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Private real estate gets a reality check in PERE's latest investor report, which suggests a fundraising rebound is still some ways off. That is not stopping several new managers from making their mark, and we highlight six of them in our February cover story. Elsewhere, we dive into a stunning comeback for hotel investment, how political upheaval is disrupting global capital flows and more in this week's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blueprint is back for the new year, and some of the industry's biggest players are already gripping the headlines. If 2025 is meant to see an uptick in dealmaking, Norway's NBIM is setting the pace, spending nearly $2 billion on US logistics and office assets in the past two weeks alone. Elsewhere in the industry, MetLife Investment Management pursues a billion-dollar merger with PineBridge Investments, industry executives share bold predictions for private real estate's year ahead and more in this week's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Geopolitics and policy dominate the private real estate headlines this week as the property industry prepares for a second Trump administration, the fallout from a German political crisis, and how both could impact key moves by central banks around the world. Meanwhile, Blackstone makes a multi-billion-dollar bet on shopping centers; the PERE Network hosts its 19th annual America Forum; exclusive research provides fresh insight into the outlook for real estate allocations; and much more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

The waiting is over: PERE Deals, our exclusive news and data service, is officially live – as is PERE's latest fundraising report, which paints a less-than-rosy picture of the capital raising environment through the first nine months of the year. Elsewhere among this week's headlines, Brookfield and Panattoni fortify their positions in the red-hot logistics sector; UBS navigates another wave of redemption requests; PERE salutes private real estate's most influential women and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

EQT Exeter names 15-year company veteran Henry Steinberg as the successor to departing founder Ward Fitzgerald; Starwood makes a takeover bid with an offer to privatize Columbia Threadneedle’s Balanced Commercial Property Trust; PERE and its affiliate titles are calling all investors to participate in the 2025 Investor Perspectives Survey; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

NPS reduces the number of its fund investments in real estate, the only alternative asset class where the South Korean pension fund undertook a downsizing; Blackstone sells an 11-apartment portfolio for nearly $1 billion, sparking a re-examination of pricing by some industry watchers; Hines elevates another Hines family member to the office of the CEO as part of an ongoing succession plan, following a senior leadership reshuffle in late July; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

A new government in the UK has private real estate hoping for smoother sailing after years of political upheaval; Lone Star Funds closes its 12th opportunity fund in a series targeting emerging opportunities in distressed parts of the market; ongoing challenges for Blackstone’s Sponda platform in Finland in the form a note downgrade; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

PERE lifts the veil on the issues investors are discussing with their managers in this month's cover story, "Inside the LPAC"; KKR is becoming more active in the core and core-plus space thanks to a lack of competition; Southern Europe-focused manager Stoneshield Capital closes its third opportunity fund ahead of target – in just five months; all in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.