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Henderson Park and Landmark Properties have closed on the acquisition of a 1.21-acre site in Charleston, S.C., which they will develop into a 335-bed, six-story student housing community adjacent to the College of Charleston. 

The U.S. retail sector continues to demonstrate exceptional resilience and adaptability, with leading markets and segments outperforming expectations even in a dynamic economic environment, according to Newmark.

Pan-European industrial investment manager Boreal IM has extended the German logistics portfolio it manages on behalf of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to 370,000 square meters (3.98 million square feet), following the acquisition of a 76,000-square-meter (818,000-square-foot) newly constructed warehouse in the port of Bremerhaven.

M7 Real Estate, the pan-European investor and asset manager, has acquired of Raiffeisenstrasse 5–7, a high-quality last-mile urban logistics asset in Frankfurt, Germany.

NEPI Rockcastle, Europe’s third largest listed retail real estate company with a portfolio value of more than €8 billion ($9.2 billion), has decided to appoint Marek Noetzel as its designated CEO, effective April 1, 2026.

Axis, the last-mile logistics platform founded by Pictet and Stoneweg, has acquired two strategic properties at Steinfurtstraat 9 in Zwolle and Park Forum 1119-1121 in Eindhoven, two key logistics locations in the Netherlands. 

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), has acquired an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility located in Southern California for approximately $92 million. The property is subject to a long-term absolute triple net lease with Oldcastle Infrastructure, a subsidiary of CRH plc, the world’s largest building materials company.

Callan has released its 2025 Asset Manager Sustainable Investment Practices Study, highlighting asset manager responses to environmental, social and governance (ESG) questions in Callan's proprietary database. Compiling input from more than 1,500 unique organizations, the study reveals how, and to what extent, asset managers integrate sustainability-related factors into their investment processes.

DivcoWest, a DivCore Capital company, has acquired 399 Boylston St., a premier 245,000-square-foot class A office building in Boston’s Back Bay.

The Amherst Group has received an equity investment from Koch Real Estate Investments (KREI), a subsidiary of Koch, one of the largest private companies in America, marking the latest in a series of investments that makes KREI Amherst’s largest institutional shareholder.

Real estate investment veteran Matt Ferrari has launched PXV Multifamily, a private multifamily investment and operating firm which will target a broad spectrum of assets from middle-market value-added properties to institutional quality opportunities in select key markets throughout the United States. 

Institutional investors are under increasing pressure to make faster, smarter and more transparent decisions while managing complex portfolios and meeting fiduciary responsibilities. In the first article of this series, we explored why reviewing in-house technology is essential. This follow-up focuses on where to apply that technology — specifically, which workflows offer the greatest opportunity to drive better outcomes with modern tools by their investment managers.

Sonida Senior Living has plans to acquire CNL Healthcare Properties in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $1.8 billion.

CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) has achieved final close for its value-added lodging private fund.

Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM) has formed a new joint venture with Oakmont Senior Living and Blue Mountain Enterprises to acquire and develop a six-property, class A senior housing portfolio across California. This relationship-driven venture brings together three leading firms with complementary expertise across investment, development and operations.

The U.S. housing market is shaped less by an overall shortage of units and more by a persistent mismatch between the types and locations of housing and the evolving needs of households, according to Principal Asset Management’s Rich Hill in a recently white paper, America’s Housing Opportunity: Beyond the Supply Gap.

Macy’s has reached an agreement to form a venture with TMG Partners to explore the future potential of its historic Union Square property in San Francisco.

Year-to-date European retail investment volumes have now surpassed €24.6 billion.

The Indiana Public Retirement System (PRS) has committed $150 million to real estate funds, according to meeting materials from Oct. 31.

The New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC) is considering a commitment of up to $200 million to Carlyle Property Investors, according to meeting materials from Oct. 28.