Sale leaseback market gains momentum in 2025 as M&A activity returns by Released | Mar 13, 2026 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.
BGO’s Ryan Severino says U.S. economy is an “almost” expansion by Andrea Zander | Mar 13, 2026 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.
Comstock announces launch of data center platform by Released | Mar 13, 2026 Comstock Holding Cos. has launched its data center platform (DCP) through its entry into two separate arrangements with strategic partners to pursue the development of large-scale data center campuses across land parcels located in Oklahoma and the Mid-Atlantic region.
Western Alternative Strategies launches tail risk and multi-strategy solutions on iCapital Marketplace by Released | Mar 13, 2026 Western Alternative Strategies, an alternative investment platform developed within the multi-family office environment of True North Advisors, has announced the launch of its Tail Risk and Multi-Strategy Limited Partnership (MSLP) solutions, now available on iCapital Marketplace.
Franklin Templeton expands Retirement Advantage target date series by Released | Mar 13, 2026 Franklin Templeton has announced the expansion of its Retirement Advantage target‑date series with the Retirement Advantage Plus Funds, designed to provide access to private markets while maintaining the same investment philosophy that has defined the broader franchise.
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.
