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Commercial real estate volatility varies significantly by metro and property type, creating both risk and opportunity for investors, according to a March 2026 report from New York Life Investments. The report analyzes volatility across multifamily, office and industrial markets from 2015 to 2025, using inflation- and occupancy-adjusted rent metrics to assess how markets performed through the pandemic, migration shifts, elevated inflation and restrictive monetary policy.

In today’s multifamily landscape, technology is everywhere — and so are the companies offering to transform your operations. Property-management systems, maintenance platforms, resident-engagement apps, IoT solutions and revenue-management tools — the list continues to grow, along with the volume of outreach from vendors eager to earn your attention.

Dr. Will McIntosh, Ph.D., one of the most recognized researchers and research executives in institutional real estate, today announced the formation of ArcBridge Research Group, a new joint venture with Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI) that will provide outsourced research services, project-based consulting and independent third-party due diligence to a broad range of real estate professionals and organizations.

Goodman has sold a major industrial estate in Western Sydney for A$127.5 million ($tk million) in an off-market transaction, according to The Urban Developer.

Kennedy Wilson and Jamison, a Los Angeles multifamily development firm have entered a new strategic partnership with plans to deliver 4,000 affordable housing units across Los Angeles through adaptive reuse and ground up construction.

Invesco Real Estate has sold a prime mixed-use asset in Prague on behalf of one of its German separate account strategies.

LaSalle Investment Management has won a new €450 million ($tk million) custom account mandate focused on the office sector in Continental Europe.

CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) has appointed Karoline Nader-Gräff as head of EMEA urban destinations operator division, as part of the firm’s long-term succession planning.

A fundamental structural transformation in South Korea’s housing market characterized by the transition from traditional rental arrangements to monthly rental models will significantly impact Seoul’s residential market. According to new research published by JLL, increasing institutional investor interest in alternative residential formats, including co-living developments, will play a key role in the rental market transition of one of the world’s largest urban centers.  

For a real estate operating company, selecting the right entity-level capital partner is not only about growth capital to expand its real estate portfolio — it implies a longer-term stable ownership of the company, durable governance, sustained alignment between the capital partner and the operating company management across multiple cycles, and trust.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and smart building technology are becoming more viable for affordable housing operators, particularly as tools become more targeted, scalable and easier to deploy. For owners managing rent-capped communities, aging assets and complex compliance requirements, the investment case increasingly depends on whether technology can reduce operational burden while improving resident outcomes. In an exclusive interview with IREI, Joshua Bagley, senior director of development operations at Fairstead, discusses how technology can improve compliance, streamline maintenance and property operations, support on-site teams, and strengthen long-term affordability for residents.

Hulic REIT has announced plans to acquire interests in three Tokyo properties for a combined ¥25.95 billion ($160.3 million) through an asset exchange and separate acquisition.

JLL has appointed Matt Bennion as head of project and development services (PDS) for Asia Pacific.

The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS IL) has committed $85 million to real estate funds, including vehicles managed by Arc Capital Partners, Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Carol Investors.

Bridgepoint Group has agreed to acquire Kayne Anderson Real Estate (KARE), a real estate investment platform, for an upfront enterprise value of approximately $1.393 billion.

Kinect Real Estate Partners, a real assets investment management firm delivering institutional-quality real estate to private wealth investors, has held a $126.5 million close of Kinect Opportunity Fund II.

Commercial real estate investors may need to rethink the assumption that lower interest rates automatically lead to stronger returns, according to Newmark Research.

The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has committed $200 million to Net Lease Real Estate Fund II, a vehicle of J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

As private credit continues to attract institutional capital, investors are increasingly debating where risks may be building across the market — particularly between corporate direct lending and commercial real estate credit. In an exclusive interview, John Atwater, co-founder and managing partner at Prime Finance, shares why some market participants may be conflating the risks of corporate private credit with asset-backed commercial real estate lending, despite the sectors being driven by different fundamentals, collateral structures and market dynamics. Atwater examines where each market sits in the current cycle, why commercial real estate debt may now benefit from reset valuations and conservative leverage, and where lenders are finding opportunity as traditional banks pull back from the market.

Partners Group has launched its B Residences strategy to build a Breitling-branded luxury condominium tower in Miami.