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Danish pensions anchor first close of Urban Partners’ regeneration fund

PensionDanmark and SamPension are both backing the Northern Europe-focused vehicle as first-time investors with the Copenhagen-based manager.

Partners Group holds first close for latest real estate secondaries strategy

The manager has secured more than $650m across a global program focused primarily on GP-led secondaries but seeded with an LP-led fund portfolio.

Income Insurance to rethink real estate strategy amid macro challenges

The Singaporean insurer is exploring new investment strategies – including credit – to optimize returns in a higher cost environment.

NBIM and Canadian pensions back TPG in $2bn US retail deal

San Francisco-based TPG is acquiring grocery-anchored strip mall specialist ECHO Realty in partnership with Norwegian wealth fund NBIM and Canada’s PSP and La Caisse.

Five forces are reshaping global living-sector investment

Institutional capital is redrawing residential strategies as structural shortages, operational intensity and demographic demand reshape the global living sector.

Barings to acquire Moorabbin Airport with Aware and Rest for A$1.5bn

The property has been considered a real estate asset since current owner Goodman Group purchased it in 2010.

American Landmark Apartments on navigating residential real estate disruptions

Investors are increasingly turning to stability in US multifamily markets, say American Landmark Apartments’ Andrew Yam and Tom Lubeck.

Operational value creation takes front seat in Japan

Appetite for Japanese real estate is more robust than ever, but investors are increasingly adapting underwriting in a changing macroeconomic environment.

CPP’s real estate returns remain flat at 3.7% for fiscal 2026

CPP committed significant funds to data centers around the globe as it continued to pare back on retail and office investments.

Ohio SERS seeks to reduce real estate exposure after missing benchmarks

The Ohio school pension’s CIO believes successful managers in the asset class will need to be ‘effective operators.’