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Treasurer Erick Russell of the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds (CRPTF) has announced a 14 percent return for calendar year 2025, continuing a period of strong investment performance for the state’s pension system.

U.S. sale leaseback transaction activity rebounded in 2025, driven by improving M&A markets and renewed corporate demand for alternative sources of capital, according to SLB Capital Advisors.

Alexander & Baldwin has announced that a joint venture formed by an affiliate of MW Group and funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate and DivcoWest has completed its previously announced acquisition of all outstanding A&B common shares in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $2.3 billion.

Comstock Holding Cos. has launched its data center platform (DCP) through its entry into two separate arrangements.

Slate Property Group in partnership with Avenue Realty Capital (ARC) has acquired 45 White St., a seven-story multifamily rental building in the heart of Manhattan’s prized Tribeca neighborhood. 

In the latest edition of The Chief Economist, Ryan Severino, chief economist at BGO, describes the current U.S. economy as an “almost” economy — one that appears healthy on the surface but behaves differently from past cycles.

Ram Realty Advisors has acquired Beacon 430, a 327-unit apartment community located in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. (Tampa Metropolitan Statistical Area).  The property was acquired by an affiliate of Ram Realty Partners VII.

Affinius Capital’s 2026 North American House View, From Static to Signal: The Path to Lift-Off, suggests the commercial real estate market is beginning to transition out of the prolonged period of capital markets gridlock as pricing adjustments largely work their way through the system.

Rolling four-quarter transaction reached more than $24 billion by year-end 2025 – the highest level since second quarter 2015, which reached $26 billion, according to JLL.

The global hotel market is entering a period of performance divergence across assets, markets and operators, introducing new investment opportunities as capital markets improve. That divergence is becoming more pronounced in 2026, driven by factors including post-pandemic recovery patterns, the return of business travel and a slowdown in international travel.

Data centers have become one of the most capital-intensive areas of real estate, attracting significant institutional investment. But not all investors are approaching the sector in the same way. Josh Pristaw, president and managing director at Clarion Partners, outlines why the firm remains focused on other sectors with durable, long-term cash flow characteristics and how that shapes its view on data centers. He also discusses where capital is flowing, how returns may evolve as new supply comes online and why the sector presents challenges for core, open-end strategies.

Jennifer Halvas, managing director of investor relations at Cityview, recently participated in a special feature highlighting accomplished women in the real estate sector for Institutional Real Estate Americas. She shared her perspectives on leadership, investing and career evolution. While an excerpt of that interview appeared in the print magazine, the entire conversation, lightly edited, appears below.

Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has negotiated and closed the purchase of Jackson Creek Senior Living.

In the fourth quarter 2025, commercial real estate markets began to experience normalizing liquidity conditions across several key indicators, according to the latest reading of the Madison Real Estate Liquidity Index (MRELI) from Madison International Realty.

Canopy Real Estate Partners has held a final close of its $75 million inaugural real estate fund.

APP Jet Center, a provider of aviation services at high-quality, supply-constrained airports across the United States, has announced the close of its acquisition by Bain Capital.

S3 Capital has announced the origination of a $49 million construction loan to finance the development of a new residential community in Allenhurst, New Jersey.

Savills plc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the equity of Eastdil Secured LLC, a preeminent global real estate investment bank, for an enterprise value of $1.11 billion.

BRIDGE Housing has held a first close for its BRIDGE Housing Impact Fund I with more than $90 million, marking a major milestone for the innovative investment platform to accelerate the acquisition, preservation and construction of affordable and workforce housing in high-cost markets.

Sagard Real Estate (SRE) and La Caisse (formerly CDPQ) have launched its new partnership focused on an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) strategy across major U.S. infill markets, with an initial target gross asset value of C$490 million ($361 million) and the option to scale the partnership through further commitments.