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Harrison Street Asset Management has sold Oak Brook Commons, an 81,522-square-foot class A medical office building in Oak Brook, Ill.

Camden Council has resolved to grant planning permission for Camden Film Quarter.

Union Investment and Nuveen Real Estate have sold the 1511 Third Ave. retail property on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The purchaser was Stockbridge.

Today’s real estate opportunity set is being shaped by dislocation, inefficiency and shifting capital flows rather than broad market momentum. In an exclusive interview with IREI, Travis King, CEO of REALM, discusses how the middle market continues to offer some of the most compelling opportunities because it remains less institutionalized and more fragmented, while sectors such as office are creating selective entry points as pricing disconnects emerge. He also believes family offices are increasing their exposure to real estate as they seek durable, income-generating assets in an uncertain macroeconomic environment, with relationship-driven investing and disciplined underwriting becoming increasingly important in separating temporary market disruption from long-term impairment.

Affinius Capital has held a second close for its Digital Economy Real Estate Partners Data Center Fund, raising $905.5 million of its $1 billion target, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Freehill, a vertically integrated industrial real estate investment firm, have formed a new joint venture focused on acquiring manufacturing-oriented industrial facilities. J.P. Morgan Asset Management holds a 95 percent interest in the venture, and Freehill holds 5 percent. The joint venture will target industrial properties that support manufacturing and logistics operations across Houston, a market supported by a large manufacturing base and access to the Port of Houston. 

The bar for entry-level homeownership has never been higher. While the typical starter home nationwide is worth $198,649, a record 242 cities now have starter homes valued at $1 million or more, according to a Zillow® analysis.

PSP Investments has ended fiscal 2026 with C$320.6 billion ($229.2 billion) in net assets under management, up 7.0 percent from the prior year.

Invesco has released its 2026 Midyear Investment Outlook, with expectations for the global economy to re-accelerate in the second half of the year.

Quarterra, an industry-leading multifamily development and investment management firm, has appointed Jordan Calaguire as CIO.

Charter Hall Group has acquired the Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology life science facility in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Australia, from Sonic Healthcare for A$445 million ($315 million).

Hawkins Way Capital, a vertically integrated real estate investment firm with more than $3 billion in assets under management, along with Varde Partners, has acquired 117 W 70th St, a 382-unit student housing property located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

Alterra IOS has acquired six industrial outdoor storage (IOS) properties totaling 23.5 usable acres and 172,141 square feet of accompanying warehouse space.

Recent labor-market data suggest the U.S. economy is continuing to generate output with limited incremental labor input, making productivity an increasingly important macroeconomic factor for commercial real estate investors, according to Ryan Severio, BGO chief economist, in his recent LinkedIn post.

American Landmark Apartments has named Elizabeth Roy as CIO.

Savills plc has that announced Alex Jeffrey, CEO of Savills Investment Management (Savills IM), will step back from his day-to-day management responsibilities at the end of June, following a seven-year tenure.

Cain has launched a dedicated London purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) strategy targeting the delivery of 2,000 beds across the capital, marking the latest expansion of its growing Pan-European living platform.

J.D. Sitton has joined National Real Estate Advisors as managing director and head of investor relations.

Lionheart Strategic Management, an affiliate of Fisher Brothers, and Schroders Capital, the private assets division of Schroders, have provided a $111.3 million floating-rate construction loan for The Bridge.

Rockpoint, LCOR and Potomac Investment Properties (PIP), the investment arm of the Gewirz family office, a 100-year-old, third-generation real estate development, investment and operating company, have formed a joint venture to acquire an office property in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and transform it into a multifamily community.