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When interest rates began to rise in 2023 after 10-plus years of record-low interest rates, real estate entered a pricing reset.

In recent years, private market investments have been promoted as solutions to almost every portfolio challenge. They are described as sources of enhanced return, reliable income, diversification and insulation from public market volatility. In some environments, these claims are defensible. In others, they are not.

Sila Realty Trust has entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which certain affiliates of Blue Owl Real Estate Capital will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Sila Realty Trust for $30.38 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.4 billion.

Peachtree Group has acquired more than $330 million in loans year to date from U.S. banking institutions and private lenders, which includes a lender finance transaction secured by portfolios of loans.

Transaction activity in the single-tenant net-lease retail sector rebounded in 2025, with deal volume rising 18 percent year over year and reaching one of the highest levels on record, driven by improved investor alignment and easing rate pressures, according to Marcus & Millichap. 

Singapore’s first and largest commercial real estate investment trust, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT), has agreed to acquire a 100 percent interest in Paragon, a premier freehold integrated development along Orchard Road comprising retail, office and medical suites, for an agreed property value of S$3.9 billion ($2.3 billion) from Cuscaden Peak.

Periskop Partners and Japan’s Kensho Investment Group have entered into a strategic partnership.

AEW has completed a strategic investment in the Netherlands.

Sixth Street has made an investment in Park Properties Housing Association (PPHA), a U.K. for-profit registered provider, in partnership with HSPG, a social and affordable housing investor.

Dormitory operator Centurion Corp. is paying A$45 million ($35.8 million) to acquire an asset in Western Australia designed for the mining industry, marking its entry into a new specialized segment.

MAPFRE, an insurance company in Spain, and Manova Partners, an international independent real estate investment company based in Munich, have acquired the grade A office property One Haddington Buildings in Dublin for their Stable Income European Real Estate Fund 2 (SIEREF 2).

Realy Bostad, the Swedish residential real estate platform backed by London-based pan-European investor Matter Real Estate, has agreed to acquire the development rights for approximately 185 rental apartments in the Haga district of Mölnlycke, in Härryda municipality.

JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group and Ecclesia Asset Management, a Singapore-based private equity real estate firm, announced they have jointly advised on the sale of a 16-hotel portfolio in Kyoto to an undisclosed institutional investor.

Preservation Equity Fund Advisors (PEF Advisors), a real estate private equity group focused on preserving existing affordable housing in high-cost markets, announced the recent acquisition of Belmont Villas, a 164-unit apartment community located in West Babylon, N.Y.

LaSalle Investment Management, the global real estate investment manager, announced that it has hired Russell Ginise as executive managing director, portfolio management, and Kyle Winning as senior managing director, portfolio management, effective April 1.

Robbie Campo has been appointed CEO of HESTA, a A$100 billion ($71 billion) superannuation fund, effective August 2026, following a thorough search and interview process with candidates.

Arrow Global Group, a pan-European investment manager in private credit and real estate, announced that Carla Langerhorst has been promoted to managing director in the firm’s client and product solutions team, effective immediately.

Walker & Dunlop announced that it originated $1.719 billion in loan proceeds to refinance 12,955 units of predominantly workforce and affordable housing in 52 assets across 10 states for Starwood Capital.

Clearwater PACE , a subsidiary of AXCS Capital Inc., a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) platform, announced the initial close of an up to $300 million C-PACE financing vehicle with capital provided by Ares Alternative Credit funds.

KingSett Capital, on behalf of KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 8 and other investors, and Choice Properties REIT announced that they have agreed to acquire First Capital REIT in a unit and cash transaction valued at approximately C$9.4 billion ($6.9 billion, including the assumption of certain debt.