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Tishman Speyer has acquired 148 Lafayette Street, a fully leased 12-story boutique office building in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood.

Most Americans still believe that homeownership is an important milestone (83 percent), but an even greater number feel anxious (89 percent) about affordability and the homebuying process, according to KB Home in its second annual survey, which the company conducted to gauge Americans’ sentiments about homeownership and support their homebuying aspirations.

In its latest Global Capital Markets reports, Savills has examined the likely short- and long-term impacts of recent macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, concluding that globally the fundamentals of the office and industrial markets remain sound long-term.

Lincoln Property Co. has appointed Jennifer Lundmark as head of distribution and investor relations.

EQT Exeter Logistics Value Fund IV, a fund managed by EQT Real Estate, has acquired a best-in-class logistics portfolio of five warehouses.

CareTrust REIT together with a joint venture partner, it has acquired a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities located in the Pacific Northwest.

Brookfield Residential, a land developer and homebuilder in North America, is pleased to announce the launch of a strategic joint venture with Trez Capital to develop a new master-planned community in Central Florida named Osprey Creek.

Walton Global has executed a substantial commitment with GoldenTree Asset Management, a global asset management firm.

Principal Asset Management has acquired a key data center complex in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany.

GREYKITE European Real Estate Fund I, its affiliates and White Star Real Estate have announced several major milestones in their Digital Ursus data center conversion project in Warsaw, marking the next phase in the site’s transformation from a logistics asset into a premier data center hub.

Despite the recent increases in single-person households in Korea, co-living is expected to become a more entrenched residential trend, said JLL. 

According to Savills’ latest research, data center stock in Europe and the Middle East (EMEA) reached 2,641 live sites in first quarter 2025, representing a total power capacity of 10,850.71 megawatts, an 11 percent increase year-on-year. A further 2,706 megawatts is currently under construction, mostly concentrated in France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland. 

PGIM Real Estate has acquired an office property in Berlin-Kreuzberg on behalf of its European value-added strategy from PIMCO Prime Real Estate on behalf of Allianz. PGIM Real Estate is planning a conversion, aiming to develop more than 300 apartments.

David Greek, managing partner, Greek Real Estate Partners, a development company specializing in industrial real estate, recently discussed disrupted operations at major California ports, leading to volatile cargo volumes and long-term uncertainty. California ports, especially Los Angeles and Long Beach, have seen sharp fluctuations in cargo volume due to tariff-driven shifts in trade flows. While some East Coast and Gulf ports have absorbed part of this activity, the broader logistics network remains unsettled, with potential long-term changes if trade routes continue shifting through countries like Mexico. The situation could represent a structural shift in global trade flows.

Real estate portfolios that allocate to alternative property types and focus on large-scale trends could benefit from enhanced diversification and superior resiliency.

While a growing number of institutional investors understand the benefits of “going green” on their bottom line and have moved to incorporate sustainability metrics into their investment decision making, obstacles to full implementation persist and vary around the world. But artificial intelligence (AI) could be a game changer in levelling the playing field and increasing sustainability in the real estate industry.

Historically low values across property sectors, diminished development pipelines and investment capital waiting on the sidelines combine to potentially make 2025 a particularly compelling year for investment into real estate.

The real estate investment management industry represents several trillion dollars in assets under management globally, according to the IRE.IQ Real Estate Managers Guide, released May 29, 2025.

BGO has held a final close for its BentallGreenOak Asia IV (BGO Asia Fund IV), its flagship Asia-focused value-added real estate strategy, raising more than $5.1 billion in total capital commitments for the fund and co-investment sidecars.

Malls in the U.S. are experiencing a resurgence,  specifically by a shift in anchor tenant strategy at assets, with malls increasingly embracing experiential venues, restaurants, and fitness centers alongside traditional department stores, according to Placer.ai.