Alternatives

Europe is the ‘safer option’ for real estate right now

Executives onstage at the PERE Network Europe Forum in London this week emphasized the region’s growing appeal in contrast with the US. But will it stick?

Coastal Ridge holds first close for debut student housing fund

The Ohio-based manager’s inaugural closed-end institutional vehicle has scored early pledges from Partners Group and iA Financial.

How Harrison Street raised $1bn for niche real estate in just four weeks

This latest episode of The PERE Podcast examines the Chicago-based manager’s momentum and investors’ appetite for alternative property types.

Harrison Street’s 10th flagship fund hits $1bn within one month

The fund’s target sectors include data centers and student housing.

LACERS scales back RE pacing amid tariff uncertainty

The California pension is eyeing opportunities with emerging managers and a foray into secondaries as it recalibrates its investment plans.

Hillhouse’s Rava debuts in Gulf with a school platform

Companies backed by Rava Partners are considering setting up teams in the region to support their platform expansion plans.

British Library, London: The historic library begins latest chapter with new extension

Mitsui Fudosan will invest $1.4bn to develop an extension to the library, in the St Pancras district of London.

Blue Owl Capital on alternative property types and a bigger net lease play

Few businesses have been able to make a splash in the triple-net lease space, but Blue Owl Capital’s Gary Rozier and Jared Sheiker explain why they are diving in headfirst.

Morgan Stanley IM raises $800m for nontraded REIT

The manager has amassed a portfolio of at least 19 US industrial and retail properties for North Haven Net REIT, a private vehicle it launched a year ago to target net-leased assets.

Oregon State Treasury earmarks up to $750m for real estate amid tariff uncertainty

The pension’s 2025 pacing plan ‘assumes we’re essentially at the bottom,’ said real estate investment officer Chris Ebersole.