Regions

The Stack, Vancouver: A modern icon changes hands for the first time

Oxford Properties and CPP Investments had co-owned the portfolio that includes the building on a 50-50 basis, until Oxford agreed to buy out CPP’s stake for $1.1bn.

GRESB: Data centers need their own sustainability benchmark

As data centers grow in scale and strategic importance, investors face rising pressure to evaluate their environmental and social impacts through sector-specific, comparable metrics, according to Chris Pyke, chief innovation officer, GRESB.

Arrow Global: Building resilience through diversification

With macroeconomic trajectories uncertain, financial institutions offering a broad range of products across multiple geographies are positioned to deliver positive returns, explains Arrow Global’s Ellis Sher.

Fundraising flux reshuffles PERE’s manager rankings

Outsized equity targets, and more time spent trying to reach them, contributed to a shakeup in the top echelons of PERE’s annual rankings.

Residential sector rebounds amid rise in first-quarter fundraising

PERE data shows a sector seeing increased attention amid strong fundamentals.

Residential investors seek the right balance of ESG and economic returns

Sustainability and governance may be top of mind for many investors, but opinions differ on precisely which green building practices deliver the greatest impact.

Student housing steadfast amid broader uncertainty, says Kayne Anderson

Economic and political upheaval are weighing on parts of the economy, but the purpose-built student accommodation sector at Power Four conference schools continues to thrive, says Kayne Anderson’s Al Rabil.

The supply-demand puzzle in real estate’s living sector

The sector faces deepening supply-demand imbalances across Europe and the US, driven by demographic shifts and structural constraints.

Home development is becoming land-light, investor heavy

Texas is providing timely lessons in residential lot development that the rest of the world is paying attention to.

Partners Group: Shaping transatlantic housing markets

Residential demand is resulting in growth opportunities across subsectors in the US and Europe, explain Eric Shepsman and Henrik Orrbeck at Partners Group.