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Capital continues to target hospitality assets in high liquidity markets in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region as the sector moves from recovery to stabilization in 2025, according to Colliers.

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT Management Limited, as the manager of CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR), has plans to acquire 9 Tai Seng Drive, a Tier III colocation data center in Singapore, and 5 Science Park Drive, a premium business space property in Singapore.

Aberdeen Investments has acquired two high-grade residential rental properties in Japan – WORVE Tokyo Kiba and Dimus Negishi – under its Japan Residential Property Strategy. 

GRAI 1/2025 confirms the positive trend in the first quarter 2025. The EU-15 Index, compiled by Union Investment and GfK, reached a new high of 115 points, reporting further growth in seven European countries. Trade tariffs and weakening GDP growth may have a temporary negative impact on trade, however.

InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust has entered into an arrangement agreement with Carriage Hill Properties Acquisition Corp., a newly formed entity owned by CLV Group and GIC, pursuant to which the purchaser will acquire InterRent in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4 billion, including the assumption of net debt.

Blue Owl Capital managed funds, Chirisa Technology Parks (CTP), and PowerHouse Data Centers have closed on a $750 million transaction in their joint venture development partnership.

Banks are beginning to re-enter the commercial real estate lending market after years of pulling back. As a result, nonbank lenders have expanded their presence, especially in areas like bridge lending.

Demographic trends are a cornerstone of sustainable real estate strategy. Understanding and watching the population dynamics — generational shifts and household formation — are ways to build resilience. Three major demographic shifts are and will continue shaping real estate performances: the growing college-age population, maturing millennial households and aging baby boomers. These groups are expected to drive demand across various sector

Investors, asset managers, and designers are increasingly recognising the diversity of new data centre occupiers’ needs, and are adapting their proposals accordingly. This change will only increase as the market matures, writes Louis Fantis – Director at Chetwoods Architects.

If the real estate investment industry is engaged in a culture war, then the analysis you are about to read might prove to be unpopular with one side or — more likely, both sides of it.

Demographic shifts are changing the demand/supply balance in property markets.

Europe’s alternative sectors offer the opportunity to create value through operations, but they also enjoy needs-based demand, explains Caleb Mercer, managing director, European private equity, with Heitman.

Tracking the energy efficiency of a real estate investment portfolio can help owners identify inefficiencies, effectively direct capital expenditures and enjoy financing advantages through ENERGY STAR certification, according to a report by Thomas Stanchak, managing director of sustainability with Stoneweg US.

Following the first wave of data center demand to support businesses that relied on the cloud is a second, even bigger wave to support AI and its enormous need for data center space and access to power, according to Matt A’Hearn, head of digital infrastructure with Blue Owl and formerly managing partner of predecessor firm IPI Partners.

Citing a grocery store, Sven Vollenbruch, managing director, who leads the European investment team within Slate Asset Management, defines essential real estate as properties that blur the line between retail and logistics.

A nexus of education, capital and companies. The cluster effect. Reciprocal tariffs. These are some of the factors investors in life sciences real estate consider when evaluating one investment market against another.

Residential land lease communities, where residents can own their home but lease the land, are appealing to some seniors in Australia due to the preservation of equity and the locations.

Megatrends such as deglobalization, digitization and demographics — specifically, urbanization and the rise of the Asian middle class — are turning real estate investors’ heads toward Japan.

Tenants, staff and investors have all come to expect more engagement and customization with regard to real estate, especially since the pandemic. The need for active asset management in the real estate portfolio is one manifestation of this higher level of engagement.

The global commercial real estate outlook remains broadly positive, though somewhat tempered by the impact of rising tariffs, according to BGO’s outlook.