SPONSORED: Nuveen Real Estate – U.S. retail in the age of convenience culture by Jennifer Babcock Thriving necessity-retail properties are in locations supported by favorable demographic trends, have the ability to attract top-notch tenants and demonstrate sustainable traffic patterns due to market dominance, according to a report titled, “U.S. retail in…
When it comes to investment strategy, where does real estate debt fit in a portfolio? by Alex Frew McMillan It's a leading question to ask debt strategists to rate the importance of debt as a real estate investment strategy. However, it’s safe to say they all feel it’s underrated.
The ultimate price of national debt by Himanshu Wani The 14-year era of low interest rates and depressed bond yields is over. Cheap debt and the wide spread between property and government bond yields that was a boon for real estate has given way…
Fundraising GLP announces close of China Income Fund XIV GLP Pte Ltd. has closed its GLP China Income Fund XIV (CIF XIV) with nearly…
Research Thailand hotel investments to cross $650m in 2025: JLL Investment in Thailand hotels totaled $301 million (THB9.8 billion) in the first half of 2025.…
Investors Griffin Capital launches dedicated build-to-rent platform to expand rental housing investment capabilities Griffin Capital Co. has expanded its Griffin Residential Investment Platform (GRIP) with the formation of…
Investors BlackRock announces plans for €578m investment program delivering next generation enterprise data centers across the U.K. by Andrea Zander BlackRock, through its European value-added real estate series, has announced plans to commit up to £500 million (€578 million/$681 million) to an investment program delivering next-generation enterprise data centers across the United Kingdom, supporting evolving demands from businesses for high-density compute capabilities. Boosting the United Kingdom’s overall data center capacity, the program will finance the modernization of operational enterprise data centers to better serve blue-chip companies with enhanced hybrid cloud solutions.
Investors BRIDGE Housing launches private equity fund aimed at investing $1b to acquire and create affordable and workforce housing on the West Coast by Andrea Zander BRIDGE Housing has launched its first private equity fund to accelerate its mission-driven work to address the affordability crisis for low- and moderate-income families in some of the nation’s costliest housing markets.
Transactions Bain Capital sells WinTriX’s Chindata in the country’s largest-ever M&A data center deal Bain Capital’s data center portfolio company WinTrix DC Group has entered into a binding agreement…
People Blackstone’s head of Asia acquisitions to retire, COO of real estate Europe to step in Alan Miyasaki, Blackstone’s senior managing director real estate and head of real estate Asia acquisitions,…
Transactions Hines expands Nordic industrial platform with Swedish portfolio acquisition Hines, a global real estate investment manager, announced the acquisition of a significant industrial portfolio…
Fundraising Cottonwood Group receives $1b in commitments for U.S. real estate special situations investment strategy by rELEASED Cottonwood Group, a private equity real estate investment firm with offices in Los Angeles, Boston and New York, has exceeded its original fundraising goal for the Cottonwood Real Estate Special Situations Strategy. The strategy reached the milestone of $1 billion at final closing on August 31, 2025. Commitments received comprise of pooled-fund vehicles and separate accounts.
Transactions Two Hulic REIT-owned network centers change hands in Japan by Kali Persall Hulic REIT, a Japanese REIT company investing in offices, retail properties, hotels and other assets, and its management company, have agreed to transfer ownership of two network centers in Tokyo and Nagano to Hulic Co., the parent company of Hulic REIT Management.
