The Weekly Take

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    Data centers are the hottest asset class in CRE right now. Digital Realty's President and CEO Andy Power and CBRE's Pat Lynch discuss the sector’s challenges and opportunities, including power constraints, evolving location strategies and international market dynamics. They also offer key insights from CBRE’s hot-off-the-presses Global Data Center Trends Report 2026.

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    What do “higher for longer” interest rates mean for investors? CBRE Investment Management’s Achal Gandhi and Rik Eertink break down the practical ways they identify and pursue opportunities in the living, logistics, office and retail sectors across Europe, in both direct and indirect execution formats.

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    Retail real estate requires an operator's mindset. While attending ICSC Las Vegas, CBRE's Americas Head of Retail Research, Ebere Anokute, spoke with us about the state of the market, challenging conventional wisdom and leveraging robust data to navigate an evolving retail landscape.

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    Futurist and author Jacob Morgan has a plan for building future-ready organizations: cultivating a thriving, accountable workforce; embracing flexibility; and applying technology to foster resilience and employee growth.

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    The Climb: Scaling retail’s new heights

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    Retail real estate’s comeback is undeniable. Investor Adam Ifshin details how open-air retail once again became a preferred institutional asset. Recorded at ICSC Las Vegas, Adam discusses the appeal of secondary markets, value-add strategies and the reasons why real estate operations are now the key drivers of returns.