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The U.S. multifamily market closed out the first half of 2026 showing modest growth, as the average month-over-month advertised rent rose by $4 in June and year-over-year growth remained unchanged at 0.2 percent. 

Inland National Development Co. (INDC), a member company of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, has plans to co-develop Citywalk Apartments.

Asa Yapa has joined CIM Group as managing director, investments, with a primary focus on the net-lease sector.

Periods of market volatility often renew investor appreciation for strategies that may be considered “boring” but offer consistency, predictable cash flows and dependable income. In an exclusive interview, Jonathan Pong, CFO Realty Income, discusses why uncertainty tends to increase demand for reliable income and what makes an investment “boring” in a positive sense. He also explains how investors are balancing current income with long-term appreciation, how income-oriented strategies can provide downside protection and why demand for stable, predictable investments is likely to persist even if volatility subsides. Drawing on Realty Income’s net-lease platform, dividend history and expansion into private capital, Europe and digital infrastructure, Pong outlines how businesses can evolve while preserving the characteristics that support durable income and long-term value creation.

Strategic Storage Trust VI (SST VI), a publicly registered nonlisted real estate investment trust sponsored by an affiliate of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, and Strategic Storage Growth Trust III (SSGT III), a private REIT also sponsored by an affiliate of SmartStop, have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger by which SST VI will acquire SSGT III in an all-stock transaction.

Despite concerns of AI-driven job losses, a new study from JLL (NYSE: JLL) finds that a majority of senior business leaders expect their workforces to grow (60 percent), not shrink (40 percent). Similarly, most expect AI to reinvent human roles (60 percent), rather than replace them (40 percent). JLL’s 2026 Future of Work Survey finds this picture is more pronounced among the most AI-advanced organizations, which are using technology as a workforce augmenter and focusing on strategic expansion — even though they recognize it will not be uniform and some jobs will still be cut. More than others, they lean toward hiring full-time employees, investing in entry-level talent and actively redesigning roles to be enhanced by AI rather than eliminated.

Lincoln Property Co. has acquired The Spectrum Cos., a Charlotte, N.C.,-based, full-service real estate firm.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has released its 2026 Student Housing Outlook, which signals that a strong preleasing year and resilient enrollment growth, combined with a slowdown in new student housing construction, are setting the stage for a new investment cycle in one of commercial real estate’s strongest-performing sectors.

ASK Partners’ 2026 Real Estate Investor Sentiment Survey finds private investors remain committed to U.K. property, but are looking for greater political certainty before deploying more capital, while residential living sectors collectively attract the strongest investor interest.

PGIM has hired David Blum as managing director overseeing U.S. high-yield real estate credit investments.

Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM) has closed on a loan to refinance VERVE Boise, a 547-bed student housing community located near Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.

RXR, Waterfall Asset Management and New York Life Investment Management announced their funding of a $103 million financing to recapitalize Sylvan Corporate Center.

Greystar has unveiled a garden-style rental housing strategy in the United Kingdom, targeting the delivery of up to 20,000 professionally managed rental homes over the next four years.

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) plans to divest Kim Chuan Telecommunications Complex at 38 Kim Chuan Road in Singapore for approximately S$200.4 million ($155.23 million) to an unrelated third party.

Private wealth investors — including RIAs, family offices and high-net-worth individuals — are seeking institutional-quality real estate exposure as a diversifier beyond public markets, with greater alternatives exposure, tax-advantaged income generation and diversification beyond traditional fixed income.

U.S. trade flows are shifting away from a West Coast-centric, China-driven model toward a more distributed network that increasingly favors Gulf Coast, East Coast and U.S.–Mexico border gateways, according to a May 2026 report from New York Life Investment Management.

PIF and I Squared Capital have signed an agreement for I Squared to pursue the deployment of up to $2 billion in real estate and infrastructure assets owned by PIF and its portfolio companies.

JLL’s Capital Markets group has secured a $275 million refinancing and a $57 million mezzanine financing for NEMA Chicago, a premier luxury multifamily tower and tallest rental residence.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has released its 2026 Defined Contribution (DC) Plan Participant Survey Findings

Starwood Capital Group has promoted Qahir Madhany to head of acquisitions, Americas.