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The Investa Commercial Property Fund (ICPF) has been recognized as the number one performing wholesale office fund over one, three, five, seven and 10 years according to the latest  MSCI/Mercer Australia Core Wholesale Property Fund Index (Core Funds – Office), as of June 30 2025.

Sagard Real Estate, formerly EverWest Real Estate Investors, has acquired 1621 Clark Road in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

China and India's Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) markets showed robust growth in 2024 and are expected to continue to attract strong investor interest this year, according to Cushman & Wakefield's Asia REIT Market Insight 2024-2025.

After more than a decade of leadership at the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Lisette van Doorn has announced she will step down from her role as ULI Europe CEO at the end of the year, to spend time with family and consider the next steps in her career.

BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (BNP Paribas REIM) presents its Lighthouse Report for H2 2025, an outlook for the European real estate market using its in-house forecasts, analysis, and the expertise of its local teams. In this new edition, BNP Paribas REIM defines its convictions and provides the investment strategies for the rest of the year.

Oryx Real Estate Partners has held a first and final close of its first U.K. logistics development fund.

Private lenders are stepping in to fill the gap left by regional banks that pulled back in early 2023. James Jordan, partner and head of the commercial real estate investment platform at Axonic, discusses in an IREI interview how private lenders’ creativity in structuring deals makes these flexible solutions especially appealing to borrowers navigating today’s high-cost, overleveraged market. Jordan explains that Axonic employs an opportunistic lending strategy that focuses on recapitalizing and restructuring assets alongside existing owners, contrasting with traditional distressed lending approaches that often aim to take control of assets through foreclosure.

Stonelake Capital Partners has sold 91 industrial buildings totaling 7.6 million square feet. Stonelake exited the portfolio through 13 separate transactions totaling $920 million over the past six months.

Princeton Digital Group (PDG), Asia Pacific’s leading data center operator, has signed a definitive agreement with Stonepeak.

SL Green Realty Corp. has surpassed its initial $1 billion fundraising goal for the SLG Opportunistic Debt Fund.

Proterra Investment Partners, a Minneapolis-based alternative asset manager focused on private equity and private credit investments across the global food value chain, has launched its net-lease real estate strategy.

Menlo Equities, a private real estate investment and development firm, has plans to launch Menlo Digital, a dedicated data center platform.

Starwood Property Trust has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fundamental Income Properties, a fully integrated net-lease real estate operating platform and owned portfolio, for approximately $2.2 billion.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan’s largest financial institution, has launched what is possibly the first of its kind globally, a real estate finance structure (equity and debt) that quantifies and improves social impact as a KPI, in collaboration with Longevity Partners and GOYOH, powered by GOYOH’s ESG integration platform EaSyGo.

Colliers Global Investors has created a fixed capital investment company (SICAF) dedicated to the management of a residential property located at Viale Monza 137/139 in Milan.

Asia Pacific commercial real estate investment volume dropped by 19 percent quarter-on-quarter but increased by 15 percent year-on-year to $31.2 billion in second quarter 2025, as the second quarter was affected by global trade tariff uncertainty, according to CBRE.

 JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group has sold Tabacón Thermal Resort & Spa, Costa Rica’s most iconic luxury wellness destination, located in the La Fortuna region, for $111 million.

Alterra IOS has closed on a $343.6 million loan facility arranged by Truist Financial Corp. and Bank of Montreal.

CapRock Partners has acquired Kennedy Greens Distribution Center.

In recent weeks, we have gained clarity on policy in the United States. On the fiscal policy front, that clarity stems from the passing of recent budget legislation. On the trade policy front, that clarity comes from our own proprietary modeling, which is already proving helpful and accurate given the slew of trade policy announcements in recent weeks. Taken together, they can help us focus on the outlook for the economy and commercial real estate market. We are a couple of weeks away from our quarterly global outlook, but for now let’s look at these two important policies and short-run implications.