“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” ― Mary Schmich

One potential tell of a well-educated thinker or industry leader is they read what they can get their hands on to be better informed. It hasn’t been known to hurt anyone’s career prospects to stay abreast of what is happening across their industry one way or another. On that note, Real Estate Issues encourages our readers to not just subscribe to the journal (learn more here) but also explore other resources which similarly cover real estate market developments, trends, and research. While this list, like any other, leaves some worthy publications out, it represents a good place to begin— whether you’re just starting out seeking to get up to speed on industry trends or you’re going ninety miles per hour and want coverage of the industry trends you’re setting.

The list is varied with some publication’s articles admittedly denser or less in the weeds than others. However, they each provide their own lens on challenges and issues the real estate industry faces.

Thanks for reading and hope you enjoy Ten Top Notch U.S. Commercial Real Estate Trade Rags. Below you will find publications and brief (lightly edited) self-explanation of their stated goals and target audiences.

PREA Quarterly 

The Pension Real Estate Association’s Quarterly publication provides a forum for the discussion of issues and trends which impact the real estate investment industry and the decision-making processes of association members. Their goal is to educate readers about the strategies, opportunities and potential risks of real estate investment.

Each issue of the Quarterly includes regular commentary on areas such as real estate securities, legislative issues, capital flows and market research, as well as feature articles exploring issues and trends of importance to institutional real estate investors and an interview with a prominent business leader.

Past issues are freely available at PREA’s website.

Urban Land

Urban Land is the magazine of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) first published in 1941. Their goal is to provide:

• Timely, succinct and useful information from ULI
• Specific stories and examples, told in more people’s voices
• Information from your peers and colleagues in real estate & land use
• Perspectives on today’s issues and topics that you don’t get anywhere else

Paid Subscription.

Summit Journal

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.

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.

Subscription is free.

Institutional Real Estate Americas

Institutional Real Estate Americas is a monthly publication for institutional investors in real estate — pension plans, foundations and endowments — and the consultants and real estate investment managers who serve them. With an emphasis on insights and analysis, the publication provides information about the people, events and trends driving this market. Features cover portfolio management, investment strategy and capital flows, with a focus on supporting the staff and investment committee members of public and corporate pension plans, foundations, and endowments. Every issue also contains lists of recent commitments and new fund offerings; people moves and promotions; and news and data about real estate fundraising and investment activity.

Commercial Property Executive

Commercial Property Executive is a resource for executives and companies that own, invest in, finance, develop, lease and/or manage commercial real estate.

CPE reports on critical news, trends and issues in key U.S. real estate markets and affecting the industry nationally. Further value comes from executive interviews, data, guest columns from industry experts, as well as access to CommercialEdge reports and data analysis and Commercial Search listings.

This publication is also owned by Yardi. Subscription is free.

Real Deal

The Real Deal is news outlet for breaking news and market analysis of key markets. The Real Deal offers a wide range of content, including breaking news, market intelligence, custom research, proprietary rankings, deal analysis, profiles, trends, and more.

Paid Subscription.

Commercial Observer

Commercial Observer’s content informs industry participants of key trends and people defining the global real estate landscape.

Commercial Observer reaches the most active owner/developers; leasing, sales and retail brokers; mortgage brokers; lenders and investors; attorneys; accounting firms; architects, engineers, and contractors; and others servicing the industry.

Paid Subscription.

GlobeSt.com

GlobeSt.com provides commercial real estate owners, investors, developers, brokers and finance professionals with comprehensive coverage, analysis and best practices necessary to innovate and build their businesses. The publication seeks to translate the impact of macro issues, local market trends and emerging technologies into digestible, shareable information that can be immediately put into real-life practice.

We’d be remiss not to mention this publication was originally founded by Counselor of Real Estate and visionary, Jonathan Schein.

Subscription is free.

Commercial Mortgage Alert

Exclusive reporting on behind-the-scenes activities in real estate finance and securitization. This weekly publication conveys the earliest look at key dealings in today’s commercial MBS and traditional real estate debt markets.

Paid Subscription.

PERE

Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) is focused on private real estate markets globally and tracks the relationship between investment managers and investors as well as how interaction drives equity capital into private real estate.

Paid Subscription.

These are ten valuable industry publications for those with an active interest in learning more about commercial real estate landscape from various vantage points.

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Membership is extended by invitation—though qualified individuals may self-apply—and includes principals of prominent real estate, financial, legal, and accounting firms as well as developers, economists, futurists, and ranking leaders of Wall Street and academia.