Institutional capital returns to real estate, says Cottonwood Group CIO Mark Green

by Andrea Zander

Institutional investors are re-entering the real estate market as denominator-effect pressures ease and portfolio allocations begin to normalize. According to Cottonwood Group CIO Mark Green, in an interview with IREI, the most meaningful capital today is gravitating toward structured and opportunistic strategies, where complexity is rewarded and underwriting is grounded in operational realities. Investors are prioritizing execution, scale, and essential-demand themes — such as housing affordability, healthcare, logistics and digital infrastructure — while favoring deeper partnerships over traditional fund commitments. In a market defined by selective liquidity and narrower bid-ask spreads, the ability to structure risk thoughtfully and deliver on business plans is becoming the true differentiator.   

Blue Vista Capital Management to create $600m national self-storage platform

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Blue Vista Capital Management in collaboration with UBS’s Unified Global Alternatives – Real Estate (UGA RE) business and Extra Space Storage (EXR) has formed a strategic collaboration to invest in self-storage assets in the U.S., which will have approximately $600 million in buying power to build a diversified self-storage portfolio.

London’s New Bond Street named world’s most expensive retail spot

by Andrea Zander

London’s New Bond Street has been named the world’s most expensive retail destination for the first time, Cushman & Wakefield 35th edition of Main Streets Across The World  revealed. Rents have jumped 22 percent in the past year, overtaking Milan’s Via Montenapoleone (No. 1 last year) and New York’s Upper Fifth Avenue (No. 2 last year) 

Peachtree Group makes $200m commitment to The Briad Group’s multi-brand convenience store developments

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Peachtree Group has plans to expand into the convenience and fuel retail sector, targeting up to $200 million to the Livingston, N.J.-based The Briad Group for the development and acquisition of new sites.