Family OfficePartners Group and Aboria Buy 1,570-Bed U.K. Student Portfolio for $220 Million
The five-property deal marks the first acquisition for Aboria Capital since launching with the Downing family office.
Soros Fund Management Lists Midtown Office Building for $100 Million
The billionaire's firm won the landmarked Argonaut Building in a 2024 foreclosure auction and now plans to vacate its grant-making tenant.
Stellberger Brothers Assemble Brooklyn Corner Site for $21.5 Million
The UHNW investors, who already control two downtown office towers through private firm 99c, are expanding into neighborhood retail and residential.
Dell Family Office Co-Leads $7.7 Billion Take-Private of Baldwin Insurance Broker
DFO Management, the family office of Michael Dell, partnered with Sequence Holdings to acquire the publicly traded brokerage at $32.50 per share in cash.
Shorenstein Buys Fully Leased SoHo Office Building for $135 Million
The San Francisco-based investor outbid private equity funds for the 155,000-square-foot property at 148 Lafayette Street, which Tishman Speyer acquired just 16 months earlier.
Mortgage Applications Fall 19% Year-Over-Year as Rates Jump to 7.22%
Refinance demand dropped 65% from a year earlier as the 30-year fixed climbed 0.33 percentage points in six trading days, the sharpest weekly surge since October 2024.
EPR Properties Buys Netflix House Building at King of Prussia Mall for $60 Million
The Missouri REIT acquired the 120,000-square-foot experiential retail space occupied under a 10-year lease signed in late 2024.
New York City Council Weighs Mandatory Lease Extensions for Retail Tenants
Proposed bill would cap rent increases at 10% during one-year extension periods, drawing opposition from commercial brokers and landlords.
Canadian Broker Pays $750,000 to Settle SEC Anti-Money-Laundering Claims
Haywood USA failed to file suspicious activity reports and ignored red flags tied to accounts involving a convicted criminal and a banker under fraud investigation, the commission said.
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Family Offices Shift From Wealth Preservation to Direct Company Investment
Latin American family offices allocated 34% of assets to alternatives in 2025, with 16% in private equity and 7% through direct investments, according to UBS.
Data Centers Pull Largest US Property Flows as Research Houses Split on Multifamily
US commercial real estate investment is tracking toward $605 billion for 2026, with industrial vacancy falling to 6.9% as the sector passes its weakest point.
Longpoint Buys $195 Million Miami-Dade Industrial Portfolio
The 729,901-square-foot acquisition adds to the private equity firm's 2.1 million square feet of South Florida industrial space assembled since 2023.
CBRE Investment Management Acquires $1.6 Billion Net-Lease Portfolio
The global investment arm of CBRE purchased 208 assets across 39 states from Tenet Equity, which will remain as an operating partner.
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Family Offices Structure Real Estate Around Three Routes: Buy, Build, or Lend
Direct partnerships with developers have become the preferred method for ground-up projects, sidestepping REIT and private-equity constraints.
Family Offices Make Hospitality Top Real Estate Pick in Asia-Pacific
Knight Frank survey shows 44% of family offices plan to increase real estate exposure over the next 18 months.
Starlight Investments Raises £680 Million for 6,000-Home UK Rental Portfolio
The Toronto-based firm's second UK build-to-rent fund secured backing from the National Housing Bank and will push it into the top four operators in a sector where annual starts fell 79% over the past year.
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Data Centers Show No Uniform Impact on Home Prices, NAR Study Finds
Analysis of 3,200 counties reveals counties with facilities have higher home values but researchers say correlation does not prove causation.
Institutional Capital Pushes Industrial Outdoor Storage Investment to $16 Billion
Data center developers now account for a fifth of new demand for truck yards and equipment lots, offsetting a prolonged downturn in the trucking sector.
Northern Ireland Property Group in Talks to Take Over 100 NCP Car Parks
Martin Property Group, with £1 billion in assets, would assume leases and operations rather than buy the sites outright following NCP's March administration.
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Office Sales Jump 31% in July as CBD Deals Double
Hospitality volume climbed 61% while multifamily and retail sales declined, Colliers reported.
Lone Star Funds Acquires Silicon Valley R&D Portfolio With TMG Partners and Grove
The transaction marks what the buyers describe as the largest institutional aggregation of Class A, single-story research-and-development assets in the region.
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