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Ohio teachers buys 50% stake in mixed-use tower in Brooklyn
The $73 billion State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) of Ohio has acquired a 50 percent…
Fundraising
AFM raises $102m for first Australian diversified property fund
Assembly Funds Management (AFM) has closed its maiden fund, the Australian Diversified Property Fund (ADPF1)…
Transactions
Tokyo firm to sell Midtown East office tower
Unizo Holdings Co., a Tokyo-based real estate investment firm, has plans to sell its office building…
Research
MetLife: E-commerce growth to fall around the rate of brick & mortar retail sales growth in the 2030s
Investors may want to target retail centers with experience-focused tenants, such as restaurants, showrooms, event space and activities, according to MetLife Investment Management in its white paper, “A New Dawn in Retail.”
Research
Co-living solutions to global urban housing crisis held back by slow pace of regulatory change, U.S. and European market leaders conclude at inaugural New York summit
The fast-emerging “co-living” real estate rental sector could transform urban living in cities around the world that are becoming increasingly unaffordable for younger people struggling to get a foothold in residential markets, the Global Summit of the Class of 2020 think tank heard on Tuesday.
Resource Center
Report from Europe: Self-storage poised to sweep euro zone
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Transactions
Recent commercial real estate transactions
Transactions reported this week include two acquisitions made by Blackstone. In Atlanta, Blackstone acquired the…
Transactions
AXA Investment Managers buys 216-unit residential development in Barcelona
AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets has acquired, by way of a forward-purchase agreement and…
Investors
Paladin Realty launches development in Sao Paulo and JV
Paladin Realty Partners has launched its latest mixed-use development, CORE, located in Sao Paulo’s upscale…
Transactions
Blackstone to acquire Dream Global REIT in $6.2b transaction
Affiliates of real estate funds managed by Blackstone are to acquire all of Dream Global REIT’s subsidiaries and assets in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.2 billion.
Investors
Making the turn: A tipping point on climate change has arrived, but how fast or slow the transition from fossil fuels comes will determine winners and losers
If you sense something has changed in the aftermath of the latest category five hurricane to hit North America, you’re not alone.