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Invesco Real Estate (IRE), the global real estate investment business of Invesco Ltd., has launched a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) operating platform in Seoul, South Korea, with PCP Standard.

Greystar has been appointed by Kennedy Wilson and APG to provide residential property management services across more than 1,100 homes at Cherrywood in South Dublin, representing one of the largest single residential property management mandates in the Irish market.

Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has committed £30 million ($39.75 million) to U.K. social infrastructure investment manager Newcore Capital’s core-plus strategy.

Complete with Fado music and chorizo, Springboard looked a little different in 2026, as it landed in Portugal for the first-ever Europe edition. The inaugural Springboard Europe 2026 took place 23–25 September at the Pestana Cidadela Cascais in Cascais, Portugal, and offered three days of in-depth discussions, coastline bike riding and a captivating keynote.

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.

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.

Patrizia plans to raise and deploy £1 billion ($1.32 billion) for essential housing across the United Kingdom, according to an Oct. 8 release.

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.

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.

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.

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed requiring investors in certain funds holding illiquid assets, including real estate, infrastructure and private companies, to provide 90 days’ notice before redeeming their investments, reported the Financial Times.

EisnerAmper and Agora have formed a strategic, nationwide partnership designed to help real estate investment firms streamline operations, enhance the investor experience and support fundraising.

GPT Wholesale Office Fund has placed major Australian office assets on the market as it works to meet approximately A$1.5 billion ($1.04 billion) in investor redemption demands, according to The Australian.

Nuveen Real Estate, one of the largest real estate investment managers globally, has secured total commitments of more than A$1 billion ($695 million), including co-investment vehicles and transactions, for the first close of its latest Australian commercial real estate debt strategy, further expanding its lending offering in the market.

Clarion Partners is launching a new team dedicated to optimizing Clarion’s power and energy strategy across its large-scale industrial real estate portfolio.

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) has committed $150 million to Pennybacker VII, a program of Pennybacker Capital.

Since 2023, on the heels of the first interest rate increases in 15 years, real estate has struggled to get its footing. Sure, there have been success stories: funds have been raised and transactions have still occurred, albeit both have been a tough slog. Average fundraising times are longer, and the bid-ask spread between buyers and sellers remains wide. Our spring and fall meetings of the Editorial Advisory Board for Institutional Real Estate Americas are annual occurrences, giving us a good pulse on general themes and sentiment year over year.

Sabey Corp. and National Real Estate Advisors have announced that Ares Secondaries funds have expanded their investment in Sabey Data Center Properties (SDCP), an owner, developer and operator of data centers across the United States. The additional commitment builds on Ares’ minority equity investment in SDCP announced in July 2026, bringing the total investment to more than $500 million.

Tishman Speyer has completed a second close of its Korea Living Venture, securing $75 million from a German pension fund and bringing total equity commitments to $395 million.

The LŌ-GOI Group has established LŌ-GOI Vietnam Core Mandate 2, a new logistics and industrial real estate venture formed with three institutional investors from Asia.