2026 Commercial Real Estate Market Update
As we move into 2026, the commercial real estate sector continues to navigate a rapidly evolving landscape shaped by shifting capital markets, regulatory developments, cybersecurity risks, and changing patterns in how businesses use physical space. Market participants are adapting to persistent economic uncertainty, evolving workplace strategies, and continued demand for specialized asset classes such as data centers and logistics facilities.
Clark Hill’s 2026 Commercial Real Estate Market Update examines key legal and market developments shaping the industry. Together, these perspectives provide practical insights and guidance to help real estate professionals anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions in a complex and dynamic environment.
Clark Hill 2026 Commercial Real Estate Market Update: Real Estate as Critical Infrastructure
By Chad M. Poznansky and Thomas Ball
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has ebbed from the daily lives of workers, its impact on hybrid work continues. While no consensus has emerged, the hybrid work model, which requires splitting the work week between going into the office and working from home, has grown in popularity.
Clark Hill 2026 Commercial Real Estate Market Update: Adapting Suburban Office Space for New Uses
By Chad M. Poznansky and Thomas Ball
In the post-pandemic world, office leasing has continued to grow year over year, but the strength of the growth is inconsistent across the asset class. Notably, Class A, downtown office space, has rebounded while the market for suburban office space has not seen the same success.
Clark Hill 2026 Commercial Real Estate Market Update: Real Estate Project Financing with Qualified 501(c)(3) Bonds
By Jacques L. Moye and Kristen Erickson
As debt, equity and other funding sources for real estate developments dwindle and become scarce and competitive, developers and real estate owners are becoming more creative in their project financing strategies and mix.
Clark Hill 2026 Commercial Real Estate Market Update: ESG & Sustainability Considerations for Commercial Real Estate in 2026
By Lindsay Sherwood Fouse-Hopkins and Maram T. Salaheldin
While economic and policy uncertainty may persist, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability considerations have become fundamental components of asset resilience and long-term valuation, particularly as the commercial real estate (CRE) industry faces rising insurance costs and the physical risks of climate change.