Jin Rong Jie·2026-02-12 03:32Group 1 - The U.S. real estate services sector has been significantly impacted by the latest wave of AI-induced panic selling, with major companies like CBRE and JLL experiencing stock price drops of 12% and 14% respectively, marking their largest single-day declines since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 [1] - The commercial real estate industry in the U.S. has been struggling to recover due to the pandemic's disruption of office space demand and high interest rates suppressing transaction volumes, despite some growth in niche areas like data centers and high-end office leasing driven by the AI boom [1] - Investors are increasingly wary of the potential impact of AI technology on the industry, fearing that automation and streamlined transaction processes could disrupt high-fee, labor-intensive business models, leading to a shift away from real estate service firms perceived as vulnerable to AI disruption [1] Group 2 - Barclays analyst Brendan Lynch noted that the recent stock price declines appear "excessive" given that there were no significant negative developments in the news, indicating that the associated risks have not changed [2] - Jefferies analyst Joe Dickstein believes that the threat of AI to leasing and capital markets is limited, asserting that firms like CBRE will maintain their positions as large leasing and transaction intermediaries due to their scale advantages in data accumulation and industry relationships [2] - The panic selling triggered by AI concerns has spread across multiple sectors, including SaaS, insurance brokerage, and wealth management, with significant stock pressure observed following the launch of AI-based applications in these industries [2]