The data center dilemma: Why core open-end funds should think twice by Andrea Zander | Mar 12, 2026 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.
Real estate liquidity conditions return to pre-pandemic levels in Q4 2025 by Released | Mar 12, 2026 In 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.
Federated Hermes report says traditional metrics can misread real estate credit risk by Released | Mar 12, 2026 Federated Hermes has released a report by Vincent Nobel, head of asset-based lending, examining how real estate credit underwriting can better assess risk beyond traditional financial metrics.
Advisers cite government debt and geopolitics as top market risks through 2028 by Released | Mar 12, 2026 Financial advisers are entering 2026 focused on structural economic risks rather than a single dominant market shock. In particular, advisers cite government debt and fiscal policy as their top concern, with 46 percent ranking it the most significant risk during the next 12 months, increasing to 56 percent throughout the next three years, according to FUSE Research Network’s latest “Advisor Trend Monitor: Advisor Top Trends for 2026.”
Capital Square successfully completes three DST offerings totaling $396m by Released | Mar 12, 2026 Capital Square, a sponsor of tax-advantaged real estate investments and a national developer and manager of housing communities, has announced that three Delaware statutory trust offerings, totaling $396 million in investment cost, have been fully capitalized by accredited investors, reflecting increased investor demand for tax-advantaged, institutional-quality multifamily real estate.
Fundrise CEO Ben Miller on the cultural barriers to AI in real estate by Andrea Zander | Mar 12, 2026 As artificial intelligence (AI) begins to reshape real estate investing, the biggest obstacles to adoption are not technical but cultural. According to Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise and co-founder of RealAI, generational dynamics inside firms are slowing meaningful change even as AI is already embedded in day-to-day investment work.
Christopher Babcock joins Star Mountain Capital as managing director by Released | Mar 11, 2026 Star Mountain Capital, an employee-owned investment firm with approximately $4.5 billion in assets under management (AUM), is pleased to announce that Christopher Babcock has joined as managing director.
Blackstone names Rashmi Madan as global head of portfolio solutions for private wealth and Simona Maellare as head of EMEA for private wealth by Released | Mar 11, 2026 Blackstone has announced two senior leadership appointments to support the acceleration of growth in its private wealth business.
Real Assets Adviser appoints Aneet Deshpande to editorial advisory board by Elise Mackanych | Mar 11, 2026 Aneet Deshpande has been appointed to the Real Assets Adviser editorial advisory board.
Global investor bidding activity converges across property sectors by Released | Mar 11, 2026 Investment bidding intensity in the commercial real estate market is holding steady and buyer interest remains competitive across property types, even with the supply of investment opportunities increasing.
Real estate deal value rose 10 percent in 2025, reaching $842b by Andrea Zander | Mar 11, 2026 Real estate deal value rose 10 percent in 2025, reaching $842 billion, though overall transaction count remained flat, according to New McKinsey research.
Ardian, ADIA to launch new real estate secondaries platform by Released | Mar 10, 2026 Ardian has reached an agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), to launch a new real estate secondaries platform.
NewEdge Advisors partners with $6b Stonegate Investment Group by Released | Mar 10, 2026 NewEdge Capital Group, has announced that Stonegate Investment Group of Birmingham, Ala. has affiliated with its NewEdge Advisors RIA.
Thrivent continues major growth push with plans to add 600 more financial advisers in 2026 by Released | Mar 10, 2026 Thrivent, a Fortune 500 financial services company, has announced plans to hire 600 new financial advisers in 2026.
David Albright named global head of sales for Northern Trust Wealth Management by Released | Mar 10, 2026 Northern Trust Wealth Management has appointed David Albright as the global head of sales.
