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Following the first wave of data center demand to support businesses that relied on the cloud is a second, even bigger wave to support AI and its enormous need for data center space and access to power, according to Matt A’Hearn, head of digital infrastructure with Blue Owl and formerly managing partner of predecessor firm IPI Partners.

Citing a grocery store, Sven Vollenbruch, managing director, who leads the European investment team within Slate Asset Management, defines essential real estate as properties that blur the line between retail and logistics.

A nexus of education, capital and companies. The cluster effect. Reciprocal tariffs. These are some of the factors investors in life sciences real estate consider when evaluating one investment market against another.

Residential land lease communities, where residents can own their home but lease the land, are appealing to some seniors in Australia due to the preservation of equity and the locations.

Megatrends such as deglobalization, digitization and demographics — specifically, urbanization and the rise of the Asian middle class — are turning real estate investors’ heads toward Japan.

Tenants, staff and investors have all come to expect more engagement and customization with regard to real estate, especially since the pandemic. The need for active asset management in the real estate portfolio is one manifestation of this higher level of engagement.

The global commercial real estate outlook remains broadly positive, though somewhat tempered by the impact of rising tariffs, according to BGO’s outlook.

A joint venture between Zurich-based investment and asset manager, StoneVest AG, and an entity managed by Madison International Realty has acquired a light industrial property in Mehring, Bavaria, via a 15-year sale-and-leaseback transaction.

Elaeo Partners, a newly established boutique advisory firm based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has entered the market to capitalize on the growing stream of cross-border institutional capital flows between Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Inbound travel to the United States remains under pressure. Sentiment-related headwinds persist, leading to a forecasted 8.7 percent decline in international arrivals this year, according to Oxford Economics and Tourism Economics.

The top eight markets with more than 500,000 tech talent workers are all in the Asia Pacific region, according to CBRE in its Global Tech Talent Guidebook 2025.

PGIM Real Estate, on behalf of its Asia Core strategy, has joined forces with Cadence Property Group to acquire the St. Mary’s Intermodal Terminal, a logistics and infrastructure asset in Western Sydney. The two firms are acquiring the asset from Pacific National for A$145 million ($91 million).

Amid recent tariff announcements and the threat of major disruptions in the supply chain, businesses are taking a hard look at their U.S. presence. Christopher Lloyd, who leads McGuireWoods Consulting’s Infrastructure and Economic Development team, shares his perspective on how the tariff battle might impact manufacturing development. Lloyd specializes in site selection and economic development incentives negotiations at McGuireWoods Consulting.

Structural undersupply of housing and high interest rates could make 2026 and 2027 strong vintage investment years for acquiring and developing multifamily assets.

Nearly three in four respondents to a new Colliers and CoreNet Global survey expect AI to have a transformative or significant impact on the corporate real estate industry moving forward. 

 The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has announced the appointment of Jan Peter as COO for the Europe region.

RealVantage, real estate-centered regulated fractional investment platform, has made a maiden entry into South Korea with an exclusive $55 million last-mile logistics development deal in partnership with ESR Kendall Square.

For the second consecutive year, New York leads Oxford Economics’ 2025 Global Cities Index, slightly edging out London for the top spot.

Take-up of data center capacity in Europe is set to grow at its fastest rate in four years in 2025, despite a shortage of available space, according to new research from CBRE.

J.P. Morgan Real Estate Income Trust (JPMREIT) announced the acquisition of two logistics warehouse portfolios, totaling $124.2 million, exclusive of closing costs.