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Blueprint: Blackstone’s REIT streak, family office trends, investor perspectives and moreThe world’s largest real estate manager is set to get larger this year, with Blackstone president Jon Gray predicting increased capital deployment amid “tremendous momentum” for its property business to start 2026. Elsewhere, Madrid-based manager Stoneshield gets the year off to a flying start with its latest fund targeting the Southern European market; PERE’s latest investor survey shows growing confidence in private real estate; Brookfield returns to outdoor storage; a US pension hits obstacles in affordable housing, and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Beyond BGO: Sonny Kalsi’s final actThe industry veteran has just agreed to the biggest job of his financial career. He expects it to be his last.
New World addresses investor interest amid Blackstone speculationHong Kong developer responds to report that the PE firm is in talks to become its largest shareholder.
Blackstone eyes more REIT privatizations amid ‘lagging’ public marketsThe mega-manager has $53bn in dry powder to deploy into real estate equity and debt and sees listed platforms as prime targets.
What a pullback on Saudi mega-projects means for GCC real estateThe PERE Podcast highlights the Middle East’s rise as a destination for global real estate capital and the region’s shifting market dynamics, with insights from Sousou Partners’ Ghada Sousou.
Blueprint: AI bubble woes, Nuveen CIO’s next chapter, StepStone’s core expansion and moreAfter changes within Nuveen’s real estate division, its former global CIO and head of investments Carly Tripp started her next chapter this month at another large manager. Find out which below. Elsewhere this week, StepStone is back in the news with the launch of a platform, investors shore up their data center strategies amid fears of an AI bubble, Canada’s CPP Investments makes targeted deployments in the US and Japan and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: A fundraising rebound, Bain’s $3.4bn haul, CBRE’s secondaries leap and moreOur first edition of 2026 brings welcome news for private real estate managers: PERE’s full-year fundraising data reveals capital allocations to the asset class rose significantly last year, suggesting a long-anticipated market recovery has finally arrived. Meanwhile, Bain Capital reaches a final close on its latest flagship fund, CBRE Investment Management achieves a dramatic jump with its second-ever secondaries vehicle, EQT bolsters its US investor coverage, Lone Star goes office shopping and more in this week’s digest, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
DOWNLOAD: Private real estate fundraising rebounds in 2025The increase in fundraising activity was largely driven by Blackstone and Brookfield, which together raised more than $35bn last year.
USS partners with Fiera for UK logistics development JVThe UK private pension scheme is considering further value-add investment opportunities for its domestic and international property portfolio.
NBIM’s desire for flexibility will be a boon for real estate fundraisingA strategy shift by Norway’s $2trn wealth fund portends a broader appetite for indirect property investing among top allocators.