Data Snapshot

2019-23 vintage funds have distributed 50% or less of capital

The 2016-18 fund vintages were the last to return capital in full to investors, reaching an average DPI of 1.05x 10 years after inception.

Lazard: Investors place premium on operational real estate

Institutional investors are increasingly focused on sectors that require active management, according to James Jacobs, head of real assets for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

Introducing PERE’s inaugural placement agent ranking

The biggest real estate capital advisory firms are ranked by both new and aggregate equity raised over the past year.

Industrial funds display renewed momentum

Having taken less than a quarter of sector-specific market share last year, industrial-focused funds are back with a bang thus far in 2026.

GRESB: A single sustainability rating no longer meets investor needs

As the real assets industry grows, investors’ sustainability strategies and priorities are diverging along multiple lines.

CBRE IM: Platform-level real estate secondaries enter the mainstream

Global real estate secondaries transaction volume increased last year, with larger-scale liquidity structures a growing feature of the market, per the manager’s latest research.

Private real estate’s compensation recovery gathers steam

In 2025, industry professionals saw median remuneration gains in all but one category, according to Sousou Partners and PERE’s latest compensation survey.

Berkshire Global: Real estate M&A sees a temporary changing of the guard

Non-alts buyers are stepping into the breach as large, publicly traded investment managers take a breather, according to Drew Murphy, partner and head of the private markets advisory practice at Berkshire Global Advisors.

DOWNLOAD: Real estate fundraising loses ground in Q1 2026

While fundraising volume fell 50% year-on-year in Q1 2026, more funds hit or exceeded their targets and took less time to reach final close.

Regional fundraising paints a mixed picture

Capital raised for North American strategies relative to other regions hit a five-year low last year, with European funds seeing less success reaching their targets.