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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.

A report published in the October issue of Institutional Real Estate Americas, “From volatility to value creation: Why NOI growth is the new North Star for real estate investors,” by CBRE Investment Management’s Diann Hsueh, portfolio manager, and Jon San Antonio, deputy portfolio manager, highlights the investment strategy of net operating income growth as the key driver of real estate returns.

Hard hit by the pandemic, the hospitality sector is making a comeback in the Asia Pacific region, especially in Japan, South Korea, Australia, India and Singapore, according to a report by Andrew Burych, managing partner and head of East Asia with Brookfield.

Aquilius Investment Partners offers its market perspective on real estate secondaries as a liquidity solution for investors in Asia Pacific in a report published with the October issue of Institutional Real Estate Asia Pacific.

After several years of record construction, supply appears to be catching up to demand for logistics properties in Europe, according to a report titled “European logistics at an inflection point,” by Karen Martinus, senior vice president, research and investments, with Affinius Capital.

Self-storage has performed steadily for decades, offering appealing returns, resilience and diversification, according to Heitman’s Jennifer Boss, managing director and head of portfolio management, and Pascal Souvenir, senior vice president and head of self-storage.

Wages and net worth are catching up to senior housing costs, creating demographic support for senior housing investment, according to Julie Robinson, managing director and head of healthcare with Clarion Partners.

Student housing can be a lot more than housing — it can support connection and community, help students connect with jobs and internships, and buoy mental health, according to Marc Lifshin, founder and CEO, of Core Spaces.