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The European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) was introduced in 2021 with an ambitious objective: improve transparency, reduce greenwashing and direct more capital towards sustainable investment. In real estate, however, the framework has often generated as many questions as answers.

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more accepted across commercial real estate, the conversation is shifting from whether firms will adopt the technology to how they will use it to improve operations, decision-making and investment performance. David Stifter, the CEO of PredictAP, discusses how AI is being applied to some of commercial real estate’s most detailed back-office functions, including invoice coding, accounting workflows and expense management. He addresses why real estate has historically been slower to adopt broad technology tools, why AI may be different, and where purpose-built platforms can help firms manage highly specific, property-level knowledge. Stifter also discusses the balance between automation and human oversight, the limits of AI accuracy, growing fraud risks tied to generative AI, and how better data can help firms identify operational risks, uncover hidden inefficiencies and spot opportunities sooner.

A record 25.2 million adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, surpassing even the pandemic peak, as housing costs continue to price young adults out of independent living, according to a new Realtor.com report. One in three adults under 35 now shares a home with a parent, a rate that has held near its 2020 record high with little sign of easing.

Cushman & Wakefield has released its 2026 Vital Signs report today, signaling continued strength across the medical outpatient sector driven by surging healthcare demand, an aging population and an ongoing shift toward outpatient care.

CIM Group’s Permanent Power Company has closed an approximately $600 million construction financing facility to proceed with development of its solar and energy storage project in California, Grape.

Zenzic Capital has received a $100 million strategic commitment from Stable Asset Management into the Zenzic Real Estate Credit Opportunities Fund (ZRECO), the firm’s evergreen credit strategy.

CapMan Nordic Real Estate IV (CMNRE IV), the fourth vehicle in CapMan Real Estate’s value-add fund series, held its first close on June 17, supported by existing and new international investors. The fund is on track to reach its target size of €750 million ($868 million) in commitments.

Patron Capital, the Pan‑European real estate investment manager and investor focused on property‑backed investments, in partnership with Trei Real Estate has sold six Polish retail parks to a joint venture between Generali Investments CEE (Generali Fond Realit) and SCF (SCF Investment Partners SICAV), for €110 million ($127 million).

One Investment Management (OneIM), AENDRE Group and LHC Group (LHC) have acquired a three-property Central London hospitality portfolio from APG.

Madison Realty Capital has originated a $480 million loan to Yellowstone Real Estate Investments for the conversion of 1740 Broadway, a 523,051-square-foot, 27-story office building in Midtown Manhattan, into a 420-unit luxury residential project.

Commercial real estate liquidity conditions reversed in first quarter 2026, after a sustained period of improvement, according to the latest reading of the Madison Real Estate Liquidity Index (MRELI) from Madison International Realty.

Gilbane Development has reached financial close on Elevate WKU, a transformative $350 million public-private partnership (P3) with Western Kentucky University (WKU) to reimagine its on-campus housing.

AEW expects the U.S. economy to avoid a recession in 2026, but the firm says growth is slowing as higher energy prices weigh on consumers, according to its latest U.S. economic and property market outlook.

Data center development is reshaping more than the digital infrastructure landscape. As projects expand across Texas, they are creating new demand for the industrial real estate needed to support construction, operations, equipment movement, manufacturing and long-term maintenance, according to Jamil Harkness – senior research analyst, national industrial at Newmark. He discusses why data center-adjacent industrial is emerging as a more defined investment profile within the broader industrial sector, how investors can distinguish durable demand from construction-cycle activity, and why power availability, infrastructure readiness and local supply-chain depth are becoming critical underwriting considerations. He also explains how these powered industrial ecosystems sit at the intersection of real estate and infrastructure, creating both new opportunities and new constraints for investors.

Stockland has finalized a strategic partnership with an investment vehicle managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), to invest in and grow a portfolio of high-quality convenience retail shopping centers across Australia.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), alongside Ridgeback Group, has acquired the private rented sector (PRS) business of London & Quadrant Housing Trust (L&Q), which trades as Metra Living, for a total enterprise value of £1.045 billion ($1.4 billion).

Barings has completed the disposal of two logistics properties held in a European value-added strategy to a state-owned entity.

The June INREV Consensus Indicator fell to its all-time low of 41.0, down from 54.7 in the previous quarter. All five subindicators recorded sharp downturns as ongoing geopolitical shocks and economic headwinds weighed heavily on the near-term outlook.

Harrison Street Asset Management has sold Oak Brook Commons, an 81,522-square-foot class A medical office building in Oak Brook, Ill.

Camden Council has resolved to grant planning permission for Camden Film Quarter.