Research | May 23, 2025 Global polling reveals AI’s growing role in corporate real estate by Released Nearly three in four respondents to a new Colliers and CoreNet Global survey expect AI to have a transformative or significant impact on the corporate real estate industry moving forward.Â
People | May 23, 2025 ULI Europe appoints Jan Peter as COO by Released  The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has announced the appointment of Jan Peter as COO for the Europe region.
Transactions | May 23, 2025 RealVantage enters South Korea in partnership with ESR Kendall Square by Released RealVantage, real estate-centered regulated fractional investment platform, has made a maiden entry into South Korea with an exclusive $55 million last-mile logistics development deal in partnership with ESR Kendall Square.
Transactions | May 23, 2025 New York leads Oxford Economics’ 2025 Global Cities Index by Andrea Zander For the second consecutive year, New York leads Oxford Economics’ 2025 Global Cities Index, slightly edging out London for the top spot.
Research | May 23, 2025 Data center take-up in Europe to reach new peak in 2025 by Released Take-up of data center capacity in Europe is set to grow at its fastest rate in four years in 2025, despite a shortage of available space, according to new research from CBRE.
Transactions | May 23, 2025 J.P. Morgan Real Estate Income Trust expands industrial portfolio with strategic acquisitions by Released J.P. Morgan Real Estate Income Trust (JPMREIT) announced the acquisition of two logistics warehouse portfolios, totaling $124.2 million, exclusive of closing costs.
Research | May 22, 2025 Investor sentiment remains stable, says CBRE Asia Pacific cap rate survey by Andrea Zander CBRE has released its Q1 2025 Asia Pacific Cap Rate Survey.
Research | May 22, 2025 MSCI: Exploring the impact of tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty by Andrea Zander Investment from both domestic and overseas investors slowed in the first quarter, as the impact of geopolitical uncertainty meant a more muted start to the year than might have been expected after a buoyant end to 2024, wrote Tom Leahy, MSCI’s head of real assets research, EMEA, in a recent report exploring how geopolitical uncertainty and trade tariff tensions interrupted the recovery in global real estate markets in the first quarter.
Transactions | May 22, 2025 TelstraSuper withdraws from proposed merger with Equip Super by Released The Board of TelstraSuper, an Australia-based superannuation fund, has decided to terminate the heads of agreement that proposed a merger with Equip Super, another Australian super fund.
Fundraising | May 22, 2025 CapitaLand Investment partners major domestic insurance company to establish its first onshore master fund in China by Released CapitaLand Investment (CLI) has established its first onshore master fund in China, CLI RMB Master Fund, with a total equity commitment of RMB 5 billion ($713 million).
People | May 22, 2025 Matthew Borstein joins CIM Group as managing director, co-head of credit by Released Matthew Borstein has joined CIM Group as managing director, co-head of credit.
People | May 22, 2025 Tim Murnane, Opus president and CEO, to retire by Released Tim Murnane has announced his retirement as president and CEO of Opus, working through the end of 2026, at which time he will have given 38 years of service to Opus and 46 years in the commercial real estate industry.
Transactions | May 22, 2025 Global Student Accommodation secures $500m refinancing with Wells Fargo by Released Global Student Accommodation (GSA) has closed a $500 million senior loan facility with Wells Fargo Bank.
Investors | May 21, 2025 Abu Dhabi’s Lunate, Brookfield start $1b residential property venture by Andrea Zander Brookfield Asset Management, through its Middle East private equity strategy, and Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based global alternative investment manager with more than $110 billion in assets under management, have formed a joint venture to invest in the residential real estate sector in the Middle East.
Transactions | May 21, 2025 Barings agrees sale of a core-plus logistics asset in France to Fidelity International by Released Barings, on behalf of a European core real estate strategy, has agreed the sale of a logistics asset near Lyon, France, to Fidelity International on behalf of its Pan-European Fidelity Real Estate Logistics Impact Climate Solutions Fund (the LOGICS fund).Â
Transactions | May 21, 2025 Oxford Properties, M7 secure approval for East London urban logistics development by Released Oxford Properties, alongside asset manager M7 Real Estate, have secured approval for its planned redevelopment of Beckton Gateway Retail Park in East London into a class A industrial and logistics hub from the London Borough of Newham.Â
Transactions | May 21, 2025 CapMan Real Estate launches Leona by Released CapMan Real Estate has launched Leona, a new Nordic rental housing concept designed to provide effortless living to its clients.
Investors | May 21, 2025 Principal’s Chris Duey on $2.1t in loans coming due — and what’s next for CRE finance by Andrea Zander In an interview with IREI, Chris Duey, senior managing director and head of private real estate debt portfolio management at Principal Asset Management, shared his insights on the pending debt maturities and expectations for the real estate finance.
Research | May 20, 2025 JLL releases U.S. and Canada Office Fit-Out Cost Guide by Andrea Zander In the United States and Canada, there are multiple factors reshaping business investment assumptions currently: policy shifts in trade, immigration, and federal spending are creating short-term impacts that companies must balance against long-term needs while competing for limited high-quality space and little new product, according to JLL’s U.S. and Canada Office Fit-out Cost Guide.
Transactions | May 20, 2025 Ryman Hospitality Properties to acquire JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa for $865m by Released Ryman Hospitality Properties has plans to purchase JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, for $865 million. The company plans for the resort to continue to be operated by Marriott International under the JW Marriott flag.
