Charter Hall acquires $234m convenience retail portfolio across Australia

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Charter Hall Group has announced its unlisted institutional fund, the Charter Hall Convenience Retail Fund (CCRF or the Fund), has acquired a portfolio of three high-quality metro-located shopping centers.

Heitman’s Gordon Black: Global core-plus real estate emerges as a compelling entry point for long-term capital

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Global core-plus real estate is increasingly attractive for long-term investors, particularly at this stage of the market cycle. The core argument is that global diversification helps insulate portfolios from local economic and sector-specific downturns, while allowing investors to pursue higher-conviction opportunities within individual markets, says Gordon Black, executive vice president and portfolio manager of Heitman Global Real Estate Partners II, in an interview with IREI.

RXR, North Carolina Investment Authority announce strategic residential investment partnership

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RXR has formed a new $500 million strategic discretionary separate account with the North Carolina Investment Authority (NCIA) to provide structured equity solutions for more than $2 billion (at full capitalization) of high-quality residential development and transitional real estate projects across the United States. Investments will be made via RXR’s capital solutions platform, which is designed to provide flexible, bespoke capital solutions to sponsors, leveraging RXR’s vertically integrated development, construction, and operating platform.

Real estate secondary market volume hits record $20b in 2025

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The real estate secondaries market reached a record $20.3 billion in 2025, driven by rising demand for liquidity, stabilizing valuations and improving fundamentals, according to Ares Management.