Asia-Pacific

A new dawn for core real estate

PERE has started ranking managers by their fundraising for core and core-plus risk and return profiles at a widely anticipated transitional time for private real estate.

Macquarie Asset Management on powered land becoming the industry’s scarcest asset

As AI drives demand for ever-larger facilities across Asia-Pacific, investors are focused on the ability to secure power rather than the buildings themselves, says Macquarie Asset Management’s James Kemp.

Sector specialists reign supreme in the Core 100

Nearly 90% of the equity raised by Core 100 managers went into sector-specific vehicles, with residential and industrial attracting the largest shares.

H1’s 10 biggest deals nearly doubled in size compared with 2025

Almost a third of all recorded investment went into just 10 acquisitions, the largest top 10 since 2020 – and the second largest in a decade.

Mega-funds go from fastest to slowest on the fundraising trail

Funds closed in H1 2026 that raised over $5bn spent more than three times as many months on the road as similar-sized funds did five years ago.

Canada’s CPP pledges €600m to two European opportunity funds

The Toronto-based pension revealed over €1bn in previously undisclosed real estate commitments since July, including sizable checks to managers Aermont and Azora.

H1’s subdued deal recovery skipped the mid-market

Global investment volume fell across all deal size categories during the first half-year except for transactions greater than $1bn.

TPG expects multiple first closes in real estate by year end

Among the four funds nearing a first close is TPG Real Estate Partners V, the largest real estate fund in market with its $8.5bn target.

TPG’s China real estate boss to depart after two decades

The retirement of China co-head Ken Ng comes amid a wave of senior changes across the firm’s Asia real estate platform.

CenterSquare’s Robert Holuba: Asian investors are drawn to the US

After an influx of capital from the region into its listed REITs, the Philadelphia-based manager’s co-CIO said private real estate is now taking the cross-border spotlight.