Transactions | May 13, 2026 Highwoods sells CBD Nashville tower for $225m by Released Highwoods Properties has sold Bridgestone Tower, a 513,000 square-foot office tower in the Nashville Central Business District (CBD), for $255 million.
Research | May 13, 2026 CRE professionals use AI, but few trust it for dealmaking by Released First American Data & Analytics and DealGround, unveiled new research, CRE Industry Pulse Check, finding that artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly entered the commercial real estate (CRE) mainstream, but it has not yet earned a trusted role in high-stakes decision-making.
Research | May 13, 2026 Retail investment volumes reach strongest first quarter since 2023 by Released Institutional capital is continuing to flow into the U.S. retail sector despite a slower start to leasing activity in 2026, according to JLL’s Retail Market Dynamics Q1 2026 report.
Investors | May 13, 2026 TRSL commits $125m to TA Realty Value-Add Fund XIV by Elise Mackanych The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) has committed $125 million to TA Realty Value-Add Fund XIV, according to meeting materials.
People | May 13, 2026 Top IPERS leaders leave organization after investigation by Elise Mackanych Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) CEO Greg Samorajski resigned on May 1, and the chief benefits officer, Steven Herbert, was fired on May 7, following misconduct investigations.
Research | May 13, 2026 Westlight Capital’s Doug Faron on how institutional investors are rethinking core by Andrea Zander Higher interest rates, asset repricing and tighter capital markets are reshaping institutional investment strategy, driving a shift away from traditional core allocations and toward more opportunistic investments. Doug Faron, managing partner of Westlight Capital, addresses how return expectations and portfolio construction have changed, where investors are finding opportunity, what challenges come with moving further out on the risk spectrum, and whether core could regain favor as markets stabilize.
Fundraising | May 12, 2026 Heitman launches open-ended core-plus self-storage investment vehicle by Released Heitman has launched a core-plus strategy focused on self-storage assets across the United States. Heitman, to date, has received commitments totaling $275 million and an additional $200 million in co-investment. The strategy will pursue a core-plus return profile and seek to generate strong cash flow and long-term growth through a diversified portfolio of stabilized, lease‑up, and selective development assets.
Research | May 12, 2026 Senior housing enters a new phase of growth amid historic supply constraints by Arick Morton The senior housing sector continues its upward trajectory, with occupancy improving for the nineteenth consecutive quarter, reaching 89.5 percent in first quarter 2026.
Transactions | May 12, 2026 Stockland files to develop 250MW data center campus in Australia by Andrea Zander Stockland has filed to develop a new 250-megawatt data center campus in Melbourne, reported Data Center Dynamics, sourcing a filed application.
Transactions | May 12, 2026 GIC explores sale of minority stake in Iglu at A$3b valuation by Andrea Zander Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC is seeking to sell a minority stake in Australian student housing operator Iglu in a transaction that could value the platform at about A$3 billion ($2.2 billion), according to The Australian.
Transactions | May 12, 2026 Alceon invests in INSITE DC to expand Australian data center pipeline by Andrea Zander Alceon has made a strategic investment in data center developer and operator INSITE DC, backing projects in Melbourne and Sydney focused on hyperscale, cloud and artificial intelligence- (AI)-related demand.
Research | May 12, 2026 Wellness real estate market reaches $876b, forecast to hit $1.8t by 2030 by Released The nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI), a research organization for the global wellness industry, has released new data on the wellness real estate market, revealing it remains by far the fastest-growing wellness sector.
Investors | May 12, 2026 RCLCO Fund Advisors closes first SFR JV investment with pension fund by Released RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA) has formed a new joint venture on behalf of a Top 50 domestic pension fund.
Transactions | May 12, 2026 BC Wood Fund IV completes first retail acquisition by Andrea Zander BC Wood Properties has made the first acquisition for BC Wood Real Estate Fund IV.
Research | May 12, 2026 Asia Pacific real estate investment surges to record $47b by Released Asia Pacific (APAC) commercial real estate investment volumes totaled $47 billion in first quarter 2026, a 31 percent year-on-year increase, according to JLL.
Investors | May 12, 2026 Brookfield to invest $500m in strategic partnership with OpenAI by Released Brookfield has agreed to invest $500 million in The OpenAI Deployment Co.
Research | May 12, 2026 From megawatts to gigawatts: Blue Owl’s Lauren Sullivan on managing the data center lifecycle by Denise Moose In the fourth installment of this series, Chase McWhorter, managing director, Americas, at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviewed Lauren Sullivan, managing director at Blue Owl, about asset management in data centers.
Research | May 12, 2026 Perspectives: Tomorrow never knows — uncertainty is nothing new, only our awareness of it is by Geoffrey Dohrmann Risk has been defined as the simple fact that more things can happen than will happen. That definition has always appealed to me because it strips away the drama and leaves us with something unavoidable: uncertainty. Not danger. Not chaos. Just the reality that the future contains multiple possible outcomes, only some of which will come to pass and few of which we can predict with any degree of certainty.
Investors | May 12, 2026 New Jersey DOI commits $525m to real estate by Elise Mackanych The New Jersey Division of Investment has committed $525 million to real estate vehicles.
Investors | May 12, 2026 SJCERA considers private market increases and reviews current benchmark analysis by Elise Mackanych The San Joaquin County (Calif.) Employees’ Retirement Association (SJCERA) is considering potential increases to private market allocations, including private credit, real estate and private equity.
