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Urban Standard Capital has launched. Urban Standard Capital Luxury Real Estate Lending Fund.

CIM Group, a real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender and developer, and Bryant Group Ventures, founded by entrepreneur John Hope Bryant, announced that Fifth Third Bank has made a capital commitment to the CIM-BGV Affordable Housing Impact Fund (AHIF or the Fund) as part of the Fund’s latest closing.

After a brief summer break, Chase McWhorter, managing director, Americas, at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviewed Joe Lubeck, CEO at American Landmark Apartments, discussing asset management best practices in real estate investment.

As capital becomes more selective, investors are increasingly focused on whether multifamily managers can create value through operations rather than simply through acquisitions. The question underlying much of that diligence, said Mike Altman, CIO at Cortland, is whether a manager can grow net operating income (NOI) on its own merits, independent of leverage or cap-rate movement.

Shallow-bay industrial real estate is attracting greater institutional interest as investors look for durable income, constrained supply and exposure to a diverse base of small and medium-sized businesses. In an exclusive interview with IREI, Michael Moriarty, head of acquisitions at Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions, discussed the growing institutional interest and the factors supporting the sector’s investment case. He also discussed how increased institutional and private equity interest is changing the sector, as well as how competition for infill land and data center development could further constrain supply and support rent growth over the long term.

For a decade, my job was to lead large-scale private markets programs for two of the country’s largest public pensions — first at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), then for the State of New Jersey. Before that, I sat on the sell side, leading transactions that institutions like these eventually bought. I learned and did a lot during that time, with one key learning as 2025 came around: Institutions such as pensions, endowments and sovereign funds have driven private markets for almost as long as private markets have been around, and the playbook we built was never really designed with anyone else in mind.

Harrison Street Asset Management and The Michaels Organization have formed a public-private partnership agreement (PPP) with the University of San Diego (USD) to build the Presidio Terrace Apartments.   Harrison Street Asset Management and The Michaels Organization have formed a public-private partnership agreement (PPP) with the University of San Diego (USD) to build the Presidio Terrace Apartments.

Stockdale Capital Partners has launched a real estate credit platform.

Creative Planning, one of the nation's largest registered investment advisors (RIAs), has plans to acquire RVK, an institutional investment consulting firm headquartered in Portland, Ore. 

GTIS Partners has rebranded as Brightshore Capital.

CapitaLand Investment plans to convert the Ibis Hong Kong Central and Sheung Wan Hotel into student housing after acquiring the property for HK$2.3 billion ($293.2 million), according to Mingtiandi, citing market sources.

Northwind Group has originated a $219 million first mortgage construction loan for 100 Wall St.

Starwood Capital Group has promoted Tim Abram to head of asset management, Europe.

Realty Income Corp. and KKR have formed a euro-denominated joint venture that is expected to own a diversified portfolio of existing European net lease real estate assets contributed by Realty Income, spanning four markets and a broad mix of industries and tenants. Capital accounts advised by KKR intend to make an initial investment of €528 million ($609 million) to acquire a 49 percent equity interest in the joint venture, with Realty Income retaining a 51 percent ownership interest and continuing to manage the portfolio through its European operating platform.

Heitman has named John Lee as head of sales, Korea in the firm’s client service and marketing group.

Private investment firm Hawthorn Capital has acquired Xenia Property Group as it accelerates the expansion of its U.K. real estate services platform.

Operating margins are stabilizing across the commercial real estate industry, while capital markets remain uneven and artificial intelligence adoption continues to accelerate, according to RCLCO’s 2026 C-Suite Outlook.

 JLL has released its 14th edition of its Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI), revealing two-thirds of global markets increased transparency over the past two years. While established markets continue to capture the majority of global capital, countries in APAC and MENA have emerged as primary engines of global transparency gains due to rapid digitization and proactive government reforms.

Stockdale Capital Partners, together with funds managed by Hamilton Lane, have acquired The Shoppes at Chino Hills.

Logistics Property Co. LLC (LogiPropCo) has closed a value-added joint venture with a large U.S. public pension fund.