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In today’s income‑hungry real estate market, the distribution rate has become a dangerously blunt instrument. Too often, investors — particularly those newer to private real estate — anchor on a single number: the headline yield. In response, some managers have quietly adopted a practice that deserves far more scrutiny than it receives: supplementing operating cash flow with return of investor capital to “support” the dividend.

Investment manager Kingstone Real Estate has acquired a new-build residential property in Frankfurt am Main for its open-end real estate special fund, KINGSTONE Bezahlbares Wohnen Deutschland.

The global build-out of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure will require up to $1.6 trillion over the next five years, with access to power, not capital, now the primary constraint on growth, according to Knight Frank.

Mutuactivos SGIIC has launched its first private equity fund focused on the real estate sector.

Valor Real Estate Partners has committed €25 million ($29 million) to acquire a 20,000-square-meter (215,278-square-foot) site in Morangis, South Paris, to redevelop a state-of-the-art urban logistics scheme.   

La Caisse, formerly CDPQ, has formed Prologis Logistics Investment Venture Europe (PLIVE), a new pan European joint venture focused on acquiring, developing and operating high-quality logistics properties.

A new Office Chronicle report from JLL highlights emerging signs of stabilization in the U.S. office market, with improving fundamentals, rising transaction activity and renewed institutional interest signaling a potential turning point for the sector.

Realty Income is entering the municipal prepay market through a financing partnership with San Diego Community Power, marking a strategic expansion of its capital markets toolkit as it looks to diversify funding sources and lower its cost of capital.

GTIS Partners and Hovnanian Enterprises have closed a $200 million joint venture to develop, construct and sell homes across a diversified portfolio of for-sale homebuilding communities.

Central Pattana Plc, Thailand’s largest retail-led real estate developer, announced it will invest THB 110 billion ($3.4 billion) between 2026 and 2030 to expand mixed-use developments nationwide, positioning itself to capture long-term growth in urbanization and domestic consumption.

Savills has acquired a majority interest in Hotelivate, the category leader in hospitality advisory across South Asia.

Kurv Industrial, formerly known as Bridge Industrial, a private, vertically integrated industrial real estate investment and operating firm, has expanded expansion into the Dallas industrial and logistics market.

Newly launched Fort Worth-based industrial acquisition firm Valrock partnered with Austin-based Evergen Equity to acquire a 194,255-square-foot manufacturing facility located at 10600 Fischer Road in Von Ormy, Texas, just 15 miles southwest of downtown San Antonio and adjacent to Interstate 35 and Loop 410.

Ambrose has made two new hires: Dina Randall as senior executive assistant and Nate Eckert as financial analyst.

Juniper Square has appointed Brandon Sedloff as chief relationship officer. The newly created role comes as the private markets enter a new phase of operational focus.

The U.S. industrial real estate market entered 2026 on solid footing, with first-quarter fundamentals signaling a market that is stabilizing and beginning to rebalance, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

Tishman Speyer has acquired Else Sørensens Vej 25-33A, 2610 Rødovre in Greater Copenhagen, expected to close in second quarter 2027.

Aviation real estate includes hangars, terminals and fixed-base operations (FBOs), which are supported by long-term demand tied to global mobility and constrained by limited airport supply. This niche sector is growing alongside the expansion of alternative real estate. The industry remains fragmented, creating opportunities to scale platforms and improve performance through consolidation. In an exclusive IREI Q&A, Jared Melnik and Chris Leddy, managing directors at Bain Capital, discuss how the firm defines aviation real estate, evaluates opportunities within the sector and approaches investment and operations in this evolving space. The firm recently acquired APP Jet Center, a provider of aviation services at supply-constrained airports across the United States, to support the platform’s expansion into key markets and new hangar development.

W.P. Carey has completed a C$287 million ($206 million) sale-leaseback of a 14-property auto dealership portfolio across Western Canada, expanding its presence in the country’s automotive retail sector.

Alterra IOS has acquired five industrial outdoor storage properties in central Florida, expanding its regional footprint to 35 sites totaling 145.2 usable acres.