Data Snapshot

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.

Altus Group on the narrowing ‘alternative’ premium in niche property sectors

As capital flows into niche real estate, the yield premium that once compensated for asymmetric information and limited transaction history continues to narrow, according to Omar Eltorai, senior director of research, and Alexander Jaffe, regional lead of valuation advisory, at Altus Group.

MSCI on signs of an incoming transaction market recovery

Deals have stalled in both number and volume, but an increase in large trades and record data center deployment are driving up momentum, according to Tom Leahy, head of EMEA real assets research at MSCI.

The fundraising pipeline begins to unclog

Capital targeted by private real estate funds in January 2026 has reduced compared with one year prior, but the count of funds keeps rising.

Real estate M&A transactions jumped 40% in 2023-25

Deals involving sector specialists represent an increasing share of consolidation activity, according to a report from Hodes Weill.

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