Asia Pacific office market stabilizes after two years of declines

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Asia Pacific’s office market is showing clear signs of stabilization after two years of rental declines. Regional rents fell 0.2 percent year-on-year in 2025, compared with a 1.6 percent drop in 2024. Knight Frank’s Fourth Quarter 2025 Office Highlights also show a 0.7 percent quarter-on-quarter rise in prime rents, the strongest increase in more than three years, led by strong momentum in India’s major markets. 

Q&A: Oracle, Blue Owl on scaling AI data centers

by Andrea Zander

Rising demand for AI and high-performance computing is reshaping cloud competition, data-center design, and capital allocation, increasing the importance of purpose-built infrastructure, execution speed, and aligned partnerships. In a discussion with IREI, Jared Sheiker, chief of staff for the real assets platform at Blue Owl Capital, and Julia Robin, vice president of networking and data center capacity management at Oracle, addressed how considerations such as power availability, water use, workforce development, and sustainability are influencing development decisions, alongside a shift toward disciplined, demand-driven growth.

Affinius Capital holds $630m first close for $1b hyperscale data center–focused fund

by Andrea Zander

Affinius Capital has held a first close for its first formal commingled hyperscale data center–focused fund, raising $630 million.

SC Capital Partners secures new CPP Investments commitment for Japan hospitality strategy

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Singapore-based real estate investment manager SC Capital Partners Group has secured a new capital commitment from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) for its Japan hospitality strategy.