📈 2026 CRE Buying Activity Is Back — Why Disciplined Investors Are Re-Entering the Market

Bill Rapp - Commercial & Residential Mortgage Broker

Published on: 31/01/2026

2026 to See Increased CRE Buying Activity: A Disciplined Reset, Not a Speculative Boom Commercial real estate is entering a new phase in 2026—and the signal is clear: investors are buying again. But this cycle looks very different from the excess-driven expansion of the past decade. Today’s activity is defined by pricing discipline, conservative leverage, and durable cash flow, not aggressive assumptions.