Sectors

Australia and New Zealand have foreign investors gravitating to lower pricing

Investor activity remains mostly concentrated in the industrial and living sectors, with Sydney and Brisbane drawing attention.

Macquarie: Focus shifts to local living and logistics sectors

James Kemp, Macquarie Asset Management’s head of APAC real estate, explains why structural trends in Asia-Pacific real estate markets still matter.

Phoenix: Investors target developed markets for accretive returns

Samuel Chu, co-founder of Phoenix Property Investors, notes global change and demographic trends are reshaping APAC investment strategies.

APAC real estate sees activity rebound, despite fundraising dip

So far this year, 23 vehicles targeting APAC markets have closed with a capital raising total of $28.78bn, nearly double the totals from this time last year.

South Korea investors look to living sectors as Seoul’s office cycle matures

The government has begun to encourage the creation of institutional rental housing, leading to a new niche that major international players are moving to fill.

Florida SBA commits $1.57bn to real estate in Q2 

Including $625m to funds and $880m to JVs, it is the pension investor’s highest quarterly allocation to the asset class in at least 10 years.

Värde raises €450m continuation fund to back Spanish developer

Investors in the fund include US asset manager Cross Ocean Partners and indirect real estate funds managed by CBRE Investment Management.

Real estate managers pivot strategies in the tariff era

Higher interest rates, inflation and an unpredictable trade war are ushering in an ever-changing set of obstacles.

NBIM bets on European retail, office and resi in diversification push 

Grosvenor, Shaftesbury investments have helped to rebalance the sovereign wealth giant’s sector exposure.

L&G and Federated Hermes’ fund merger reflects ‘evolved’ market

The combination of two UK property funds will create a £4.7bn platform amid shifting preferences from domestic pension schemes.