Sectors

Hong Kong’s Link hires head of Australian investment

With the newly created role, Asia’s largest REIT manager intends to grow its presence in the country, which it first entered in 2019.

Hongkong Land’s Smith: ‘Recycling capital is our top priority’

The listed company plans to expedite the return of invested capital, including transferring balance-sheet assets to third-party vehicles.

Link pushes beyond Hong Kong and China

Currently, the two markets account for nearly 90% of the firm’s existing REIT portfolio.

Sixth Street’s ‘Star’ real estate connections

The firm’s C-suite executives may hail from Goldman Sachs, but its property business has multiple links to another industry heavyweight.

DOWNLOAD: Investor appetite for real estate wanes as allocations dip

Six in 10 institutions are now underweight in the asset class, but just 34% plan to up their investment in 2025.

European real estate will be more competitive in 2025

Despite the weak macroeconomic backdrop, Europe’s property market has a number of favorable conditions on its side, says Dan Mahoney, Europe head of research and strategy at LaSalle Investment Management.

Grosvenor brings NBIM into historic £1.2bn Mayfair portfolio

The UK firm has offloaded a 25% stake in a mixed-used portfolio amid efforts to ‘be more active’ in capital raising.

Look Ahead 2025: Hines sees early-cycle office and retail as solid bets for outsized returns

Favorable pricing and undersupply will help to bolster performance in real estate’s most maligned sectors, says global head of research Josh Scoville.

Australia’s IFM targets ‘blurring boundaries’ between real estate and infra

With its new merger, the Melbourne-based infrastructure firm hopes to grow and globalize property fund manager IFM’s unlisted platform.

Blackstone pays $2.6bn for Tokyo towers, its largest deal in Japan to date

The manager reportedly outbid KKR and BGO for the mixed-use Garden Terrace Kioicho and its 1.2 million square feet of fully occupied offices.