Investors | Jul 29, 2026 Boardwalk REIT, DGAM form Western Canada multifamily partnership by Released Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust and the DGAM Canadian Private Real Estate Fund, managed by Desjardins Global Asset Management, have formed a strategic co-ownership focused on acquiring multifamily communities across Western Canada.
Research | Jul 29, 2026 Selective Seoul office investment intensifies amid full-scale new supply in Q2 2026 by Released JLL Korea reports that the Seoul office market has entered a new phase with full-scale new supply in the CBD area in its “Seoul Class A Office Market Trends Q2 2026”. Seoul’s overall vacancy rate rose 2.3 percentage points quarter-over-quarter to 6.6 percent, exceeding the natural vacancy rate of 5 percent for the first time since first quarter 2022.
Transactions | Jul 29, 2026 Korean consortium partners with Novus on Sydney BTR development by Released Australian build-to-rent (BTR) platform Novus, in partnership with a Korean investment consortium, has announced a new venture to deliver Novus on Victoria, a purpose-built BTR apartment development at 410–416 Victoria Avenue in Sydney’s Chatswood.
People | Jul 29, 2026 Allied Properties REIT appoints CFO by Released Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has named Craig MacIntyre senior vice president and CFO.
People | Jul 29, 2026 NAREIM appoints Andy Walburger as CEO by Released NAREIM (National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers) has announced the appointment of Andy Walburger as CEO.
Transactions | Jul 29, 2026 Redevco Logistics expands IOS platform with acquisition of U.K. logistics facility by Released Redevco, one of Europe’s largest privately owned real estate managers, acquired a logistics fleet facility in Widnes, U.K.
People | Jul 29, 2026 Nevada PERS appoints Lauren Larson as CIO by Elise Mackanych The Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) has appointed Lauren Larson as CIO. This move follows Stephen Edmundson’s promotion from CIO to executive director of the retirement system.
Research | Jul 29, 2026 Diverging credit stress across bank types: Evidence from non-current CRE loan trends by Bhavna Goyal and Zach Halpern Although noncurrent loan ratios — defined as loans 90 days or more past due or in nonaccrual status — have increased across all major institution types, confirming a systemwide weakening in credit quality, the magnitude of the deterioration varies significantly.
Transactions | Jul 28, 2026 Investa, BGO expand strategic partnership to $1.25b with Sydney and Brisbane CBD office acquisitions by Released BGO and Investa have entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of assets in Australia from Dexus, comprising 123 Albert St. in Brisbane, 30 Hickson Road (also known as 30 The Bond) in Sydney, and 36 Hickson Road in Sydney.
Transactions | Jul 28, 2026 Strategic multifamily venture between GTIS Partners and GreyBrick Partners acquires San Francisco property by Released GTIS Partners and GreyBrick Partners have acquired The Wilson, a 67-unit multifamily property located at 973 Market St. in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood.
Transactions | Jul 28, 2026 CBRE Investment Management, Moda complete seed acquisition for U.K. Single Family Housing Partners by Released CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM), on behalf of CBRE U.K. Single Family Housing Partners (SFHP), has completed the acquisition of a 222-home single-family housing portfolio in the Southeast of England from U.K. housebuilder Bellway.
People | Jul 28, 2026 Inland appoints Matthew Beverly as head of asset management by Released The Inland Real Estate Group has announced Matthew Beverly joined the company as head of asset management.
People | Jul 28, 2026 Hilltop Residential names COO by Released Clay Hicks has joined Hilltop Residential in July as COO.
People | Jul 28, 2026 Cityview hires managing director of asset management by Released Cityview has hired Gabi Franco as managing director of asset management.
Transactions | Jul 28, 2026 BlackRock selected as partner for $14b Meta data center by Andrea Zander Meta has selected BlackRock, together with Global Infrastructure Partners and HPS Investment Partners, both part of BlackRock, as its capital partner for the development of a data center campus under construction in El Paso, Texas, with total development costs expected to reach approximately $14 billion.
Fundraising | Jul 28, 2026 Mapletree launches China logistics fund with China Life Capital by Released Mapletree Investments has launched its first China logistics fund denominated in Chinese renminbi (RMB), in partnership with China Life Capital.
Investors | Jul 28, 2026 Barings, North Carolina Investment Authority expand partnership with $2.1b mandate by Released Barings and the North Carolina Investment Authority (NCIA) have expanded their partnership representing $2.1 billion in committed capital for Barings’ real estate debt and capital solutions strategies.
Transactions | Jul 28, 2026 Lone Star Funds acquires Dallas office tower by Released Lone Star Funds announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund VII successfully completed the acquisition of Premier Place, a 20-story class A office tower in Dallas.
Investors | Jul 27, 2026 Blackstone scales data center platform by Andrea Zander Blackstone expects the emerging market for long-term ownership of stabilized data centers could eventually surpass $1 trillion as artificial intelligence drives demand for digital infrastructure, according to the firm’s second-quarter earnings call on July 23.
Research | Jul 27, 2026 Institutional real estate returns rise for a fourth straight quarter by Released The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) has released second quarter 2026 results for the NCREIF Property Index.
