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Brookfield forms ground-lease JV with specialist Safehold

The manager acquired a non-controlling stake in a US portfolio assembled by public REIT Safehold, which has options to reacquire it after seven years.

Japanese real estate investors raise return targets amid rising rates

The country’s institutions are recalibrating their core-heavy strategies to focus more on value-add opportunities.

Trinity Church, one of New York’s biggest landowners, is bullish on RE credit

The endowment is also optimistic about resilient office assets and a market rebound amid renewed leasing momentum.

Partners Group holds first close for latest real estate secondaries strategy

The manager has secured more than $650m across a global program focused primarily on GP-led secondaries but seeded with an LP-led fund portfolio.

JPMorgan Private Bank ‘revisiting a lot of real estate managers’

Asia head of alternatives Albert Yang sees property coming back after a challenging period for the asset class.

CalPERS discloses $800m in commitments to Sculptor, BGO

The California pension giant committed $6.3bn to real estate funds altogether last year.

Hines’ Munk wants LPs in public REITs’ private funds to ‘wake up’

The executive at the Houston-based manager believes the vehicles are problematic not just for investors but for the industry overall.

NPS pivots towards more bespoke vehicles in real estate

The Korean investor is leaning into club deals, SMAs and direct investments to sharpen strategy, cut costs and speed up investments.

Income Insurance to rethink real estate strategy amid macro challenges

The Singaporean insurer is exploring new investment strategies – including credit – to optimize returns in a higher cost environment.

EQT sets $6bn target for its US next industrial fund

If met, the fundraising goal for the manager’s latest flagship vehicle would place it among the largest single-sector funds ever raised.