UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

February 23, 2026

TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


New York			Not Applicable

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

33-92990, 333-285628

(Commission File Number)

c/o Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America

730 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10017-3206

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 490-9000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

☐ Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information set forth below under “Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The TIAA Real Estate Account (the “Account” or the “Registrant”) intends to post on the TIAA internet website (www.tiaa.org) on or after February 23, 2026, documents that contain certain market commentary and other information regarding the Account, including economic analysis and market outlook related to the U.S. commercial real estate market (the “Market Commentary Documents”). These documents are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including all information contained on TIAA’s internet website and Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.


Item 9.01						Financial Statements and Exhibits.

						(a) Not Applicable.

						(b) Not Applicable.

						(c) Not Applicable.

						(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description

99.1 --						TIAA Real Estate Account 2026 Outlook Commentary

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


			TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT

			By:			TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA


DATE: February 23, 2026	By:	/s/ F. Scott Thomas

		F. Scott Thomas
		Senior Director, Associate General Counsel

TIAA REAL ESTATE ACCOUNT 8-K