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Americans currently participating in a workplace retirement plan, such as a 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plan, think they will need to save $1.2 million to retire comfortably, according to Schroders’ 2026 U.S. Retirement Survey.

Cap rates remain elevated nearly six years into the current expansion, but the headline number tells only part of the story.

Rents for industrial & logistics facilities continue to show divergence across major metros across the region.

Barings has appointed Amaury Bradac as director within its European real estate team.

Harbert Management Corp. has appointed Matilda Williams as managing director and head of European capital formation.

Azora has opened its Italian office.

H.I.G. Capital has established Highground Living, a newly created €1 billion ($tk billion) German residential platform headquartered in Berlin. 

Shorenstein Investment Advisers has acquired 550 Allerton, a 76,649-square-foot class A office building in Downtown Redwood City, Calif.

The U.S. industrial market continued to strengthen in the second quarter of 2026 as demand and supply were in balance, pushing the national vacancy rate below 7 percent while leasing activity reached its highest level since mid-2022, according to Cushman & Wakefield's latest report.

Park Madison Partners has named Brian Di Salvo, Partner, Head of Capital Advisory.

Equus Capital Partners has acquired the 300,075 square foot Centech Park North, in Shrewsbury, Mass., within the Greater Boston market.

The U.S. multifamily market closed out the first half of 2026 showing modest growth, as the average month-over-month advertised rent rose by $4 in June and year-over-year growth remained unchanged at 0.2 percent. 

Inland National Development Co. (INDC), a member company of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, has plans to co-develop Citywalk Apartments.

Asa Yapa has joined CIM Group as managing director, investments, with a primary focus on the net-lease sector.

Periods of market volatility often renew investor appreciation for strategies that may be considered “boring” but offer consistency, predictable cash flows and dependable income. In an exclusive interview, Jonathan Pong, CFO Realty Income, discusses why uncertainty tends to increase demand for reliable income and what makes an investment “boring” in a positive sense. He also explains how investors are balancing current income with long-term appreciation, how income-oriented strategies can provide downside protection and why demand for stable, predictable investments is likely to persist even if volatility subsides. Drawing on Realty Income’s net-lease platform, dividend history and expansion into private capital, Europe and digital infrastructure, Pong outlines how businesses can evolve while preserving the characteristics that support durable income and long-term value creation.

Strategic Storage Trust VI (SST VI), a publicly registered nonlisted real estate investment trust sponsored by an affiliate of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, and Strategic Storage Growth Trust III (SSGT III), a private REIT also sponsored by an affiliate of SmartStop, have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger by which SST VI will acquire SSGT III in an all-stock transaction.

Despite concerns of AI-driven job losses, a new study from JLL (NYSE: JLL) finds that a majority of senior business leaders expect their workforces to grow (60 percent), not shrink (40 percent). Similarly, most expect AI to reinvent human roles (60 percent), rather than replace them (40 percent). JLL’s 2026 Future of Work Survey finds this picture is more pronounced among the most AI-advanced organizations, which are using technology as a workforce augmenter and focusing on strategic expansion — even though they recognize it will not be uniform and some jobs will still be cut. More than others, they lean toward hiring full-time employees, investing in entry-level talent and actively redesigning roles to be enhanced by AI rather than eliminated.

Lincoln Property Co. has acquired The Spectrum Cos., a Charlotte, N.C.,-based, full-service real estate firm.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has released its 2026 Student Housing Outlook, which signals that a strong preleasing year and resilient enrollment growth, combined with a slowdown in new student housing construction, are setting the stage for a new investment cycle in one of commercial real estate’s strongest-performing sectors.

ASK Partners’ 2026 Real Estate Investor Sentiment Survey finds private investors remain committed to U.K. property, but are looking for greater political certainty before deploying more capital, while residential living sectors collectively attract the strongest investor interest.