At the Real Estate Board of New York’s 130th REBNY Annual held earlier this month at the Waldorf Astoria New York, Connect CRE interviewed numerous industry leaders on the near-term outlook for commercial real estate. Continuing a theme from the first video from the event, we asked industry leaders whether the momentum that the industry saw in 2025 will carry through into 2026, and if so, where.

In the video below, CRE heavyweights sounded notes of both bullishness and caution. Sam Chandan, founding director, NYU Stern Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance, cited some of the macroeconomic headwinds the industry faces, both locally and nationally.

For his part, Jay Neveloff, partner at Kramer Levin, told Connect CRE, “[The momentum is] going to double or triple. I think the momentum is going to take us into ’26.” He expressed the hope that investors looking to expand the supply of affordable housing would not be asked by the new mayoral administration “to shoulder the full burden.”

You’ll also hear insights from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman; Jason Haber, agent at Compass and co-founder of the American Real Estate Association; David Falk, president, Tri-State Region, Newmark; Kelly Mack, president, Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group; Amy Rose, CEO, Rose Associates; Mark Ehrlich, president, Rose Associates; Bob Knakal, chairman and CEO, BKREA; Hal Fetner, chairman, Fetner Properties; Alexander Durst, chief development officer, The Durst Organization; and Christine Quinn, president and CEO, Women in Need.