Even with stretches of volatility in 2025, it was clear to many of our industry experts that capital and confidence had returned to the market in a way not seen in several years. That sets the stage for what could be a stronger and perhaps smoother 2026, one marked by conviction in fundamentals rather than cautious optimism. You can read all about it in our 2026 Market Forecast, which features a distinguished list of commercial real estate experts and predictions on everything from leasing and lending to affordable housing, energy and capital markets.
You can read all about it in our 2025 Market Forecast, which features predictions and insights from some of the state’s leading voices in commercial real estate.
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Real Estate NJ’s 2026 Market Forecast
Looking back: Fulop, outgoing Jersey City mayor, reflects on policies behind historic development boom, affordability push
With his time as mayor winding down, Steve Fulop feels Jersey City is better off after 12 years of pro-growth policies and a historic development boom that spread beyond the downtown and waterfront areas. He also acknowledged that the city and the region still face an affordability crisis and an undersupply of housing, issues that his successor will confront in the years ahead.
Building momentum
The Museum Parc project is now taking shape around The Newark Museum of Art, as you’ll read in this month’s cover story, as a development team constructs two new buildings with a combined 250 mixed-income apartments, ground-floor retail and additional cultural spaces such as a vibrant, glass-enclosed gallery. The construction along Central Avenue is now about 50 percent complete, as anticipation builds for full delivery in early 2027.
Owners Council Q&A: Lance Bergstein
The market has really ebbed and flowed over the last 12 months. There were spurts of positive progress coupled with deterrents. I think this recent rate cut will help the macro environment but many of the fundamentals have remained the same. As a whole, the country is in an interesting political environment, which is perhaps more impactful to the economy than raw economic data.
Owners Council Q&A: Katie Kurtz
When I joined Denholtz in 2024, gridlocked capital markets and broad uncertainty made transacting difficult. At that time, the industry was waiting for the long-promised rate cuts that would unlock deal flow. Fast forward a year, and we’ve finally received the first of what should be a series of cuts. While the full impact will take time, I anticipate we will begin to see the pricing clarity that’s essential for the market to function. This shift gives me more optimism heading into 2026 than I felt at the close of last year.
