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Australia’s Qualitas expands direct real estate capabilities

Jesse Curtis will lead a platform designed to bring asset management in-house and focus on products offering stable, income-producing investments.

DOWNLOAD: Real estate fundraising loses ground in Q1 2026

While fundraising volume fell 50% year-on-year in Q1 2026, more funds hit or exceeded their targets and took less time to reach final close.

ABP’s development push is a contrarian play

In investing €1.25bn to build new homes, the Dutch pension fund is becoming an outlier in an increasingly development-shy market.

BGO seeks ‘deep operating expertise’ with Bell Partners acquisition

Having previously relied on joint ventures with operating partners to drive performance in residential, BGO will leverage these capabilities in-house with Bell, says co-president Amy Price.

VRS’s Noland: Real estate is outperforming benchmarks despite headwinds

The real assets director at the $130bn public pension intends to gradually expand its exposure to the asset class.

Japan’s Norinchukin Bank eyes more value-add investments

The Japanese investor is allocating up to $200m to overseas real estate in 2026, with a focus on value-add diversified funds.

Rest Super backs Nuveen’s US Cities Retail Fund

The investor is one of three Australian superannuation funds that committed $330m to the vehicle’s latest round of fundraising.

Investors weigh founding partner commitments to new funds

Leaders from APG, ADIA and ART all expressed a willingness to make cornerstone investments if the terms and alignment are right.

Starwood’s Pollack: Insurance capital and cloud investments to shape firm’s growth

The PERE Podcast dials up a keynote interview with Starwood’s Jonathan Pollack to unpack how the firm is balancing forward investment plans, insurance capital relations and evolving geopolitical stressors.

Former APG head of APAC real estate joins Hongkong Land

The Asia real estate veteran has been tasked with overseeing the real estate giant’s Hong Kong portfolio and supporting its growth strategy.