Data Snapshot

How real estate investors are achieving the ‘S’ of ESG

Communities take center stage as investors engage with local stakeholders and act on occupant wellbeing, data from the Fitwel benchmark shows.

NY state pension hits $3bn in real estate commitments this year

NYSCRF’s recent pledges include $400m to a new partner targeting cold storage.

Berkshire Global Advisors: Rate cuts should help stimulate M&A

The right sector exposure is important for buyers, but sellers will be predominantly those looking to scale up with larger firms, writes Berkshire Global Advisors’ Drew Murphy.

MSCI: Distress pressure is building across global real estate

Property-level distress is not just a US office problem, says Tom Leahy, MSCI’s head of EMEA real assets research.

Data center managers have a deployment problem

Power constraints have become the biggest obstacle in moving forward with developing new assets in the sector.

Pi Labs: Are start-ups the harbingers of the future of cities?

Emerging tech clusters could be strong bets for real estate investors seeking to hold sustainable and high-performing assets, according to Luke Graham, head of research at Pi Labs.

European hotel transactions pick up significantly in H1

Institutional capital was a major contributor to investment volumes in the asset class nearly doubling in the second quarter of 2024 from the same period last year, Cushman & Wakefield reported.

NBIM’s $28bn real estate portfolio in four charts

PERE’s analysis reveals the largest allocations by sector, geography and partner for the world’s largest sovereign fund.

NPS reduces number of commitments to real estate funds

With only a 7.4% increase, the investor also recorded a slower climb in real estate commitment compared with prior years.

DOWNLOAD: Investor allocations in H1 2024 fell short of projections

However, the average allocation to private real estate across all institutions rose from 6.9% in H1 2022 to 8% in H1 2024.