【CBRE】Q1 2026 U.S. Capital Markets Figures

• Commercial real estate investment volume increased by 19% year-over-year in Q1
  to $117 billion.
• The CBRE Lending Momentum Index rose to 1.5 in Q1 , up from 1.2 in Q4 2025 and 0.3 a year earlier—its highest level since 2021.
• Private investors were the biggest buyers, accounting for $66 billion of Q1 investment volume, followed by institutional investors with $27 billion.
• Inbound cross-border investment rose by 18% year-over-year in Q1 to $5.8 billion.
• Alternative lenders were the biggest non-agency lenders, accounting for 53% of Q1 loan closings, followed by banks (22%) and life companies (17%).

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