2025 Global Real Estate Workforce Survey, Volume IV is currently being conducted. Results available January 2026.
This survey is the most comprehensive workforce benchmarking initiative in commercial real estate.
Led by Ferguson Partners and supported by 19 global CRE associations, the Survey tracks workforce demographics, organizational culture, and internal practices across investment, development, construction, design, and advisory sectors.
The Global Real Estate DEI Survey Volume III released January 2024, tracked DEI practices and employee demographics at 216 firms, with data collected between July and September 2023.
​The Survey represented 296,902 full-time real estate employees, $1.98 trillion of assets under management and a cross-section of the commercial real estate industry globally in terms of size, region and business type and includes:
- DEI program structure, resources and ownership
- Policies focused on recruitment, retention, training and development, inclusivity, tracking and accountability and pay equity
- Employee demographics by gender, race/ethnicity, across seniority and job function for the US and by gender across Asia Pacific, Canada and Europe
- DEI hiring, promotion and departure trends year-over-year
​The Global Real Estate Workforce Survey is led by Ferguson Partners and conducted in partnership with: AFIRE, AIA, APREA, AREF, BOMA, BPF, CFMA, CoreNet Global, EPRA, NAIOP, NAREIM, NCREIF, OSCRE, PFA, PREA, RICS, REALPAC and ULI.
Inclusion at NAREIM
​In 2024, NAREIM launched the Hispanic Real Estate Roundtable (previously LatinX) for the first time. The Roundtable is intended to facilitate networking for Hispanic/Latino professionals in real estate investment management, across seniority and functional groups.Â
"What stood out most was the authenticity in the room. There was a strong sense of shared purpose—to lift as we climb, to build networks that reflect our communities, and to open more doors for future generations."
Thank you to our 2026 Partners
For more information on inclusion efforts at NAREIM, please reach out to IvyLee Rosario, Head of Programs.