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10/13/2026

Every boom ends. Ermengarde Jabir, PhD explains how the data center boom cools, and why that is not a bust.

On America's Commercial Real Estate Show, the Director of Economic Research at Moody's Analytics gives her outlook for the data center sector: a long runway of strong activity, then a shift from boom into a more measured phase.

The reason is a gap between adoption and implementation. AI adoption at a basic level is already widespread, but actually building AI into business workflows takes longer, still needs a lot of human intervention, and costs more to run than many expect. That combination stretches the timeline out.

None of this is a bust call. The technology is here to stay. Like the industrial revolutions before it, from the steam engine to the cotton gin, it makes work more efficient without removing the need for people. For data center demand, that means a long runway followed by a normalization, not a cliff.

Ermengarde Jabir joins Michael Bull, CCIM to break down the data center outlook, AI adoption, and why the boom eventually cools.

Watch the Full Episode: https://buff.ly/1oEnX5r
Listen on Spotify: https://buff.ly/ngdyYyQ
Listen on Apple: https://buff.ly/Eglf2sl

Connect with Ermengarde Jabir, PhD: https://buff.ly/OBRS6he
Moody's Analytics Website: https://buff.ly/k71SpiP

Looking to discuss where data centers go next? Let's connect!
Michael Bull, CCIM
[email protected]
404-876-1640 x 101

10/13/2026

For most of our careers, energy was barely a line item in a real estate decision. Gunnar Branson says that has changed, because we are reaching capacity.

On this week's America's Commercial Real Estate Show, Gunnar Branson, CEO of AFIRE, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate, explains the biggest headline in AFIRE's mid-year Pulse survey.

That headline is the turn to infrastructure, and specifically to energy. For the first time, a majority of AFIRE's respondents say energy is one of their big concerns when they decide where to invest. They want markets where they are confident in energy availability, cost, and the infrastructure behind it.

Many are going further and making direct investments in energy, with data center developers leading the way because they often have to build power just to get a site running. Investors are taking an all of the above approach: gas-fired plants are faster to market, solar is now cheaper than coal, and battery storage keeps getting more effective.

Gunnar sees this as one of the turning points that comes around every 20 years or so. The closing of the Strait of Hormuz and a constrained supply of processed rare earths are forcing investors to think more broadly, and the playbook of 20 years ago will not cover it.

Gunnar joins Michael Bull, CCIM to break down energy, data centers, and how global investors are picking markets.

Watch the Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji4qwE3b48A
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gcQUX75sM0YxOKIcOIyH8
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-foreign-investors-see-us-commercial-real-estate/id398600916?i=1000793669970

Connect with Gunnar Branson:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunnarbranson/
AFIRE Website: https://www.afire.org/

Looking to discuss energy and real estate investment? Let's connect!
Michael Bull, CCIM
[email protected]
404-876-1640 x 101

10/12/2026

Global institutions haven't stopped investing in America. Gunnar Branson says a growing share of the money is heading to infrastructure, and the biggest target is data centers.

On this week's America's Commercial Real Estate Show, Gunnar Branson, CEO of AFIRE, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate, explains how institutional allocations are shifting.

From an institutional investor's perspective, commercial real estate has had a rough couple of years. Yields have come in below what investors expected when they raised the capital, and the asset class is less favored than it was two years ago. As these firms decide where to invest across every asset class, their infrastructure departments are getting more active.

The biggest area of infrastructure investing is actually being driven by real estate: data center development across the United States. That brings friction. Some communities are pushing back, and Gunnar thinks much of it comes from people realizing that data centers are factories, with constraints that make them less appealing right next door.

It also brings energy into the picture. Data center developers increasingly have to build their own energy infrastructure to get a site powered, and many AFIRE members now invest in energy directly. For pension plans and sovereign wealth funds thinking about the next 10 years and beyond, infrastructure fits the way they already invest.

Gunnar joins Michael Bull, CCIM to break down infrastructure, data centers, and where global capital is heading in the US.

Watch the Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji4qwE3b48A
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gcQUX75sM0YxOKIcOIyH8
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-foreign-investors-see-us-commercial-real-estate/id398600916?i=1000793669970

Connect with Gunnar Branson:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunnarbranson/
AFIRE Website: https://www.afire.org/

Looking to discuss where global capital is heading? Let's connect!
Michael Bull, CCIM
[email protected]
404-876-1640 x 101

10/12/2026

A few years ago, brick and mortar retail was supposed to be dead. Today it is the darling of commercial real estate again, and Gunnar Branson sees office following the same path.

On this week's America's Commercial Real Estate Show, Gunnar Branson, CEO of AFIRE, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate, explains what office can learn from retail's comeback.

Michael Bull has said many times that he thinks office is the buy of the decade, and that it will recover faster than most people expect. Gunnar points to retail as the model. The retail market got rid of a lot of supply and condensed across the country, and smart operators made smart moves that revitalized the sector.

Office is starting down that road. Conversions to multifamily in New York and Washington, DC are thinning out buildings that no longer compete, and in New York there has been almost no Class A office space available for more than a year. The neighborhoods winning tenants are mixed-use places where people live, work, and play, active around the clock.

Gunnar's caution: plenty of B and C buildings need significant capital, and broken capital stacks still have losses to work through. His summary is that office is the best buy if you are careful. A low basis helps, and Michael is bringing to market an office tower of almost 200,000 square feet at about $64 a foot.

Gunnar joins Michael Bull, CCIM to break down office, retail's turnaround, and the low-basis play.

Watch the Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji4qwE3b48A
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gcQUX75sM0YxOKIcOIyH8
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-foreign-investors-see-us-commercial-real-estate/id398600916?i=1000793669970

Connect with Gunnar Branson:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gunnarbranson/
AFIRE Website: https://www.afire.org/

Looking to discuss office investment? Let's connect!
Michael Bull, CCIM
[email protected]
404-876-1640 x 101

Office buildings in Atlanta are selling, just not to who you'd think. 🏢In a new KeyCrew Journal feature, Michael Bull, C...
10/05/2026

Office buildings in Atlanta are selling, just not to who you'd think. 🏢

In a new KeyCrew Journal feature, Michael Bull, CCIM, breaks down why owner occupants across Atlanta and the Southeast are buying office buildings, and what it means for the market.

📖 Read more: https://buff.ly/Irhqohf

📞 Interested? Call 404-876-1640.

10/01/2026

TikTok has its critics. Retailers are using it anyway, and Mark Mathews says they have to.

On this week's America's Commercial Real Estate Show, Mark Mathews, Chief Economist and Executive Director of Research at the National Retail Federation, explains why retailers need to be wherever their customers are.

We live in an influencer age. People share makeup routines on TikTok and other platforms, recommend brands, and talk about products constantly. Mark's view is simple: if your consumer is on a channel, you need to be present there, because so much of the inspiration to buy now happens on these platforms instead of in the store aisle.

That pressure comes from the economics of retail. It is a highly competitive, low-margin industry, and there is little room to ignore where demand starts. The path to purchase has multiplied, and retailers have to turn an influencer's recommendation into an actual transaction.

Mark's closing thought: the customer has always been king, and maybe now the customer is emperor. Consumers have more control than ever, and retailers have to respond to their wants and likes.

Mark joins Michael Bull, CCIM to break down influencer marketing, TikTok and social commerce, and what it takes to win the modern shopper.

Watch the Full Episode: https://buff.ly/I7ANhHR
Listen on Spotify: https://buff.ly/koMbxmu
Listen on Apple: https://buff.ly/a9ayBHw

Connect with Mark Mathews:
https://buff.ly/xIKgEN2
National Retail Federation Website: https://nrf.com

Looking to discuss retail real estate? Let's connect!
Michael Bull, CCIM
[email protected]
404-876-1640 x 101

09/29/2026

Bull Realty is proud to announce the successful sale of 4295 Jonesboro Road, a single tenant NNN DriveTime investment property in Union City, Georgia.

Just off Interstate 85 near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the ±3,060 SF dealership sits on ±4.72 acres along a busy auto corridor with 10 other new and used car dealerships. The property has a recently remodeled and expanded showroom and 373 parking spaces. Placer.ai ranks it in the top 30% of all DriveTime locations. The asset gave a new owner a fee simple, zero landlord responsibility investment with a NNN lease running through January 2032. The lease includes 1.5% annual rent increases, three renewal options, and a corporate guarantee from DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc. and Bridgecrest Acceptance Corporation.

Congratulations to Nancy Miller, CCIM, MBA and Adam Willhite on bringing this transaction to a successful close.

Looking for pricing discovery and results?
Email Michael Bull, CCIM at [email protected] or call 404-876-1640.

09/27/2026

Consumer confidence is near the lowest readings on record. So why are shoppers still spending?

On this week's America's Commercial Real Estate Show, Mark Mathews, Chief Economist and Executive Director of Research at the National Retail Federation, explains the gap between how consumers feel and what they actually do.

The University of Michigan sentiment index, the most widely covered measure, posted the lowest readings in its history just a few months ago. The Conference Board's numbers are less negative, and there is an active debate over who is being sampled and how. Either way, people are worried about jobs, wars, gas prices, and a lot more.

Mark points to one driver of that mood: the media. A Brookings Institution study found coverage has been five times more negative than in the previous 30-year period when looking at equivalent data. He does not blame it all on the media, but it is feeding the worry.

Here is what matters for retail: the gloom is not showing up in spending. Mark calls it griping but swiping. Retail sales are running 5.3% ahead of last year even with sentiment near the floor.

Mark joins Michael Bull, CCIM to break down consumer confidence, media sentiment, and why spending is holding up.

Watch the Full Episode: https://buff.ly/I7ANhHR
Listen on Spotify: https://buff.ly/koMbxmu
Listen on Apple: https://buff.ly/a9ayBHw

Connect with Mark Mathews:
https://buff.ly/xIKgEN2
National Retail Federation Website: https://nrf.com

Looking to discuss retail real estate? Let's connect!
Michael Bull, CCIM
[email protected]
404-876-1640 x 101

09/24/2026

Most people assume strong retail sales numbers are just inflation. Mark Mathews says the data shows otherwise.

On this week's America's Commercial Real Estate Show, Mark Mathews, Chief Economist and Executive Director of Research at the National Retail Federation, explains why retail is running well ahead of forecast.

NRF projected 4.4% retail sales growth for the year. That was already a strong call for a mature industry that historically grows about 3.6% to 3.7% a year, and Mark admits it made him a little nervous. Retail sales are now running at 5.3%.

The first question he gets is whether that is all inflation. The answer is no. Goods inflation is running about 0.8%, so most of the 5.3% is real growth in what people are buying. The inflation consumers feel is concentrated on the services side of the economy. Over the last 30 years, a dollar spent on a durable good like a fridge or electronics has fallen to about 79 cents.

For owners of retail real estate, that matters. Real sales growth is what supports tenant health, occupancy, and rent, and it is running stronger than most people expected this year.

Mark joins Michael Bull, CCIM to break down retail sales growth, goods versus services inflation, and the consumer driving it.

Watch the Full Episode: https://buff.ly/I7ANhHR
Listen on Spotify: https://buff.ly/koMbxmu
Listen on Apple: https://buff.ly/a9ayBHw

Connect with Mark Mathews:
https://buff.ly/xIKgEN2
National Retail Federation Website: https://nrf.com

Looking to discuss retail real estate? Let's connect!
Michael Bull, CCIM
[email protected]
404-876-1640 x 101

09/21/2026

Data centers feel unstoppable right now. Ermengarde Jabir, PhD has a reminder: exponential growth never lasts.

On this week's America's Commercial Real Estate Show, the Director of Economic Research at Moody's Analytics gives her outlook for the data center sector.

Ermengarde expects strong data center activity for roughly the next four to five years, through the end of the decade. After that, the sector moves from boom into a more measured phase.

The reason is a gap between adoption and implementation. AI adoption at a basic level is already widespread, but actually building AI into business workflows is taking longer, still needs a lot of human intervention, and costs more to run than many expected. That combination stretches the timeline out.

None of this is a bust call. The technology is here to stay. Like the industrial revolutions before it, from the steam engine to the cotton gin, it makes work more efficient without removing the need for people. For data center demand, that means a long runway followed by a normalization, not a cliff.

Ermengarde Jabir joins Michael Bull, CCIM to break down the data center outlook, AI adoption, and why the boom eventually cools.

Watch the Full Episode: https://buff.ly/1oEnX5r
Listen on Spotify: https://buff.ly/ngdyYyQ
Listen on Apple: https://buff.ly/Eglf2sl

Connect with Ermengarde Jabir, PhD: https://buff.ly/OBRS6he
Moody's Analytics Website: https://buff.ly/k71SpiP

Looking to discuss where data centers go next? Let's connect!
Michael Bull, CCIM
[email protected]
404-876-1640 x 101

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