Investors | Apr 23, 2026 Broe Real Estate Group commits $100m to grow industrial rail real estate platform by Released Broe Real Estate Group, the real estate affiliate of The Broe Group, has committed $100 million to grow its industrial rail real estate platform.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2026 Vertical Bridge announces $1.5b strategic equity investment from KKR by Released KKR has plans to make a $1.5 billion equity investment in Vertical Bridge REIT to support its future growth.
People | Apr 23, 2026 Qualitas appoints Jesse Curtis as head of direct real estate, Australia by Released Qualitas has appointed Jesse Curtis as head of direct real estate, Australia, effective July 2026.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2026 American Landmark Apartments buys two multifamily communities in Florida and Atlanta by Released American Landmark Apartments has acquired two apartment communities totaling 600 units across Florida and Georgia.
Research | Apr 23, 2026 Placer.ai.: West Coast leads office foot traffic rebound by Andrea Zander West Coast office markets are showing some of the strongest momentum in return-to-office trends, according to the March 2026 Office Index from Placer.ai.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2026 Stonepeak acquires Southern Marinas in recapitalization deal by Released Affiliates of KSL Capital Partners have sold Southern Marinas to Stonepeak through a recapitalization transaction, positioning the marina platform for its next phase of growth. Terms were not disclosed, and the deal has closed.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2026 Ares acquires class A distribution center in Houston’s Northwest submarket by Released An Ares Real Estate fund has acquired Fairbanks Northwest Distribution Center.
Transactions | Apr 23, 2026 Canyon Partners Real Estate provides $124m senior loan to ACRE for Miami residential community by Released Canyon Partners Real Estate has provided a $123.8 million senior loan to ACRE, a global real estate private equity firm, for the development of a class A residential community in Miami.
Research | Apr 23, 2026 Principal Asset Management: Where real estate meets infrastructure — and a power shortage by Andrea Zander Data center demand continues to outpace supply; however, it is constraint, with power shortages now dictating the pace and location of development, according to Principal Asset Management. Despite concerns about a potential AI-driven bubble, demand remains structurally strong, supported by long-term digital adoption trends and limited near-term supply.
Research | Apr 23, 2026 Perspectives: Private vs. public real estate fees — Why the comparison is more misleading than most investors realize by Geoffrey Dohrmann For decades, institutional allocators have debated whether private market real estate justifies its fee structure relative to public real estate securities. The comparison typically begins with headline numbers: Private funds charging management fees of 1.5 percent to 2.0 percent, plus performance-based carried interest, versus public REIT mutual funds and ETFs charging 20 basis points to 60 basis points.
Transactions | Apr 22, 2026 Chatham Financial to acquire Hodes Weill & Associates by Released Chatham Financial has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hodes Weill & Associates.
Transactions | Apr 22, 2026 Castlelake acquires majority stake in two U.S. residential lending platforms by Released Castlelake has acquired a majority ownership stake in Resfin Partners, which owns and operates Eastview, a U.S. mortgage correspondent business, and Lendmarq, an established lender to the U.S. residential investment community.
Transactions | Apr 22, 2026 Prime Group deploys nationwide edge data center platform with Microsoft and Hanwha by Released Prime Group Holdings has deployed edge data centers and battery energy storage systems across numerous properties within its existing nationwide portfolio.
Transactions | Apr 22, 2026 Newmark arranges $830m acquisition and refinancing for U.S. manufactured housing portfolio by Released Newmark has arranged an $830 million portfolio financing on behalf of RHP Properties and an institutional capital partner for the acquisition and refinancing of a 36-asset manufactured housing portfolio.
People | Apr 22, 2026 Cortland names Sam Scherer director of client relations and capital markets by Released Cortland has appointed Sam Scherer as director of client relations and capital markets
Transactions | Apr 22, 2026 Principal Asset Management completes third U.S. acquisition by Released Principal Asset Management has completed its third acquisition in the U.S. for its SCPI Principal Inside, continuing the deployment of the fund’s transatlantic real estate investment strategy.
Transactions | Apr 22, 2026 CanTex Capital acquires four industrial outdoor storage properties by Released CanTex Capital, a Dallas-based industrial real estate investment firm specializing in infill industrial assets, has acquired four properties in the Brookhollow submarket totaling 47,465 square feet across nine acres.
Research | Apr 22, 2026 Marcus & Millichap: Hotel growth slows as supply pressures build in 2026 by Andrea Zander A new hospitality outlook from Marcus & Millichap indicates that the sector is entering a more complex phase in 2026, as growth moderates following a strong post-pandemic recovery.
Research | Apr 22, 2026 S&P Analysis: U.S. REIT M&A activity ramp-up extends into early months of 2026 by Released M&A activity involving U.S. publicly traded equity real estate investment trusts continued to accelerate in early 2026, with four major deals totaling $16.77 billion announced through April 15, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Research | Apr 22, 2026 Branch Properties’ Jesse Shannon on institutional investors’ shift toward operator partnerships and recapitalizations in retail real estate by Andrea Zander Institutional investors are placing greater emphasis on partnering with operating platforms, shifting away from transactional dealmaking toward programmatic, long-term relationships. That evolution is driving an increase in recapitalizations across institutional real estate, as capital flows into platforms rather than individual assets. Jesse Shannon, president and CIO, Branch Properties, explains the drivers behind this shift, how recap structures are enabling it and why operators have become central to execution in the grocery-anchored retail sector.
