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The biggest institutions are putting more capital towards property and making the asset class a more significant portion of their portfolios.

The fund has received a €30m commitment from Willis Towers Watson’s secure income fund and intends to deploy €800m in the next five years.

Industrial real estate has been one of the darlings of institutional capital, but one recent tenant-related trend has potentially worrisome implications for the sector.

Benson Elliot and Schroders find that a hotel deal in the happiest place on earth is worth waiting for.

For the first time ever, interest in closed-ended commingled funds has dropped, a study published by Hodes Weill and Cornell University’s Baker Program in Real Estate has found.

Last-mile logistics might be the darling of the logistics real estate sector these days, but the world’s biggest institutional landlord says it is still very much an opportunistic investment affair.

Real estate investment manager DTZ and co-living brand The Collective aim to raise €650m for what they believe is the first institutional fund for the sector.

For investors looking to invest outside of home markets, the introduction of more comprehensive performance indices could make that prospect more appealing, writes Christie Ou.

Tech innovation is a modest part of most real estate managers’ investment strategies, but those who fall risk being left behind

Many firms are seeking ways to secure dry powder in the event of an economic slowdown, but these tactics do not always benefit investors.