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M&G Real Estate has acquired 211 affordable homes from the Hyde Group in West Sussex.

The South Yorkshire JESSICA Fund, managed by CBRE, has completed development loans totalling £16.85 million for schemes in Sheffield and Doncaster, taking total funding deployed by the Fund to more than £100 million.

Australian Retirement Trust has expanded its partnership with Scentre Group, entering into an agreement to acquire a 50 percent interest in the Westfield Mt Gravatt in Brisbane, Australia, from the ASX-listed company.

LDR Capital, part of Lederer Group, has acquired Southpoint, an office and retail property in Brisbane, for A$255 million ($181 million), according to The Courier-Mail.

Real estate investors are navigating a market shaped by higher-for-longer interest rates, shifting portfolio dynamics and the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI). In an exclusive IREI interview, Brian Klinksiek, LaSalle’s global head of research and strategy, discusses whether real estate deserves a larger role in diversified portfolios, where rent growth may be emerging before it shows up in headline data, and how investors can distinguish genuine market tipping points from compelling but unproven themes. He also addresses where capital can be deployed today despite a delayed recovery, which property sectors could benefit or suffer from AI adoption, and why the investment opportunity surrounding AI may be broader — and more complicated — than simply building data centers.

Job growth remains an important indicator of commercial real estate (CRE) demand, but it is becoming a less complete measure as productivity, artificial intelligence (AI), automation and capital-intensive investment play a larger role in economic growth, according to Ryan Severino, chief economist and head of U.S. research at BGO.

Approximately half of the roughly 800 global real estate markets tracked by Hines Research have moved into what the firm considers a potential buying window, as property markets show signs of entering a new recovery cycle, according to a new report from Hines.

According to Savills’ latest research, total leasing activity across Europe’s logistics market reached 14.01 million square meters (151 million square feet) in first half 2026.

Breakthrough Properties has finalized the sale of its 232 A St. development site in South Boston to P&G Gillette, following Gillette’s previously announced plans to establish its new Grooming Headquarters and Technical Innovation Center at the site.   

Cross Ocean Partners and Fuller Realty, a Houston-based commercial real estate investment and operating firm, has acquired Eldridge Place, a three-building, 828,784-square-foot class A office campus located in Houston’s Energy Corridor.

Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has agreed to sell the office component of Pacific Century Place Marunouchi in Tokyo to Japanese fund manager Kenedix for more than JPY 230 billion ($1.4 billion), according to Mingtiandi, citing market sources.

PRP Real Assets has hired Cole Cook as director, multifamily acquisitions.

Lincoln Property Company, Saber-Hightower and Waterfall Asset Management announced their acquisition of the $450 million Tri-State portfolio spanning 4 million square feet of existing properties and prime development sites across 300 acres in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Landmark Properties has announced the initial closing of Landmark Realty Partners II, LP (LRP II) with approximately $140 million of aggregate capital commitments. The fund is seeking $500 million of total commitments and will invest in value-added real estate opportunities in the U.S. student housing sector.

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) see their human talent as a key area of investment for the AI era and are seeing strong impact from role-specific AI training, according to new research from General Assembly.

Asia Pacific office markets remained resilient in first half 2026, with healthy occupier demand and leasing activity recorded despite heightened geopolitical uncertainty.

Cushman & Wakefield has published its “2026 Data Center Development Cost Guide,” revealing that data center construction costs have risen an average of 21 percent per megawatt since the previous edition was published in fourth quarter 2024.

Green Street News' Real Estate Alert has released its “Mid-Year Broker Rankings,” showing a sharp increase in commercial property sales through the first six months of the year.

One Orchard has launched as an investment firm and holding company designed to concentrate capital into fully integrated, proprietary real asset platforms. One Orchard, based in New York City, is co-founded by David Elliott and Bradley Guz.

Institutional investors are navigating a housing market shaped by affordability pressures, limited supply and a changing policy environment. In an IREI interview, George Ratiu, vice president of research, National Apartment Association (NAA), examines how the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act could affect institutional investment in housing, including whether more capital could shift toward build-to-rent and other newly constructed rental communities. It also explores the role of BTR in adding new housing stock, the potential impact of restrictions on institutional ownership of existing single-family homes, and how higher interest rates, construction costs and broader macroeconomic volatility are influencing investment strategies. Looking ahead, the interview considers what could drive the next phase of growth for build-to-rent and newly constructed rental housing.