.

Published multiple times per year in digital and print formats, Summit features articles and original ideas and research from investors, executive leaders, and academics from around the world, focused on the research and analysis of real estate capital markets, cross-border issues, policy, demographics, technology trends, and management topics.

Summit is a free, open access trade journal. (View on Sherpa Romeo.)

ISSN 2689-6249 (Print)
ISSN 2689-6257 (Online)

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OUT NOW: ISSUE #18

Note from the Editor: Welcome to the Real Estate Power Initiative

The world is asking for more power than ever before. It’s time for real estate to join the discussion. (READ MORE)

RECENT ARTICLES

Beyond Efficiency: Multifamily Buildings as Energy Assets

Multifamily buildings are evolving from captive energy consumers to grid-connected assets. This transformation unlocks financial returns, mitigates risk, and delivers on rising regulatory and capital market expectations.

August 26, 2025

Power as a Platform: The Role of Real Estate in the Grid of the Future

As electricity demand accelerates across global markets, real estate is emerging as both a constraint and a solution. From microgrids to distributed generation, buildings are evolving into critical energy infrastructure—and capital strategy must evolve with them.

August 21, 2025

Root Cause: Addressing Climate Change from the Ground Up

The current climate crisis is the result of centuries of industrialization—and the economic and social factors that have driven this evolution. The fix will require investors to reconsider the problem from the ground up.

August 19, 2025

Tech Adjacent: Leveraging the National Tech Buildout Beyond Data Centers

Technology is transforming the face of real estate. Government stimulus is incentivizing the buildout of critical infrastructure in innovations hubs, which is driving demand for advanced manufacturing, residential and retail assets in these areas.

August 12, 2025

Rural Real Estate, Railways, Renewables, and the Future of Data Infrastructure

The rapid expansion of digital demand is transforming middle America into a strategic hub where commercial real estate and energy sectors collaborate to leverage renewable power, existing rail infrastructure, and rural land for the future of digital infrastructure.

August 7, 2025

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The publisher of Summit is not engaged in providing tax, accounting, or legal advice through this publication. No content published in Summit is to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any asset. Some information included in Summit has been obtained from third-party sources considered to be reliable, though the publisher is not responsible for guaranteeing the accuracy of third-party information. The opinions expressed in Summit are those of its respective contributors and sources and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher.