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Daniel Crews and Grant Leslie have been promoted into key leadership positions in the Investments Division of the Tennessee Treasury, effective June 24, 2025.

The collaboration of sustainable infrastructure investment and real estate development is undeniably powerful. Strategic placement of properties near upgraded utilities, transportation, and energy systems drives demand, while sustainable infrastructure improves long-term resilience and livability. However, much of the U.S. infrastructure is outdated, posing challenges amid growing urban populations and climate threats.

More time was perhaps the most valuable commitment many investors made to fund managers in the wake of the global financial crisis. And the need for it is firmly back for some.

We are likely at a historic moment when it comes to allocations to alternative property sectors. Interest runs high, there’s a sudden influx of investment from open-end funds with deep wells of capital, and index providers are expanding their definitions in a way that allows greater flexibility to add alternative exposure.

The prospect of having to deal with negative press reports and unreliable tenants puts a lot of investors off the affordable housing subsector.

When geopolitics supersede fundamentals, cross-border investors often default to caution. For much of the first half 2025, many who expected to be active found themselves on the sidelines — not due to deteriorating fundamentals, but because of escalating and unquantifiable geopolitical and policy risks.

Faropoint, a vertically integrated real estate investment manager focused on urban logistics, has announced the launch of its flagship Industrial Value Fund IV, targeting $1 billion in capital commitments.

The industrial market is realigning and entering a more complex phase—one that requires a deeper understanding of global interdependence, evolving trade policies, and shifting supply chains, according to Principal.

CBRE’s 2025 Japan Logistics Occupier Survey, conducted in March 2025, revealed that restrictions on truck drivers’ working hours are top of mind for logistics occupiers across Japan.

Bryan Russell has been appointed as director of acquisitions at Sagard Real Estate.

In a dramatic swing that signals evolving corporate real estate priorities, JLL’s 2025 Occupancy Planning Benchmark Report reveals portfolio optimization has surpassed cost-cutting as the primary focus for corporate real estate leaders, and office utilization has increased as organizations tighten policies on hybrid work. Improving space data accuracy and reporting, increasing employee presence on site, and growing the use of utilization data for space planning round out the top five priorities. 

Australian asset managers’ total real estate assets under management (AUM) stood at A$330 billion ($214 billion) in 2024, up 18.1 percent from the A$279 billion ($tk billion) recorded in 2023, according to the latest Fund Manager Survey by industry associations ANREV, INREV and NCREIF.

Forum Investment Group has named Harry Alcock as managing partner – head of investments.

Bain Capital and 11North Partners have acquired three open-air, lifestyle retail centers in Oklahoma City for approximately $212 million.

Aviva Investors has launched Propia Operating Co., a real estate operating company specializing in the Spanish build-to-rent (BTR) sector, which has been created in partnership with Layetana Living, a leading Spanish residential developer.

M&G has appointed Simon Ellis as manager of the M&G European Property Fund, with Marc Reijnen taking on a broader role to lead its continental European real estate platform.

Harbor Group International has hired Brian Yong Ha Lee as managing director, investor relations – head of Asia Pacific.

The Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS) has rehired The Townsend Group as real estate investment consultant, according to materials for the meeting on June 18.

The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) has replaced Hamilton Lane with StepStone as its real estate and real assets investment consultant.

The San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA) has committed $250 million to Hines U.S. Property Partners, a program of Hines.