Investors | Jul 11, 2025 CRPTF commits $350m to real estate funds by Elise Mackanych The Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) has committed $350 million to real estate, according to an announcement by the pension fund.
Transactions | Jul 11, 2025 Kayne Anderson Real Estate, JDL acquire 31-acre development site in Chicago’s North Side by Andrea Zander Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate private equity arm of Kayne Anderson, and JDL Development, a Chicago-based developers, have entered into an agreement to acquire a development site located at 2001 North Southport Avenue in Chicago.
Research | Jul 11, 2025 LaSalle releases its mid-year update its 2025 ISA Outlook by Andrea Zander LaSalle Investment Management has released its mid-year update to its 2025 ISA Outlook.
Transactions | Jul 11, 2025 Fetner Properties JV closes $209m acquisition of Brooklyn residential rental building by Released Fetner Properties, in partnership with MCB Real Estate and Farallon Capital Management, has announced the assumption of a ground lease and the acquisition of 240 Willoughby Street, a residential rental building, offering 463 units, 147 of which are designated for affordable housing, in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, N.Y.
People | Jul 10, 2025 Former Blackstone managing director Jimmy Yung joins Rockwood Capital by Andrea Zander Rockwood Capital has hired Jimmy Yung as senior managing director, global head of originations.
Research | Jul 10, 2025 Net U.S. industrial absorption holds steady, corporate demand fuels modern warehouse leasing amid rising vacancy by Released The U.S. industrial market’s continued resilience in the second quarter, despite broader economic uncertainty and regional volatility, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
People | Jul 10, 2025 Drew Ierardi joins Rush University Medical Center as deputy CIO by Andrea Zander Drew Ierardi is joining Rush University Medical Center as deputy CIO.
Research | Jul 10, 2025 Principal’s Rich Hill sees CRE poised to outperform housing for the first time since 2022 by Andrea Zander Commercial estate values declined nearly 20 percent unlevered (more than 30 percent levered) from fourth quarter 2022 through third quarter 2024, while U.S. home prices rose to record highs despite mortgage rates reaching 20-year peaks. Commercial real estate returns are poised to outperform housing prices for the first time since fourth quarter 2022, driven by resilient income returns and improving capital markets, according to Rich Hill, global head of real estate research and strategy for Principal Asset Management. Hill believes this shift marks the start of a new cycle, one less driven by interest rates and more by fundamentals such as income growth and geographic nuance.
Research | Jul 9, 2025 Greek Real Estate Partners: Demand surge makes small-bay industrial core asset class by Andrea Zander Small-bay industrial assets, once a niche play, are now becoming a core investment strategy, drawing heightened attention from institutional investors who are seeking stable, income-generating assets in an increasingly volatile market, according to Jason Fisch, Greek Real Estate Partners vice president of leasing, and Patrick Reistrom, senior leasing associate.
Research | Jul 9, 2025 U.S. housing deficit grew to 4.7m despite construction surge by Released America’s housing shortage grew to an all-time high of 4.7 million units.
Transactions | Jul 9, 2025 Ram expands Southeast footprint with $200m grocery-anchored retail portfolio acquisition by Released Ram Realty Advisors has acquired a 600,000-square-foot portfolio of seven grocery-anchored shopping centers across the Southeast United States.
Transactions | Jul 8, 2025 Tishman Speyer completes refinancing of 300 Park Avenue, NYC by Released Tishman Speyer has announced a $385 million refinancing of 300 Park Avenue, its fully leased class A office tower in Manhattan’s iconic Plaza District.
Transactions | Jul 8, 2025 Blackstone Real Estate to acquire Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor from Allegiant Travel Co. for $200m by Andrea Zander Funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate have agreed to acquire Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor from Allegiant Travel Co. for $200 million.
Transactions | Jul 8, 2025 Slate Asset Management agrees to acquire $226.5m Sun Belt multifamily portfolio by Released Slate Asset Management has agreed to acquire a six-property, 1,600-unit multifamily portfolio for $226.5 million.
Investors | Jul 8, 2025 BGO announces the launch of BGO DataCenters by Released BGO has launched BGO DataCenters.
People | Jul 8, 2025 Parkview Financial appoints Scott Denham head of construction by Released Parkview Financial has appointed Scott Denham to be managing director and head of construction.
People | Jul 8, 2025 Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Appoints Doris Holinaty as Managing Director – Global Markets by Released Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (“IREI”), the 38-year-old independent publisher of news and analysis for the institutional real estate investment community, today announced the appointment of Doris Holinaty as Managing Director – Global Markets.
Investors | Jul 8, 2025 Texas TRS commits $675m to real estate funds in June by Elise Mackanych The Teacher’s Retirement System of Texas (TRS) has committed $675 million to real estate funds in June 2025, according to the pension fund.
People | Jul 8, 2025 California State Teachers’ Retirement System appoints April Wilcox as senior investment director of strategic management and operations by Released The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has announced the appointment of April Wilcox as senior investment director of strategic management and operations.
Transactions | Jul 7, 2025 BlackRock to acquire ElmTree Funds by Released BlackRock has acquired ElmTree Funds, a net-lease real estate investment firm with $7.3 billion in total assets under management as of March 31, 2025. Up-front consideration will be paid primarily in stock, with the potential for additional consideration contingent upon ElmTree’s performance over the next five years. Additional financial details were not disclosed.
