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RI Marketplace H1 2026: Traded Volume Grows as Buyer Demand Continues to Expand
Traded Volume Grows as Buyer Demand Expands RI Marketplace entered 2026 with continued momentum across transaction volume, buyer activity, and asset diversity.
RI Marketplace traded $401.9M across 193 assets in H1 2026, up 11.4% year over year, as buyer demand and investor engagement continued to grow and transaction activity broadened across office, hospitality, multifamily and other CRE sectors.
Bidding Boom: Online Hotel Auctions Gain Momentum with Buyers and Sellers
Hospitality continues to be one of the most active asset classes on RI Marketplace. In 2026, 51 hotels have been auctioned, generating nearly 667,000 listing views and more than 4,300 executed confidentiality agreements.
A recent Hotel Business feature explores how online auctions are expanding beyond distressed sales, giving brokers and sellers broader reach, greater price transparency and a more defined path to close.
Marketing Attribution Identifies Winning Bidder in 118% Above Reserve Student Housing Sale
Reaching a Specialized Buyer Pool As a lender-owned disposition, University Flats Phase I was marketed with a clear objective: maximize recovery through a compressed timeline that brought qualified buyers together on a fixed close date.
RI Marketplace combined targeted marketing and full-funnel attribution to broaden the buyer pool for University Flats Phase I, revealing how the winning bidder and underbidder were sourced and how each progressed from first touch to final bid.
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