Future Standard’s Andrew Korz: CRE stabilizes as investors shift toward execution

by Andrea Zander

U.S. commercial real estate is regaining its footing after several years of valuation resets and subdued transaction activity. Pricing has stabilized, liquidity is returning and deal activity is beginning to broaden — early signs of a new cycle.

HSAM sells outpatient MOB in San Jose to Santa Clara County for $340m

by Released

Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM) has sold a newly constructed, build-to-suit outpatient medical office building in San Jose, Calif., to the County of Santa Clara (the County) for $340 million.

QuadReal acquires 27-asset U.K. self-storage portfolio for $276m, forming joint venture with Clear Sky

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QuadReal Property Group has acquired a 27-asset self-storage portfolio in the United Kingdom from Padlock Euro Storage Fund I, as well as the establishment of a new joint venture partnership with Clear Sky Capital, a privately owned real estate investment management and development company.

LPs launch investor-led real estate data model to standardize reporting

by Andrea Zander

A group of large LPs and consultants has developed an investor-led real estate data model called the Real Estate Data Initiative (REDI) to address long-standing challenges with inconsistent, fragmented and largely PDF-based reporting from GPs. The initiative aims to provide a common data model, delivered as an Excel-based template, that standardizes core fund-, asset- and portfolio-level data fields used by most global real estate investors.