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Henderson Park together with its in house hospitality operator and asset manager, Klarent Hospitality, has acquired the landmark Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian.

Caprock Partners has acquired Olive Tree Industrial.

AXA IM Alts has appointed Laurent Lavergne to the newly created role of global head of sustainability, effective Oct. 1.

Class A leasing activity in the industrial sector remains well above the three year pre-pandemic average.

Berkeley Partners has a sixth fund in the market.

The large price corrections since the middle of 2022 have made the European logistics sector looks attractive again, according to a new study by DWS.

A virtual roundtable with institutional investors, consultants and investment managers by Institutional Real Estate, Inc. on Europe’s logistics sector.

A total of £1.9 billion of investment was deployed into the U.K. build-to-rent sector.

TruAmerica refinanced $300 million of  five multifamily properties in four states that are held in the firm’s portfolio. 

With global student numbers at an all-time high — and rising — the demand for PBSA in every market continues to outpace the supply of available beds. In Australia alone, JLL estimates there is less than one PBSA bed for every 10 students in most Australian cities. As a result, rental growth prospects for the sector are extremely strong.

Going forward, our conviction is that real estate investors need to adopt a stock picker’s mindset rather than a sector allocation focus. Asset selection is key, as we are clearly seeing a bifurcation of returns within sectors and markets.

Appraising the value of an asset is always a combination of art and science, but in the current environment it has become more challenging, and more fraught.

Under “normal” circumstances, the seventh anniversary of the United Kingdom’s historic decision to sever its membership in the European Union, would be an opportune juncture to assess the impact that Brexit has had on real estate markets and cross-border investment.

Certain trends that will shape the way our cities look and feel, rather than an ever-increasing skyline of skyscrapers and an over-reliance on technology.

Private equity investors are covering Germany’s current real estate financing shortfall.

Challenges such as a wide bid/ask spread and heightened competition make purchasing land for purpose-built student accommodation difficult in the Australian market.

EPC rating variance makes consistent and meaningful evaluations and comparisons difficult to achieve, writes Kiran Patel, global CIO and deputy CEO at Savills Investment Management.

Where are opportunities for investors in the private real estate market right now? “In short, everywhere,” says Joe Azelby, head of Real Estate & Private Markets with UBS Asset Management.

“Broadly speaking, it’s a very challenging market environment,” says Dan Valenzano, managing director and head of European value-add transactions, with PATRIZIA, when asked to describe the current investment environment in context of the macro situation and the trends driving real estate markets.

Manulife Investment Management is transforming its real estate platform.