Sectors

Managers shrug off Trump’s proposed ban on institutional homebuying

Fund managers have largely focused on developing purpose-built single-family properties in recent years rather than buying existing assets.

Will these be great vintage years for Japan real estate? 

Deployment in the market has hit record levels. But strong returns on those investments are far from a sure bet.

Heitman teams up with Japanese managers for landmark deals

Heitman and Japan’s SMFL MIRAI are eyeing more investments together in both Japan and the broader Asia-Pacific market.

Look Ahead 2026: Asian real estate M&A will accelerate, most notably in the living sector

Rava Partners’ Joe Gagnon expects consolidation to move beyond the logistics sector as investors eye opportunities in multifamily and student housing.

Look Ahead 2026: Senior living discounts will vanish in the US 

Improved fundamentals and a lingering supply shortage are luring investors back into the sector en masse.

NBIM unveils three-part plan to overhaul real estate strategy

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund will target platform and fund investments, as well as private residential strategies, for the first time.

La Française Real Estate Managers appoints new CEO

Philippe Depoux, current chairman of the Paris-based manager, will retire at the end of the year.

KWAP’s Hamid: ‘You cannot miss a vintage’

The Malaysian pension fund’s head of investments and acquisitions for real estate sees supportive conditions in Europe for non-core deployment.

NPS’s UK housing push signals a turning point for the market

By forming a £1bn multifamily joint venture with M&G, the Korean pension giant has stamped the institutional seal of approval on the UK housing sector.

Private real estate investors divided over NYC revival

Executives from La Caisse, Blackstone and Hines are as bullish as ever on the world’s largest office market, while CBRE co-CEO Adam Gallistel sees greener pastures in Europe.