Research | Oct 15, 2026 New York office recovery broadens as tenants look beyond trophy space by Andrea Zander New York City’s office recovery started with trophy buildings. Now tighter availability and rising rents are pushing tenants to consider a wider range of buildings and locations.
Research | Oct 15, 2026 Signal vs. noise for the week ending Oct. 10, 2026 by Geoffrey Dohrmann Higher U.S. rates sent buyers back to renegotiate agreed deals, and a U.K. regulator proposed a 90-day exit notice for property funds. It’s almost impossible to spot trends reading the news as it unfolds. But when you look back at the prior week’s stories, patterns can start to emerge. Read this week’s Signal vs. Noise analysis for perspective on what the previous week’s news means for your investments.
Research | Oct 15, 2026 Blast from the past: The winters that end; the structures that don’t by Geoffrey Dohrmann It’s almost impossible to spot trends reading the news as it unfolds. Sometimes it helps to look back a decade or more to place today’s events as they unfold in the proper perspective. That’s what these weekly “Blasts from the past” retrospectives are all about.
Transactions | Oct 14, 2026 Kennedy Wilson JV acquires $176m San Jose multifamily property by Released Kennedy Wilson has formed a three-party joint venture with Hulic Co. and Fuyo General Lease (USA) Inc. to acquire One South Market, a 312-unit multifamily property in downtown San Jose for $176 million.
People | Oct 14, 2026 RXR names residential head and new COO by Released RXR has appointed Gerard Norcia executive vice president and head of its residential business unit and Whitney Arcaro COO.
Research | Oct 14, 2026 San Francisco leads September office attendance growth by Released U.S. office visits increased 4 percent year over year in September 2026, reaching their highest September level since 2019, according to a new report from Placer.ai.
Transactions | Oct 14, 2026 JLL arranges $463m financing for multifamily portfolio by Released JLL has arranged $463 million in bridge financing for Thompson Thrift’s eight-property multifamily portfolio, comprising 2,412 class A apartment units across Arizona, Florida and Georgia.
Investors | Oct 14, 2026 BlackRock co-leads $200m financing for construction technology firm by Released ICON has secured $200 million in Series D financing co-led by Baillie Gifford and funds managed by BlackRock, with participation from Capital Factory, CAZ Investments, Moderne Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Norwest, Overmatch, The Syndicate and Tiger Global, among others.
Research | Oct 14, 2026 U.S. home sellers outnumber buyers by 62.6% by Released The number of home sellers in the United States exceeded the number of buyers by 62.6 percent in September 2026, the largest gap in records dating back to 2013, according to a new report from Redfin.
People | Oct 14, 2026 JLL appoints Mark Gibson U.S. country CEO by Released JLL has appointed Mark Gibson to the newly created role of U.S. country CEO.
Transactions | Oct 14, 2026 11North Partners acquires $155m Hawaii retail portfolio by Released 11North Partners has acquired a two-property retail portfolio totaling 281,884 square feet in Lahaina, Hawaii, for $155 million.
Research | Oct 14, 2026 U.S. office market records fifth consecutive quarter of occupancy gains by Andrea Zander The U.S. office market has recorded its fifth consecutive quarter of positive net absorption, with occupancy gains reaching 6 million square feet in third quarter 2026, according to a new JLL report.
Investors | Oct 14, 2026 LADWP commits $250m to real estate by Elise Mackanych The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Employees Retirement Plan (LADWP) has committed $250 million to real estate funds, including funds managed by The Vistria Group, Locust Point Capital and DRA Advisors.
People | Oct 13, 2026 LaSalle appoints Marcus Day as head of LaSalle Global Solutions by Released LaSalle Investment Management has appointed Marcus Day as head of LaSalle Global Solutions, the firm’s $10 billion private indirect investment platform, effective Oct. 13, 2026.
Transactions | Oct 13, 2026 Anderson Real Estate completes $550m refinancing of Anderson Towers by Released Anderson Real Estate has completed a $550 million refinancing of Anderson Towers, its two-building office campus at 1800 and 1900 Avenue of the Stars in Century City, Los Angeles.
Transactions | Oct 13, 2026 BKM Capital Partners, Kayne Anderson Real Estate acquire Atlanta industrial campus for $100m by Released BKM Capital Partners and Kayne Anderson Real Estate have acquired Northridge Commons, a 471,000-square-foot industrial campus in Sandy Springs, Ga., for $100 million.
Research | Oct 13, 2026 CRE needs better AI training not more demos by Denise Moose Commercial real estate has spent the last two years watching largely similar AI demos.
Investors | Oct 13, 2026 KPERS commits $100m to EQT Exeter U.S. Industrial Value-Add Fund VII by Elise Mackanych The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) has committed $100 million to EQT Exeter U.S. Industrial Value-Add Fund VII, a program of EQT Real Estate.
Investors | Oct 13, 2026 NYSCRF commits $456.3m to real estate by Elise Mackanych The New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) has committed $456.3 million to real estate, including funds managed by Artemis Real Estate Partners, Basis Investment Group and Hyperion Realty Capital.
Investors | Oct 13, 2026 Lightstone DIRECT says private wealth is becoming a complementary capital source by Andrea Zander High-net-worth investors increasingly expect some of the same things institutional investors have long received: deal-level access, detailed underwriting, transparency into the business plan, meaningful sponsor co-investment and greater control over where their capital goes. In an interview with IREI, Soren Godbersen, chief growth officer at Lightstone DIRECT, discusses how private wealth is not replacing institutional capital but instead serving as a complementary capital source. He also explains how direct-investment platforms can give individual investors a more institutional-style way to participate in private real estate.
