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Europe’s office market is defined by intensifying demand for best in class space and a growing imbalance between supply and occupier demands, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest EMEA Offices Update.

A joint venture between Stoneweg and Bain Capital is nearing practical completion of its 45,000 square-meter (484,376-square-foot) logistics development in Agliana, Italy, and has appointed Dils and WCG-World Capital Group as agents to support the leasing program.

Burstone Group, the fully integrated international real estate business, and Hines, a leading global real estate investment manager, on behalf of Hines European Real Estate Partners III (HEREP III), have formed a joint venture to aggregate a Pan-European portfolio of light industrial assets.

The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) has released a statement expressing deep concern regarding two executive orders issued by the Trump Administration last week that claim to promote access to mortgage credit and remove regulatory barriers to spur the development of affordable homes. These orders will remove critical mortgage protections responsible for fairness and do little to nothing to boost the supply of affordable housing.  

Deborah Considene, managing director, capital markets at CenterSquare Investment Management, recently participated in a special feature highlighting accomplished women in the real estate sector for Institutional Real Estate Americas. She shared her perspectives on leadership, investing and career evolution. While an excerpt of that interview appeared in the print magazine, the entire conversation, lightly edited, appears below.

Fortress Investment Group has launched Fortress Real Estate Exchange, a new 1031 exchange platform designed to provide advisors and their clients with access to institutional quality real estate investments through Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs).

U.S. equity REITs experienced a significant surge in capital-raising activities in February 2026, reaching their highest level in five months, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The total capital raised amounted to $7.11 billion, marking a 209 percent increase from January and a 259.3 percent rise from the previous year. This growth was primarily driven by debt offerings. \ Key highlights from the analysis include:

Healthpeak Properties and Janus Living Inc. announced that Janus Living has launched an initial public offering of 37 million shares of Class A-1 common stock.

Public Storage will acquire National Storage Affiliates in an all-stock transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $10.5 billion.

The oldest Americans held 26 percent of America’s $48 trillion in real estate wealth as of third quarter 2025, the most recent period for which data is available, according to Redfin.

Redwood West and Panattoni, in partnership with Prime Finance and Prism Places, have acquired Victoria Gardens, a 1.2 million-square-foot lifestyle retail center in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., according to media outlets.

CBRE has appointed Nikhil Shah as senior executive director, hotels and hospitality, capital markets, India.

M&G Real Estate has entered into Australia’s senior living sector through a partnership with Stockland.

Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven data center investment is scaling rapidly, but how that growth translates into durable revenue remains uncertain. Dan Dreher, solutions strategist at L&G – Asset Management, America, in an interview with IREI, examines how demand, capital and risk may evolve as the sector moves through a full cycle. He also outlines where pressures could emerge across financing structures and what will ultimately determine whether today’s expansion proves sustainable.

Treasurer Erick Russell of the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) has announced a 14 percent return for calendar year 2025, continuing a period of strong investment performance for the state’s pension system.

U.S. sale leaseback transaction activity rebounded in 2025, driven by improving M&A markets and renewed corporate demand for alternative sources of capital, according to SLB Capital Advisors.

Alexander & Baldwin has announced that a joint venture formed by an affiliate of MW Group and funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate and DivcoWest has completed its previously announced acquisition of all outstanding A&B common shares in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $2.3 billion.

Comstock Holding Cos. has launched its data center platform (DCP) through its entry into two separate arrangements.

Slate Property Group in partnership with Avenue Realty Capital (ARC) has acquired 45 White St., a seven-story multifamily rental building in the heart of Manhattan’s prized Tribeca neighborhood. 

The Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) has released a whitepaper titled Network effects: How data centre financing is reshaping loan markets in Asia Pacific, sponsored by Fitch Ratings and Latham & Watkins LLP. The paper is the first thematic whitepaper produced by the APLMA, examining the current state of the data centre financing market, unique challenges and features of the financing market in Asia Pacific (APAC), along with the key trends and opportunities for loan market participants.