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Harrison Street hires co-head for Asia fundraising from Stepstone

Michael Humphrey is tasked with opening an office in Singapore while working with his team across two offices in Tokyo and Seoul.

US credit roundtable: Competitive pressures weigh on managers

Rising competition is making it more difficult for US debt fund managers to deploy capital.

Matter Real Estate on why Europe’s residential mid-market matters

The mid-market residential segment across Europe represents one of the most significant opportunities in real estate today, says Matter Real Estate’s David Christie.

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.

Macquarie Asset Management on how housing pressure is pushing capital into niche strategies

Real estate investors are pivoting to specialist residential sectors as supply, demographics and rates reshape risk-return dynamics across markets, say Macquarie Asset Management’s Erin Ledger-Beaupre, Brendan Jones and Justin Ayre.

Savills on how European residential is a source of stability

The war in Iran is just the latest in a line of market-rattling global events to challenge the resilient European residential investment markets, according to Peter Allen and Richard Valentine-Selsey with Savills.

King Street appoints senior adviser to European real estate business

The move to bring Sujan Patel aboard follows the departure of real estate co-head Paul Brennan.

Blue Owl raises $9bn across four real estate funds

The New York-based firm’s net lease strategy has been a major driver of its real estate capital raising activity.

Germany roundtable: The challenge of unlocking the country’s potential

Participants in PERE’s roundtable say a combination of public investment and regulatory reform could help to revive Germany’s stalled economy and real estate market. But they also fear a fragile recovery could be derailed by global events.

W. P. Carey: The balancing act between deployment and discipline

Differences between the US and Europe are shaping how investors price risk, structure deals and assess emerging sectors, say W. P. Carey’s Christopher Mertlitz and Zachary Pasanen.