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Traditional real estate capital raising is expected to remain challenging. Continuation vehicles (CVs) give investors a clear choice: to cash out or stay invested. The market has been characterized by a more difficult fundraising environment and limited distributions. A primary motivation for the increased use of CVs is to provide liquidity and to limit selling high-quality assets into a difficult market. In addition, CVs are being fueled by the appeal of reduced risk, more predictable returns and lower fees.

In times of stress and uncertainty, vacillating and higher interest rates, and bad fortunes for certain property sectors, the private credit sector gains traction for its nimbleness and its ability to seize opportunities while extracting the highest perceived risk-to-reward profile. How high in the capital stack do you want to go on an iffy office building?

The case for investing in value-added funds is not immediately obvious. INREV’s quarterly fund index data show core funds generally outperform by 50 basis points to 230 basis points, in terms of annualised rolling total returns. Quarterly internal rates of return (IRR) data for closed-end, value-added funds show significant variations of performance from the index’s sample of 50 funds to 90 funds.

As global capital recalibrates for resilience and long-term value, the Asia Pacific region is emerging as the epicenter of strategic growth. Amid the volatility in Western markets and a shifting macroeconomic landscape, Asia Pacific offers not only diversification but dynamism and momentum.

As ecommerce and consumption rates continue to boom with no signs of slowing, the Asia Pacific logistics sector is rushing to meet the needs of the exponentially evolving industry.

 CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM), on behalf of a fund sponsored by the firm, has acquired AMS CityDocks, a state-of-the-art last-mile distribution center strategically located on the western edge of Amsterdam, between the city, Port of Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport.

M&G Investments has appointed Ruth Jackson as head of U.K. investment management in its £34 billion ($46 billion) real estate investment division.

Knight Frank’s analysis of the United Kingdom’s Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) market has found that growing demand from an increasingly diverse occupier group has seen the sector’s prime rents increase 36 percent over the past two years. This period has also seen the average IOS site size required rising, with 36 percent growth in London and the South East over the past 18 months — from 2.3 to 3.1 acres — with maximum requirements climbing 39 percent, 3.3 to 4.6 acres.

Greystar has started construction of its fourth build-to-rent (BTR) community in Victoria, Australia, a new $360 million development located in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Kensington.

Fiera Capital Corp. and the Canadian District of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) have launched the Canadian Built Opportunities Platform, a new real assets investment strategy with a dual mandate aimed at generating attractive risk-adjusted returns on capital while supporting jobs for UBC union members. The platform launches with an initial commitment of more than C$800 million ($579 million), divided equally between infrastructure and real estate investments, and aims to reach more than C$1 billion ($720 million) in assets within three years.

For decades, institutional real estate investors and asset managers have struggled with aggregating and validating property performance data from diverse property management and ERP systems sourcing reports such as financial statements, rent rolls, and lease agreements, often delivered as PDFs or inconsistent Excel files, writes Mike Harrison, NTrust CSO, in part three of the firm’s five-part series.

Cottonwood Group, a private equity real estate investment firm, announced the closing of a $105 million senior construction loan for a 223,500-square-foot life sciences project within EastVillage, a 425-acre mixed-use community in northeast Austin. Reger Holdings and Tarlton Properties, a life sciences developer and operator based in the San Francisco Bay Area, are partnering to deliver the facility.

The economic case for the widespread construction of multi-storey warehouses in Europe is strong. They increase efficiency, maximise land usage and raise profit potential.

Principal Asset Management has launched Principal Inside.

Arada has completed the acquisition of a 75 percent stake in Regal, one of London’s leading residential-led mixed use developers. 

Ardian and Rockfield, a vertically integrated living platform, have closed a green financing package of €550 million ($648 million) for their purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) strategy. 

QuadReal Property Group has expanded its commercial real estate debt platform in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

On Sept. 17, 2025, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, a move that raised fresh questions for lenders and real estate markets. In an interview with IREI, Paul Rahimian, founder and CEO of real estate lender Parkview Financial, shares his perspective on what the decision means for borrowing, underwriting and investor confidence.

U.S. investors are turning their attention to Europe’s alternative real estate sectors. In an interview with Caleb Mercer, managing director of European private equity at Heitman, he discusses the market forces driving this shift — from attractive valuations and macroeconomic stability to structural supply/demand imbalances across housing, student accommodation, senior living and self-storage. He discusses how European markets create predictable value differently than the United States, the risk-return dynamics shaping investor appetite, and the long-term lessons from past real estate cycles that are influencing capital flows today. Through his insights, we gain a clearer view of why European alternatives are emerging as one of the most compelling opportunities for U.S. institutional capital.

The Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) has revised investment policies for real estate and private markets, according to correspondence from the pension fund.