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Green Street’s Real Estate Alert has released its Mid-Year Broker Rankings of transactions valued between $5 million and $25 million in its recently published special supplement analyzing the private-capital segment.

JP Morgan Asset Management and Grupo Lar have formed a joint venture to develop approximately €600 million ($700 million) of flexible living accommodations in Spain, according to media outlets.

Amid economic shifts, increased Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and a global race for top talent, the financial services industry is on the cusp of significant transformation. JLL’s (NYSE: JLL) latest report, the Financial Services Portfolio of Tomorrow, outlines how corporate real estate functions are increasingly vital to financial institutions as they reconsider not only how but where they work to support workforce agility, organizational productivity and long-term resilience. 

Healthy U.S. import volumes in the first half of 2025 have not translated into stronger demand for industrial commercial real estate in many markets near ports, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s U.S. Midyear Ports Update. Excess capacity among industrial occupiers and a shift toward moving goods directly to inland hubs like Chicago and Dallas are keeping inventory levels and leasing activity subdued near several major ports.

Noble Investment has named Marc Dober as senior director of asset management.  

A growing number of investors are turning their attention back to coastal strongholds such as San Francisco and Seattle and appreciating the factors that make West Coast metros uniquely resilient as multifamily markets across the country face increased volatility.

Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP), Lyon Living, and Silverpeak have acquired the 2 million-square-foot Lakewood Center in Southern California.

Vantage Data Centers has announced its largest investment to date of over $25 billion to develop a mega-scale 1.4-gigawatt data center campus in Shackelford County, Texas.

The U.K. government’s Modern Industrial Strategy, announced on June 23, represents a significant shift toward addressing the barriers that have long plagued the country’s commercial real estate development.

The Asia Pacific office market is entering a new phase of growth, with renewed momentum expected to build through the remainder of 2025 as occupiers increasingly prioritize flexible and sustainable office spaces.

Bozzuto and Invesco Real Estate have jointly acquired Ashton at Dulles Corner.

Core Spaces, in partnership with Capstone Communities, has shared its new master-planned, mixed-use development in Midtown Atlanta, located near Georgia Institute of Technology.

The North America Data Center colocation market has reached a critical tipping point, with vacancy rates plummeting to an unprecedented 2.3 percent amid relentless demand for digital infrastructure. JLL’s North America Data Center Report – Midyear 2025 reveals how, as inventory grows to a record 15.5 gigawatts, the sector continues its explosive growth trajectory while grappling with severe capacity constraints and energy sourcing challenges. 

Greystone Real Estate Capital, a national tax credit syndicator and subsidiary of Greystone Select Inc., has closed its Greystone Affordable Housing Fund I LP, a $103 million multi-investor Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund.

The University System of New Hampshire has committed $5 million to Bain Capital Real Estate Fund III, a program of Bain Capital Real Estate.

The San Bernardino County (Calif.) Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA) has committed $75 million to Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners VII, a vehicle of Kayne Anderson, according to a spokesperson.

AEW Capital Management has promoted Gina Szymanski to CIO for its global securities business, which manages approximately $4 billion of real estate securities (REITs) across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT Management Ltd., as the manager of CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR), has sold five industrial and logistics properties in Singapore to unrelated third parties for a total sale consideration of S$329.0 million ($256 million).

Aviva Investors has appointed Rory Spriggs to its real estate equity team.

Nikolay Golubev has joined Strategic Value Partners (SVP) in the firm’s London office to co-lead its European real estate efforts alongside Anders Hemmingsen.