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Deep Dive: Distress takes an unexpected turn

Opportunities are emerging from troubled assets or owners, but they are not what the industry had anticipated.

How real estate investors are achieving the ‘S’ of ESG

Communities take center stage as investors engage with local stakeholders and act on occupant wellbeing, data from the Fitwel benchmark shows.

Border to Coast’s Smith: This is the right time to buy

With its partner funds around £850m underweight to UK real estate, the LGPS pool is poised to begin deploying from its latest vehicle, says head of real estate Alistair Smith.

The global commercial real estate markets are firmly in recovery mode

Over the past several months, the world’s property markets have continued to move in an upward trajectory, says Rasheed Hassan, head of global cross border investment at Savills.

Hong Kong’s Link makes new hire to grow investment management business

Prior to Milan Khatri’s appointment, the firm hired BlackRock’s former head of Asia real estate to run its overall investment business.

Berkshire Global Advisors: Rate cuts should help stimulate M&A

The right sector exposure is important for buyers, but sellers will be predominantly those looking to scale up with larger firms, writes Berkshire Global Advisors’ Drew Murphy.

Office sector offers investment opportunity

Working-from-home is in sharp decline while sustainable workplaces attract occupiers.

M&G Real Estate seeks value-add boost with first M&A deal

The UK asset manager has acquired a majority stake in BauMont Real Estate Capital to diversify into higher-returning real estate.

PGIM Real Estate’s Amabile: ‘We’re seeing potential activity in office’

The New Jersey-based manager’s co-CEO said pricing has dropped low enough in certain markets to consider alternative use.

NBIM sees fresh opportunities in US offices

Five years after shifting away from the sector, the investor has partnered with manager DivcoWest to take advantage of ‘current dislocation.’