United States Real Estate Investor

Key Takeaways Family offices are rapidly increasing their investments in commercial real estate, surpassing traditional institutional investors in major markets. The use of patient capital and advanced technology allows family offices to acquire high-value properties and intensify competition. A continued surge in private wealth investment is likely to disrupt established market dynamics and create increased volatility. Private Wealth Reshapes Major City Skylines Family offices are pushing billions into commercial real estate, displacing institutional giants from Manhattan’s iconic skyline to Chicago’s River North. Armed with patient capital and advanced technology, they are seizing trophy assets, squeezing out smaller investors, and inflaming competition. With 44% planning greater allocations next year, they threaten to permanently alter market dynamics. The flood of private wealth heightens unpredictability—beware, as the next wave could wash away old power structures. More shocks ar...