Commercial real estate investment activity strengthened in the first half of 2026, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association (CREDA) Research Foundation reported. The organization’s U.S. Capital Markets Report, H1 2026 cited transaction volume, pricing and REIT purchasing activity as indicators of growing investor confidence.

However, the report cited “mixed signals” from the CRE investment market in H1. “Net lending to commercial properties … slowed in the first quarter of the year as securitized loans paid down faster than they were replaced, and life insurance company lending to non-multifamily commercial properties stalled as well,” the report stated.

“Growing transaction volume, rising REIT activity and falling distress levels all point to renewed confidence in commercial real estate,” said Marc Selvitelli, CAE, CREDA president and CEO. “While the Fed may have raised interest rates, the fundamentals we’re seeing give us real reason for optimism heading into the second half of the year.”

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