AEW’s Gina Szymanski Bullish on Outlook for REIT Growth, Fundamentals

Nareit's REIT Report Podcast · Sep 17, 2026 · 12m

Gina Szymanski, chief investment officer at AEW Capital Management’s global securities business, told the REIT Report that for long-term investors in the REIT market, “there is no better time in the cycle than now,” as historically low levels of supply across all sectors bolster prospects for growth and fundamentals.

“We actually are very bullish,” Szymanski said. “We are sitting at a trough in the cycle. When interest rates started to rise in 2022, it was really pencils down in terms of new development and it took a while for the supply pipelines to empty across the board. But now, really…