Research | Dec 11, 2025 CBRE Report: Asia Pacific Leasing Market Sentiment Index, December 2025 by Released The Asia Pacific commercial property leasing market is closing the year on a broadly positive note, with strong sentiment across most markets, according to CBRE.
Transactions | Dec 11, 2025 Noble expands branded long-term accommodations platform with 35-asset portfolio acquisition by Released Noble Investment Group has acquired a portfolio of 35 Sonesta Simply Suites totaling more than 4,000 rooms across 19 states and 25 markets, with concentrations in high-growth Sun Belt and corporate-demand corridors.
Transactions | Dec 11, 2025 Buchanan Capital Partners forms new JV with Crow Holdings Development by Released Buchanan Capital Partners (BCP), has capitalized a 423,852-square-foot industrial development in the Piedmont Triad (Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point) market of North Carolina.
Fundraising | Dec 11, 2025 CapitaLand Investment closes second onshore subfund under RMB Master Fund by Released CapitaLand Investment Ltd. (CLI), a global real asset manager, has closed its second onshore subfund, China Retail RMB Fund I (CRF I), under the CLI RMB Master Fund.
Research | Dec 11, 2025 Walker & Dunlop annual survey reveals bold optimism driving affordable housing market by Released Walker & Dunlop, Inc.’s annual survey, conducted at the Affordable Housing Finance (AHF) Live conference, revealed a notable optimism in investment activity uptick and enthusiasm in HUD’s role in supporting housing construction.
Investors | Dec 11, 2025 KCERA invests in Fortress and Merit Hill real estate funds by Elise Mackanych Kern County (Calif.) Employees Retirement Association (KCERA) has committed $100 million to real estate funds, including vehicles managed by Fortress Investment Group and Merit Hill Capital.
Investors | Dec 11, 2025 New Mexico SIC commits $500m to real estate by Elise Mackanych The New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC) has committed $500 million to real estate funds.
Investors | Dec 11, 2025 Blackstone Credit & Insurance announces $1b forward flow origination partnership with Harvest Commercial Capital by Released Blackstone Credit & Insurance has formed a forward flow origination partnership with Harvest Commercial Capital, a small business lending firm, to acquire business loans secured by first lien mortgages on owner-occupied commercial real estate.
Research | Dec 10, 2025 Fed cuts rates by 25bps at December 2025 meeting by Andrea Zander The Federal Reserve concluded its December 2025 meeting with the Federal Open Market Committee voting to cut interest rates by 25 basis points — a decision with implications for real assets investors.
Investors | Dec 10, 2025 Northwood U.S. Real Estate Fund receives $50m from the Nebraska Investment Council by Elise Mackanych The North Carolina Retirement Systems has committed $700 million to real estate funds in November, including vehicles managed by LBA Realty, Northpond Partners and Benefit Street Partners.
Investors | Dec 10, 2025 TRSL commits $125m to Cabot Industrial Value Fund VIII by Elise Mackanych The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) has committed $125 million to Cabot Industrial Value Fund VIII, a vehicle of Cabot Properties.
Research | Dec 10, 2025 ANREV: Australian Farmland registers total annualized return of 8.85% since inception to September 2025 by Released Australian farmland has delivered a total annualized return of 8.85 percent since inception in January 2015, with income return of 4.69 percent and capital growth of 4.04 percent, according to the latest quarterly Australian Farmland Index for third quarter 2025 compiled by the Asian Association for Investors in Non-Listed RealEstate Vehicles (ANREV). On a quarter-on-quarter basis, income return of 0.91 percent and capital growth of -0.12 percent led to a total return of 0.79 percent for third quarter 2025.
Transactions | Dec 10, 2025 Harrison Street Asset Management sells U.K. student housing portfolio to AustralianSuper by Released Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM) has sold a student housing portfolio in the United Kingdom.
Research | Dec 10, 2025 CBRE launches first data-driven hotels index, positioning London as Europe’s most investible market by Released CBRE has released its inaugural European Hotels Destination Index – a deep-dive, data-driven analysis of the top 66 hotel investment markets across Europe. The review scores destinations across a range of key structural market pillars, macroeconomic fundamentals and certain qualitative attributes of appeal.
Research | Dec 10, 2025 Savills forecasts real estate investment to surpass $1t in 2026 as it releases global outlook by Released Global real estate investment turnover is set to surpass $1 trillion in 2026, up 15 percent on 2025; the first time this barrier has been breached since 2022, according to Savills World Research.
Fundraising | Dec 10, 2025 Gresham House holds €250mn first close of its Sustainable International Forestry Strategy Platform by Released Gresham House, the specialist alternative asset manager and one of the world’s largest commercial forestry managers, announced the first close of its Sustainable International Forestry Strategy Platform at more than €250 million ($291 million), anchored by commitments from both Worcestershire Pension Fund and NGS Super. NGS Super’s investment represents the first Australian superannuation fund investor in a Gresham House Strategy Platform, marking an important step in the further globalization of the firm’s natural capital platform.
Research | Dec 10, 2025 From caution to conviction: Europe’s property sector enters 2026 with momentum by Released After a year defined by uncertainty and adjustment, Europe’s real estate markets are entering 2026 with renewed confidence according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest forecasts in its European Outlook 2026.
People | Dec 10, 2025 CenterSquare names co-CIOs by Released CenterSquare Investment Management has appointed Dean Frankel, global head of real estate securities and Robert Holuba, managing director of private equity real estate, as co-CIOs.
Transactions | Dec 10, 2025 Landmark Properties, Manulife Investment Management acquire 3.29-acre site in Auburn, Ala. by Released Landmark Properties has closed on the acquisition of a 3.29-acre site in Auburn, Ala., in partnership with Manulife Investment Management.
Transactions | Dec 10, 2025 Hines announces acquisition of two Midwest assets totaling more than $350m by Released Hines Global Income Trust, Inc. (HGIT) has acquired two assets in the Midwest.
