Wishing you and yours an incredible holiday season!
The Real Media family is growing!
2025 was the year alternative CRE officially stopped being “alternative.” Capital kept flowing into every corner of the non-traditional landscape — from data centers and cold storage to IOS, small bay, med office, BTR, student housing, and more.
CREalts followed it all, every day: the transactions, the trends, the capital movements, the operators to watch, and the sectors breaking out.
All written by real humans. By founders and editors you can call. No AI slop.
Institutional interest in alt-CRE is only accelerating, and 2026 is shaping up to be the fastest-moving year yet. Our plan? More coverage, more data, and more clarity across all 30+ niches.
If you want to go deeper into any specific vertical, here are the sector publications we run:
Self Storage List (new!) - fragmented and on an upswing
IOS List - the backbone of the supply chain
BTR List - today’s hottest multifamily sector
Data Center View - where your LLM queries go to marinate
Cold Storage List - mission-critical for food and pharma
Med Office List - maybe the last safe haven in office?
Small Bay List - small, shallow, and mid - where the leasing velocity never quits
Student Housing Daily - the recession-resistant juggernaut
…and several more on deck for 2026.
Thanks for reading and supporting CREalts this year. Rest up, next year will be event busier.
Cheers,
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Disclaimer: The authors of CREalts are not finance or tax experts. This email is for educational use and not financial advice. Do your own research and consult with professionals before making financial decisions. Our content, which may contain affiliate links and sponsor posts, is subjective and not to be used as the only basis for such decisions. We are not responsible for any losses from relying on this information. Past performance of any asset is not indicative of future results.
