LaSalle announces $250m multifamily co-investment with Cortland

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LaSalle Investment Management has completed a $250 million co-investment alongside Cortland Enhanced Value Fund VI into a portfolio of 19 multifamily properties that Cortland acquired for $1.6 billion in November 2025. LaSalle’s commitment primarily will support the value-add repositioning of the assets.

Clarion’s Tripp Braillard on private real estate opportunities for DC retirement plans

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While real estate is the third-largest asset class in the United States, defined contribution (DC) retirement plans currently hold only a small fraction of their assets in private real estate, relying primarily on public REITs. In contrast, defined benefit (DB) plans and other institutional investors allocate most of their real estate exposure to private holdings. Tripp Braillard, head of DC Distribution at Clarion, recently explained the potential for expanding DC plan access to private real estate.

MPC sales finished just 3% below pace set by 2024 top-sellers, marking an improvement

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RCLCO Real Estate Consulting, an advisory firm focused on the real estate industry, has released the results of their bi-annual survey of the top-selling master-planned communities (MPCs) of 2025. 

Benefit Street Partners secures $10b for its flagship U.S. real estate debt strategy

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Benefit Street Partners (BSP), a credit-focused alternative asset manager,  has held a final close of BSP Real Estate Opportunistic Debt Fund II (ODF II), providing $10 billion of investable capital, inclusive of related vehicles and anticipated leverage, across $3 billion of equity commitments.