Research | Apr 24, 2025 Madrid and Paris office markets appear most attractively priced in Europe by Released Madrid and Paris CBD are the most attractively priced European office markets, according to Savills. The international real estate adviser believes this is due to positive real rental growth prospects, and a reduction in risk-free rates, increasing prime offices’ appeal.
Research | Apr 24, 2025 $1.4t to be deployed in real estate living sector globally by Released The living sector is expected to maintain its position as the largest investable real estate sector globally, according to JLL in its report The Global Living Investment Universe.
Research | Apr 24, 2025 Newmark releases its 2025 North America industrial outlook by Andrea Zander As global production diversifies, the shifting balance of nations exporting to North American countries has impacted industrial markets, according to Newmark’s 2025 North American Industrial Outlook.
Research | Apr 24, 2025 ‘Buckle up’ — Moody’s Mark Zandi during Marcus & Millichap webinar on economic climate by Jennifer Molloy With the ongoing economic uncertainty and whiplash seen by markets since the U.S. Trump administration imposed hefty tariffs on trading partners globally in early April, “Buckle up,” was the first statement made by Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, in a Marcus & Millichap special webinar on April 21 titled Real Recession Risk or Temporary Distraction?
Transactions | Apr 24, 2025 Supermarket Income REIT forms U.K. supermarket joint venture with Blue Owl Capital by Released Supermarket Income REIT (SUPR) has entered into a strategic joint venture with funds managed by Blue Owl Capital.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2025 Hines Portugal makes debut with acquisition of student residence in Porto by Released Hines has acquired a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project in Porto, currently under construction.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2025 DivcoWest, Blackstone Real Estate announce JV to reimagine office building in San Francisco by Andrea Zander DivcoWest has formed a joint venture with funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate to reposition 300 Howard St.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2025 MARK Capital Management, Blackstone agree $364m facility to refinance prime Oslo mixed-use portfolio by Released MARK Capital Management has secured a €320 million ($364 million) senior loan to refinance a mixed-use retail and office portfolio in Oslo’s central business district.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2025 Barings acquires BTR development in its first real estate investment in Denmark by Released Barings has acquired a 269-unit residential development project in Copenhagen, on behalf of a European value-add real estate strategy, from Catella.
Fundraising | Apr 23, 2025 Catalyst Opportunity Funds closes Fund II at $140m with major banking, healthcare limited partners by Released Catalyst Opportunity Funds, a double-bottom-line real estate investment platform focused on impactful investments in historically underserved U.S. markets, has held a final close for its Catalyst Opportunity Fund II LP with total capital commitments of $140 million.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2025 Lone Star Funds buys 175-room hotel in Yokohama, Japan by Released Lone Star Funds has announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund VII has completed the acquisition of a 175-room hotel in Yokohama, Japan, from Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2025 Driftwood Capital closes $1.2b hospitality portfolio consolidation across 18 institutional-quality assets by Released Driftwood Capital has closed a $1.2 billion portfolio consolidation involving 18 Hilton-, Marriott- and Margaritaville-branded hotels across 10 states.
Research | Apr 23, 2025 More than 17,000 build-to-rent homes in U.K. completed in past 12 months, but sharp fall in construction puts future supply at risk by Released Latest analysis from the British Property Federation and Savills shows continued strength in build-to-rent (BTR) completions in the United Kingdom, with more than 17,000 homes completed between first quarter 2024 and first quarter 2025, bringing the total number of completed BTR homes to 127,150. This includes more than 55,400 homes completed in London and 71,700 across the regions, with regional growth (18 percent) outpacing the capital (13 percent).
People | Apr 22, 2025 Cushman & Wakefield names Matthew Bouw Chief Executive, APAC and EMEA by Released Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Matthew Bouwas as chief executive, APAC and EMEA.
Research | Apr 22, 2025 Rapid expansion of international life sciences markets with strong growth in China by Andrea Zander The growing prominence of the life sciences industry has sparked a wave of real estate development globally, with Beijing and Shanghai leading global life sciences construction activity with more than 13.7 million square feet combined, according to a new report from CBRE.
People | Apr 22, 2025 Former BlackRock global real estate CIO joins PolarBlue by Kali Persall Simon Treacy, a Singapore-based private equity real assets veteran of MGPA/BlackRock, CapitaLand and Lendlease, has become the executive chairman of PolarBlue.
Investors | Apr 22, 2025 Nuveen Real Estate announces $150m allocation from CalSTRS to invest in self-storage sector by Andrea Zander Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA and one of the largest real estate managers in the world, with $141 billion in real estate assets under management, has announced the closing of a separately managed account for the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to invest in self-storage assets across the United States.
Investors | Apr 22, 2025 LAFPP commits $60m to Townsend Real Estate Capital Solutions IV by Elise Mackanych The Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP) has approved a commitment of up to $60 million to Townsend Group’s Real Estate Capital Solutions IV, according to meeting materials.
Investors | Apr 22, 2025 Texas PSF commits $200m to Ares U.S. Real Estate Fund XI by Elise Mackanych Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) has committed $200 million to Ares U.S. Real Estate Fund XI, a vehicle of Ares Management.
Research | Apr 22, 2025 Survey of investor sentiment reveals satisfaction and plans to increase commitments to real estate by Loretta Clodfelter Investors are more optimistic about their prospects for capital commitments to real estate in 2025 compared with their actual commitments in 2024, according to the 2025 Institutional Real Estate Investor Trends, Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s annual survey of global investor sentiment.
