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Core Spaces has plans to expand its presence near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with three new purpose-built student housing developments. Together, the projects will deliver more than 3,500 beds between 2028 and 2031.

Total leasing activity across Europe’s logistics market reached 6.58 million square meters (71 million square feet) in first quarter 2026.

Machine Investment Group, in a joint venture partnership with Miramar Capital and Axonic Capital, has acquired The Hub @ 202, a 1.2 million-square-foot, 10-building industrial park located in the Southeast Valley submarket of Phoenix.

Landmark Properties in partnership with Citrus Group and Galliard Homes, has been given the green light to proceed with plans to redevelop the Prince Bishops Place mixed-use center in Durham city center.

Institutional Real Estate, Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with Agentic Assets LLC, the d

As industrial demand in Phoenix evolves, Bob O’Neill, executive vice president, CapRock Partners, discusses how the market is reshaping, from the rise of advanced manufacturing to the growing influence of reshoring and supply chain diversification. He addresses how large-scale corporate investments are driving new ecosystems of users and creating more complex, technology-oriented demand profiles across the region.

Berkshire Hathaway on Sunday announced an agreement to acquire Taylor Morrison for about $8.5 billion in cash, taking the builder private. Taylor Morrison will continue operating under its existing management team, including CEO Sheryl Palmer. The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.

Canyon Partners has appointed Thomas Hansen as partner and CFO.

Traditional commercial real estate investors are significantly widening their investment universe to encompass real assets, with infrastructure – particularly energy infrastructure – moving to the forefront of capital deployment strategies, according to new research from Knight Frank.

M7 Real Estate has completed the acquisition of 13 high-quality, strategically located Spanish logistics assets comprising 138,411 square meters (1.5 million square feet), in two separate transactions from an Aristeas and Partners Group joint venture, and an institutional investor.

HighBrook Investors has appointed Claiborne Johnston as partner and global head of private capital markets.

Indonesia’s property market demonstrated encouraging momentum in first quarter 2026, with the logistics and central business district (CBD) office sectors leading the recovery amid sustained investor confidence and strong occupier demand, according to JLL. 

S3 Capital has originated a $131.5 million refinance and construction loan to fund the development of a 28-story purpose-built student housing tower located at 465 West 165th Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.

Juniper Square has introduced Headless GPX, making every capability in GPX, its fund operating system for the private markets, accessible to Claude, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible client. Coverage spans the full fund stack: fundraising, investor relations, fund accounting, general ledgers, payments, compliance, and more. 

For many investment managers, the annual general meeting (AGM) still feels like a legacy obligation: a required checkpoint on the calendar, a dense deck, a long morning, a polite lunch and a collective exhale once the last LP has left the room.

Kern County (Calif.) Employees Retirement Association (KCERA) has committed $30 million to Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners VII.

The Santa Barbara County (Calif.) Employees’ Retirement System (SBCERS) has committed $22.5 million to real estate funds, including vehicles managed by Morningstar Properties, Stonepeak and Sterling Organization.

Sector selection, operating capability and patience remain critical for real estate investors navigating today’s market, according to Al Rabil, CEO of Kayne Anderson Real Estate. The firm recently held a final close for Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners VII (KAREP VII), the largest opportunistic equity fund in its history, with $5.12 billion in capital commitments. In an interview, Rabil discussed what the fundraise signals about institutional investor appetite for real estate, why investors are focusing more closely on durable demand drivers and specialized operating expertise, and how alternative sectors such as medical office, seniors housing, student housing and light industrial are becoming a more central part of institutional real estate portfolios.

The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) has committed $400 million to real estate funds, including funds managed by Artemis Real Estate Partners and Clarion Partners.

The good, the bad and the ugly reveal what can be learned from deals that did not go as planned. Every transaction leaves a fingerprint. The ones that go well reinforce discipline. The ones that do not reshape how you think. Looking back across transactions, patterns begin to emerge. Certain elements consistently drive resilience, while others expose fragility when conditions shift. The following reflects those experiences — the good, the bad and the ugly — and how they have reshaped our approach to investing.