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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.

Despite persistent headwinds from rising interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty, the world's largest real estate investment managers continue to grow. The firms featured in Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s “2026 IRE.IQ Real Estate Managers Guide” collectively oversee more than $5.8 trillion in real estate assets under management — with the top 50 firms alone accounting for more than $4.8 trillion, up from $4.4 trillion the prior year.

AEW has forecasted that the long-term recovery in Europe’s prime logistics sector will remain on track despite short-term cost pressures tied to the conflict in the Middle East.

Stockland has submitted plans for a $2 billion data center that would replace nearly half of its west Melbourne distribution site, according to The Urban Developer.

Mapletree has secured equity commitments for its Mapletree Emerging Growth Asia Logistics Development Fund and expects to achieve a first close by mid-2026, according to The Business Times.

Mitsubishi Estate Asia has plans expanding its investment in Australia’s logistics market through a joint venture with ESR to develop a $490 million logistics project in Western Sydney, according to Mingtiandi.

PGIM and Miramar Capital have completed the $300 million sale of a six-property FedEx industrial portfolio totaling approximately 1.6 million square feet across five Southeast states. A confidential buyer acquired the assets.

GID has continued the expansion of GID Residential Partners, its national development platform, with a strategic entry into the Boston market.

Four Corners Property Trust, a REIT primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of high-quality, net-leased restaurant and retail properties, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire up to 102 Mission Pet Health veterinary properties for a purchase price of up to $268 million from Shore Capital Real Estate Partners Fund I.

Taylor Morrison Home Corp. has agreed to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in an all-cash deal valued at about $8.5 billion.