Research | Apr 21, 2025 Q&A: A closer look at fund operations lift-outs in the real estate investment management industry by Loretta Clodfelter Trends in fund administration have seen a shift toward third-party outsourcing of many fund administration roles. The lift-out, where a fund operations team will be transferred from an investment manager to a third-party administrator, is seeing growing acceptance in the real estate investment industry. Jean-Francois Gillard, executive managing director and head of investment accounting and reporting with CBRE, recently spoke with IREI about a new report from CBRE on the topic, Beyond Outsourcing: The Rise of Back-Office Lift-Outs for Institutional Real Estate Investors, and other aspects of the lift-out process. The following is a lightly condensed and edited version of that interview.
Research | Apr 18, 2025 Colliers: About 80-85 percent of office leasing is expected in green-certified buildings in India by Released India’s real estate sector is undergoing a major transformation, with sustainability emerging as a key cornerstone and growth driver across asset classes, according to Colliers.
Transactions | Apr 18, 2025 Brookfield Properties sells Washington, D.C. office for $175m by Andrea Zander Brookfield Properties, an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management, has sold 701 Ninth St. NW in Washington, D.C., for $175 million.
Transactions | Apr 18, 2025 Oxford Capital Group announces acquisition of 11 seniors housing properties in Minnesota by Released Oxford Capital Group has acquired the Carefree Portfolio
People | Apr 18, 2025 Panattoni appoints Alexandre Daoud as head of capital markets in the Middle East by Released Panattoni has hired Alexandre Daoud to lead its capital raising in the Middle East.
Transactions | Apr 18, 2025 Multi Corporation and M.O.S acquire office building in the Netherlands by Released Multi Corporation and M.O.S, a Haarlem-based company known as Mother Of Space, have acquired a 13,000-square-meter (139,931-square-foot) office building in the Dutch city of Alphen aan den Rijn.
Investors | Apr 17, 2025 CapitaLand Investment announces application to launch inaugural onshore REIT in China by Released CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) has applied for the registration and listing of its first real estate investment trust in China, to be named CapitaLand Commercial C-REIT (CLCR), with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).
People | Apr 17, 2025 Josh Pristaw to become president of Clarion Partners by Released Josh Pristaw will join Clarion Partners’ senior leadership team as managing director and president.
Research | Apr 17, 2025 CRE market shows stability despite looming rate and trade challenges by Andrea Zander Commercial real estate faces near-term challenges, according to Marcus & Millichap.
People | Apr 17, 2025 Inland appoints Michael Beringer as CFO by Released The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC, part of The Inland Real Estate Group, has appointed Michael Beringer as its CFO.
Investors | Apr 17, 2025 Castlelake, Invictus Capital Partners form partnership to invest in up to $2b of residential loans by Released Castlelake has entered into an agreement with Invictus Capital Partners to invest in up to $2 billion in newly-originated residential mortgages.
Transactions | Apr 17, 2025 Frasers Property Industrial forms $382m logistics venture in Australia by Andrea Zander Frasers Property Industrial has made its first capital partnership in Australia with an investment vehicle sponsored by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI).
Transactions | Apr 17, 2025 Nuveen, The Preiss Co. sell 1,250-unit national student housing portfolio by Released A joint venture between Nuveen and The Preiss Co. has sold a five-property student housing portfolio comprising 1,248 units and 3,693 beds across four states.
Transactions | Apr 16, 2025 Smith Hill Capital, Bain Capital announce $235m refinancing for Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa by Released Smith Hill Capital and Bain Capital has completed a $235 million refinancing for the Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa in Montauk, N.Y., for BLDG Management Co. Inc. and Metrovest Equities.
Investors | Apr 16, 2025 Townsend Group invests in CleanArc Data Centers by Released Townsend Group has made a strategic investment in CleanArc Data Centers.
Transactions | Apr 16, 2025 Savills Investment Management acquires new logistics building in France for German pension fund by Released Savills Investment Management has acquired a newly constructed logistics property in northwest France on behalf of a southern German pension fund.
Transactions | Apr 16, 2025 Mapletree Global Student Accommodation Private Trust sells two U.K. purpose-built student accommodation assets by Released CVC DIF has made an strategic acquisition for its student accommodation platform.
People | Apr 16, 2025 Cushman & Wakefield names Matthew Bouw chief executive, APAC and EMEA by Released Cushman & Wakefield appointed Matthew Bouw as chief executive, Asia Pacific (APAC) and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Research | Apr 16, 2025 Nearly every U.S. metro has higher rental prices than pre-Pandemic, despite months of declines by Released For the 20th consecutive month, rents declined in March, and the median asking price for rent in the 50 largest metros is now $65 lower than the 2022 peak, standing at $1,694, according to the Realtor.com March Rent Report.
Transactions | Apr 15, 2025 AXA IM Alts completes €300m sale of diversified Spanish real estate portfolio by Released AXA IM Alts has completed the sale of a diversified real estate portfolio of four properties for approximately €300 million ($339 million) to a joint venture between IBA Capital Partners and Batipart Europe.
