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The property sector has long been ripe for tech enablement, given its historic aversion to the adoption of technology. AI has numerous potential opportunities to play a role in different stages of the property lifecycle and in the supporting ecosystem.

The dwindling availability of land in urban markets, the growing demand for modern, future-ready logistics spaces and the continuing rise of ecommerce are each factors shaping logistics markets around the globe.

The COVID-19 crisis caused an unprecedented shock to the hospitality sector, write Graeme McCormack and Hugo Steen.

The Southfield Employee Retirement System (SERS) has committed $1 million to TerraCap Partners VI, with the potential to increase the allocation in the future.

The Rhode Island State Investment Commission, which oversees the assets of the state’s pension system as well as non-pension related investments such as the General Fund, has approved commitments to Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund V and to MCR Hospitality Fund IV.

The denominator effect is still a part of the discussion when investment managers talk with investors and consultants about allocations and what the year ahead is going to look like.

Even purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), a counter-cyclical property type if ever there was one, suffered from the malaise that high interest rates inflicted on real estate investment in 2023.

The main argument of the mortgage rate lock-in thesis is that listings of existing homes have fallen due to higher rates but this isn’t the case, according to Pretium.

Fengate Asset Management has announced three key leadership appointments for the firm’s real estate business.

Data center demand is accelerating in both primary and secondary markets in North America.

Ashford Hospitality Trust has sold the 390-room Hilton Boston Back Bay in Boston for $171 million.

Tim Graham will assume the role of global lead – international and strategic capital for JLL’s capital markets business.

Jim Koman, CEO of ElmTree Funds, recently shared with Institutional Real Estate, Inc. the firm’s achievements in 2023, which transacted on nearly $2 billion last year, as well as his outlook about the evolving industrial market — and what trends and tactics will shape the industry landscape in the years ahead.

Fiera Capital Corp. has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, which represents the first step in the company’s growth plans across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.  

Marty Burger, formerly the Silverstein Properties CEO, has launched his own company, Infinity Global Real Estate Partners, as reported by Bloomberg Law.

Piermont has launched as a new real estate investment banking firm dedicated to providing comprehensive investment solutions across various asset classes. It was founded by Andrew Chana, senior managing partner and co-founder, and James Joyce, managing partner and co-founder.

Today, necessity retail is finally being recognized for its characteristics of income durability, high barriers to entry, under-supply, and the pivotal and growing role it plays within our last-mile fulfillment and distribution ecosystem, according to Lincoln Property Company, in its recent report.

Thailand’s real estate market will demonstrate resilience in the coming 12 months.

Harleyford Capital has announced their first urban logistics development site transaction.

Amro Partners and Falco Capital have refinanced four operational student housing assets in Spain via a €70 million ($76 million) investment loan from Nuveen Real Estate.