Regions

Aware Super CIO: Property team has ‘changed tune’ on deployment

The superannuation fund has shifted into active gear after not ‘investing as much in property in the last two to three years,’ says Damian Graham.

In succession planning, continuity is not always the priority

As other managers favor internal promotions for top real estate posts, Starwood chairman Barry Sternlicht says he chose his successor in part for a fresh perspective.

The hidden driver behind the convergence of real assets

On-site power generation is pushing real estate and infrastructure teams together.

Starwood’s Sternlicht on ESR privatization: ‘Our goal here is to clean it up’

Starwood Capital’s chairman and CEO anticipates the transaction will ‘create very high returns’ for the mega-manager’s Fund XII.

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China’s markets remain depressed, but pockets of opportunity emerge

The office sector is stricken by oversupply, but retail is becoming an emerging investment theme and multifamily is drawing interest.

Mapletree: India is becoming a compelling case for global investment

Quek Kwang Meng, Mapletree’s regional chief executive officer for India, explains how the country has strengthened its footing as a high-return, low-volatility investment destination.

India has global capital pursuing opportunities across asset classes

Foreign investors are looking at data center space as corporates migrate to the cloud and developers focus on industrial and logistics assets.

Japan’s local markets thrive as value-add takes a front seat

Commercial real estate transactions in Q1 2025 rose by 24% year-on-year in the country, according to CBRE, with activity driven primarily by deals involving large global players.

Australia and New Zealand have foreign investors gravitating to lower pricing

Investor activity remains mostly concentrated in the industrial and living sectors, with Sydney and Brisbane drawing attention.