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Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and Sonae Sierra today announced the formation of an Iberian shopping center joint venture, which has agreed to acquire a portfolio of eight shopping centers in Spain.

Equitix, GRAHAM and Rothesay have partnered with The University of Manchester to deliver a $713 million investment in student living.

Clarion Partners Europe has maintained its deployment momentum in the Netherlands with two warehouse acquisitions, on behalf of one of its co-mingled funds.

Henderson Park, together with Lowe, has acquired Plaza Bonita.

Invesco Real Estate has sold the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, a 122-room luxury hotel in the heart of the Canal District in Amsterdam.

The single-family rental and build-to-rent sectors are often grouped together, but there should be clear distinctions between the two. While both address the housing market, their fundamentals and investment implications are different. In an IREI exclusive interview, Drew Flahive, president of Amherst, explains the distinctions between the two strategies, where institutional investors are finding the larger opportunity set, and how supply, location and affordability factor into the outlook. He also discusses the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and what the new framework could mean for existing portfolios, future investment and the role institutional capital can continue to play in the U.S. housing market.

When the Real Estate Data Initiative (REDI) launched earlier this year, much of the conversation centered on the real estate industry’s long-standing struggle with fragmented investment data. But in a recent interview with Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI), members of REDI’s steering committee described a broader goal: moving beyond standardized reporting templates toward an implementation framework that can be used consistently across investors, managers, service providers and technology platforms.

Dream Unlimited Corp. (Dream) announced that Dream and Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Dream Industrial REIT), have entered into definitive agreements for Dream to acquire Chancerygate Limited (Chancerygate or CG), a U.K.-based industrial developer and asset manager with a 30-year track record in the multi-let industrial (MLI) sector.

KKR and Mirastar, KKR Real Estate’s industrial and logistics platform in Europe, have announced the acquisition of a portfolio of four prime UK logistics assets from PLP for approximately £170 million ($237 million), totaling 1.25 million square feet.

RCLCO Real Estate Consulting, an advisory firm focused on the real estate industry, has released the results of their bi-annual survey of the top-selling master-planned communities (MPCs) of mid-year 2026.

Antares Labs announced its public launch and $7.25 million seed round with participation from Fifth Wall, Base10 Partners, Bloomberg Beta and Sandwith Ventures.

The Scion Group has secured $555.6 million in financing for a portfolio of 14 student housing properties totaling 4,295 units and 10,454 beds across nine states.

Five major brokerages are using Dealpath Connect, a private exchange for institutional real estate listings, signaling the institutional real estate market may be converging on a more standardized, shared system for distributing deal flow. JLL, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Avison Young and Northmarq now distribute opportunities through the platform.

In multifamily real estate, technology decisions carry real operational consequences. The wrong platform does not just create inconvenience — it disrupts workflows, frustrates onsite teams and ultimately impacts resident experience and asset performance. Yet despite the stakes, many technology decisions are still made based on polished demos, references or perceived market momentum.

Aviva Investors has invested in a prime development site in Berlin expected to create a 454-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme with Amro Partners, a specialist investment manager in the European living sector, acting as development and operating partner for the project.

The Federal Reserve has maintained the federal funds rate at a target range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent, leaving its benchmark rate unchanged for a fifth consecutive meeting.

Ventas has increased its expected 2026 senior housing investment volume to $4.5 billion, up from its previous estimate of $3 billion, as the healthcare REIT continues to expand its senior housing operating portfolio.

AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential have announced Vivmark Residential as the name for the combined company to be created through their merger of equals.

European real estate investment reached €59 billion ($68 billion) in second quarter 2026, totaling €116 billion ($134 billion) in the first half of 2026, according to global real estate advisor CBRE. The first half figure represents a 10 percent increase when compared with the same period last year.

Affinius Capital continues its momentum across its European credit platform following the completion of three recent loan originations.