Published 03/16/2026
Julie Baird and Xander Snyder Explore Current Market Conditions in Commercial Property Executive

First American Exchange Company President Julie Baird and First American Senior Commercial Real Estate Economist Xander Snyder recently co-authored an article for Commercial Property Executive exploring how tax-deferral strategies are helping investors navigate a commercial real estate market focused on recalibration. Julie and Xander explain how tools like 1031 exchanges, reverse and concurrent exchanges, Delaware Statutory Trusts, and 721 UPREITs can support greater execution certainty, risk management, and strategic portfolio repositioning in a still-evolving environment. They also look at how current conditions across multifamily, industrial, and office sectors, as well as financing trends and regional market dynamics, are shaping investor decisions as they look for opportunities to preserve and grow capital in 2026.
Read the full article on Commercial Property Executive’s website.
