If CBRE’s 2025 U.S. Investor Intentions Survey results are correct, CRE markets should be on the upswing this coming year. Investors are reportedly ready for growth.

According to the study, 70% of CRE investors expect to buy more assets in 2025 than in 2024. Just under half expect to sell more than they did. While 54% think that overall investment activity will start a recovery in the first half of this year, three-quarters expect their own investment activity to start recovery in 2025 H1.

This is in the face of two major difficulties. CBRE expects that the yield of the 10-year Treasury will remain above 4% during the year and that interest rates will be volatile and high over a longer term.

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