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A fundamental structural transformation in South Korea’s housing market characterized by the transition from traditional rental arrangements to monthly rental models will significantly impact Seoul’s residential market. According to new research published by JLL, increasing institutional investor interest in alternative residential formats, including co-living developments, will play a key role in the rental market transition of one of the world’s largest urban centers.  

For a real estate operating company, selecting the right entity-level capital partner is not only about growth capital to expand its real estate portfolio — it implies a longer-term stable ownership of the company, durable governance, sustained alignment between the capital partner and the operating company management across multiple cycles, and trust.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and smart building technology are becoming more viable for affordable housing operators, particularly as tools become more targeted, scalable and easier to deploy. For owners managing rent-capped communities, aging assets and complex compliance requirements, the investment case increasingly depends on whether technology can reduce operational burden while improving resident outcomes. In an exclusive interview with IREI, Joshua Bagley, senior director of development operations at Fairstead, discusses how technology can improve compliance, streamline maintenance and property operations, support on-site teams, and strengthen long-term affordability for residents.

Hulic REIT has announced plans to acquire interests in three Tokyo properties for a combined ¥25.95 billion ($160.3 million) through an asset exchange and separate acquisition.

JLL has appointed Matt Bennion as head of project and development services (PDS) for Asia Pacific.

The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS IL) has committed $85 million to real estate funds, including vehicles managed by Arc Capital Partners, Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Carol Investors.

Bridgepoint Group has agreed to acquire Kayne Anderson Real Estate (KARE), a real estate investment platform, for an upfront enterprise value of approximately $1.393 billion.

Kinect Real Estate Partners, a real assets investment management firm delivering institutional-quality real estate to private wealth investors, has held a $126.5 million close of Kinect Opportunity Fund II.

Commercial real estate investors may need to rethink the assumption that lower interest rates automatically lead to stronger returns, according to Newmark Research.

The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has committed $200 million to Net Lease Real Estate Fund II, a vehicle of J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

As private credit continues to attract institutional capital, investors are increasingly debating where risks may be building across the market — particularly between corporate direct lending and commercial real estate credit. In an exclusive interview, John Atwater, co-founder and managing partner at Prime Finance, shares why some market participants may be conflating the risks of corporate private credit with asset-backed commercial real estate lending, despite the sectors being driven by different fundamentals, collateral structures and market dynamics. Atwater examines where each market sits in the current cycle, why commercial real estate debt may now benefit from reset valuations and conservative leverage, and where lenders are finding opportunity as traditional banks pull back from the market.

Partners Group has launched its B Residences strategy to build a Breitling-branded luxury condominium tower in Miami.

Trammell Crow Company and CBRE Investment Management, on behalf of a fund sponsored by the firm, have started construction on the first building at Blue Hub Logistics Park, a large-scale logistics complex in the Madrid metropolitan area.

Greystar has announced the acquisition of a 904-home build-to-rent portfolio at Elephant Park in Elephant & Castle, London, from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Lendlease.

Walton Global has sold 1,736 acres of land in Hays County, Texas, within the Austin metropolitan statistical area.

Energy risk is becoming a core underwriting issue for real assets investors, with implications for inflation exposure, financing conditions, tenant affordability and long-term asset values, according to Hines.

AEW’s latest European research report points to growing demand for senior housing in the United Kingdom, driven by an aging population and limited purpose-built supply.

The real estate market is moving further into recovery, supported by contracting supply, improving demand and accelerating transaction activity, according to Nuveen’s 2026 midyear outlook.

S3 Capital has provided a $101 million construction loan for Visions Orlando Resort & Spa, a multi-phase, master-planned luxury resort community in Davenport, Fla., located outside Orlando.

Real estate private credit is not replacing core real estate in institutional portfolios, but it is changing how investors think about defensive income, according to Greg Eudicone, head of global real estate client portfolio management at Barings, in an exclusive interview with IREI.