Transactions | May 22, 2026 CapRock breaks ground on industrial park in Texas by Released CapRock Partners has broken ground on McKinney Air Business Park, a class A, two-building, shallow-bay industrial complex totaling approximately 250,000 square feet in McKinney, Texas.
Transactions | May 21, 2026 AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential announce merger of equals by Released Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals creating one of the country's leading real estate companies with the differentiated scale, capabilities, and balance sheet strength to expand margins, accelerate growth, and redefine leadership in rental housing. The new company will have a pro forma equity market capitalization of approximately $52 billion and a total enterprise value of approximately $69 billion, with more than 180,000 rental apartments.
Transactions | May 21, 2026 Sun Communities to sell U.K. assets for $1.03b by Released Sun Communities has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its U.K. assets, including the Park Holidays business to funds affiliated with Aermont Capital in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of £768 million ($1.03 billion).
People | May 21, 2026 Griffin Partners names Lee Moreland chief portfolio officer and Kelly Agent chief operating officer by Released Griffin Partners has made two promotion appointments.
Transactions | May 21, 2026 Rava grows healthcare real estate platform with Barwon acquisition by Andrea Zander Rava Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Barwon Investment Partners, expanding the real asset unit of Hillhouse Investment further into Australia’s alternative property sector, according to with Mingtiandi and Australian Financial Review.
Investors | May 21, 2026 Bedrock named exclusive land banking partner for Guggenheim Investments by Released Bedrock Land Finance, a full-suite provider of land banking and acquisition and development (A&D) lending for the U.S. homebuilding industry, has been selected as the exclusive land banking partner for the Guggenheim Investments Land Banking Strategy.
Transactions | May 21, 2026 Clarion Partners Europe completes major supermarkets acquisition by Released Clarion Partners Europe has acquired a portfolio of six newly developed supermarkets.
Transactions | May 21, 2026 PGIM Real Estate Fund completes 10th property acquisition, marking $260m in capital deployed by Released PGIM Real Estate Fund, managed by PGIM, has completed its 10th property acquisition with the purchase of The Arbor.
Fundraising | May 21, 2026 Conservation Resources closes first investment of second agriculture fund by Released Conservation Resources has made its first investment of Conservation Resources Farmland II (CRF II).
Research | May 21, 2026 AI and creative destruction: A turning point for real estate investment management by Chase McWhorter Foundational to free market capitalism is creative destruction, which is the idea that competition forces inefficient or unproductive businesses to fail. That is, of course, only true if you weren’t deemed “too big to fail” in 2008–2009 — but I digress, as I’m not writing to debate the principals of free market capitalism in relation to our current system. In theory, under true free market capitalism, resources (capital and human) are taken from failed businesses and then reallocated to more valuable and innovative enterprises.
Research | May 21, 2026 AI adoption raises new questions for office demand by Andrea Zander AI is expected to have meaningful implications for office demand and how workspace is used.
Research | May 21, 2026 Multitenant light industrial properties continue to outperform larger warehouse product by Andrea Zander The U.S. light industrial sector entered 2026 with renewed momentum, supported by resilient small-bay fundamentals, improving capital markets activity and durable long-term demand drivers.
Research | May 21, 2026 CEO of AFIRE Gunnar Branson mines an Alaskan childhood for lessons on investing through uncertainty by Denise Moose Gunnar Branson, CEO at AFIRE, has published a memoir, Chasing Lights, that turns a remote Alaskan upbringing into a meditation on how investors should navigate disruption and uncertainty.
Transactions | May 20, 2026 Harrison Street Asset Management sells student housing portfolio for $910m by Released Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM) has sold a 12-property U.S. student housing portfolio to affiliates of The Scion Group and a global institutional investment manager.
People | May 20, 2026 Madison Capital Group promotes Rook Verdone to managing director, investments by Released Madison Capital Group has promoted Rook Verdone to Managing Director, Investments.
Research | May 20, 2026 MSCI: Asia Pacific commercial real estate investment rises 22% in Q1 2026 as recovery broadens by Released Asia Pacific commercial real estate markets opened 2026 with genuine momentum, with first-quarter transaction volume rising 22 percent year-over-year to $51.1 billion.
Research | May 20, 2026 Hines: Real estate enters “buy phase” amid global market disruption by Andrea Zander Trade disruptions, tariffs and geopolitical tensions are reshaping the real estate landscape, driving up costs, slowing development and reinforcing uncertainty across global markets. Yet amid the disruption, investors may be entering one of the most compelling acquisition windows in years, according to David Steinbach in a recent white paper.
Research | May 20, 2026 Asia Pacific luxury hotel transactions surge 77% between 2017-2025 by Released Demand for luxury hotels in Asia Pacific has grown dramatically, with investors increasingly viewing the asset class as both resilient and holding an enduring appeal to travellers regionally and globally.
Research | May 20, 2026 Marcus & Millichap releases new single-tenant retail reports by Andrea Zander Marcus & Millichap has published two new national research reports highlighting continued strength in the U.S. single-tenant net-lease (STNL) retail sector.
Transactions | May 20, 2026 Aviva Investors & Propia expand Spanish BTR platform with development in Spain by Released Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has expanded its Spanish build-to-rent (BTR) platform, acquiring a brownfield development site in Valencia, Spain, with plans to develop 132 residential units across two residential blocks.
