Fundraising: archive
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European real estate volume hits €171.9B as Q3 slips 4%
Living drew €45.3 billion in nine months, 26% of the total, while UK third-quarter volume rose 5% and France, Germany and Spain fell.
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Blackstone opportunistic real estate funds fall 3.2% as BREIT raises $1.3 billion
Core-plus funds gained 1.6% while real estate distributable earnings fell 10% to $1.68 billion, per Commercial Observer.
Tishman Speyer and Bouwinvest launch U.S. office fund with Chrysler Building as first buy
Bouwinvest-Tishman Speyer SMA supplied part of the equity for this month's 150-year ground lease on the Chrysler Building; neither firm disclosed its commitment or a target size.
Blackstone opportunistic real estate funds fall 3.2% in Q3 as core-plus gains 1.6%
Real estate AUM slipped to about $309 billion from $314.2 billion, while the arm drew $6.3 billion of inflows and realized $7 billion.
ExchangeRight fully subscribes $17.8m debt-free DST for Essential Income REIT
The closed six-property portfolio is designed to pay a 5.20% annualized distribution covered by in-place rent.
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Apollo to invest $1.34 billion for two-thirds of $2 billion UDR multifamily venture
UDR keeps one-third, runs the 19 communities and holds a five-year option to repurchase Apollo's stake.
Carlyle files Form D for third Europe real estate feeder fund
The Oct. 19 notice lists an undisclosed offering amount and zero sold, with no strategy, target or investors stated.
Apollo funds to invest $1.34B in $2B UDR apartment joint venture
UDR keeps a one-third stake, manages the 19 communities for a fee and holds an option from the fifth anniversary to repurchase Apollo's interest at a 7% to 7.5% return.
PSP Investments and Nuveen launch $790 million grocery-anchored retail venture
The venture has closed on 19 open-air shopping centers totaling about 3 million square feet across eight states, including two portfolio deals.
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High Street Residential, Barings start 501-unit Redwood City project
The two buildings, scheduled to deliver in 2029, will hold 252 units at 1555 El Camino Real and 249 at 113 Beech St.
Endeavor Real Estate Group closes $210M Texas-focused value-add fund
Expected leverage and co-investment could carry aggregate capitalization above $3.0 billion, subject to investment activity and market conditions.
Real estate funds raise $30.7B in Q3, lowest since 2013
IREI's recap put the nine-month total at little more than half of 2025's full year, even as more investors wrote larger checks.
Capital Square launches third Texas Active Living DST in New Braunfels
The all-cash Delaware statutory trust holds 72 age-restricted cottage homes that were 91.7% leased as of September 2026; no target raise is disclosed.
Primary Health Properties and GIC agree to form $938 million joint venture for 27 UK private hospitals
PHP expects about £500 million ($670 million) of net proceeds to repay bridge financing from its 2025 Assura acquisition and a £266 million ($356 million) term loan.
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Two Sigma's real estate unit pauses new investments and halts fundraising
Rich Gomel, who joined five years ago to lead the unit, is leaving the firm, according to The Real Deal's account of Bloomberg's reporting.
OCC and FDIC proposal would curb mid-size bank Housing Credit investment
Banks supply 75% to 80% of Housing Credit equity, and at least 71% is motivated partly by CRA, Commercial Observer reported.
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Invesco Real Estate launches Seoul student housing platform with PCP Standard
Five assets near Korea University include three forward purchases and two development sites, slated to deliver more than 400 beds.
BXP sells 10.6% stake in planned $2B 343 Madison Avenue office tower to AVRS Partners
The 46-story Midtown tower is 56% pre-leased and has secured $1.2 billion in construction financing, Commercial Observer reported.
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BXP closes sale of 10.6% stake in 343 Madison Ave. to AVRS Partners
The minority interest in the 46-story Midtown office project, valued at $2 billion, extends a partnership that already includes the General Motors Building.
EQT Real Estate agrees to buy Stockbridge for $375 million
The deal adds $16.5 billion in assets, keeps Stockbridge's leadership in place and leaves its open-ended core funds independent; completion expected in the first quarter of 2027.
Meritex recapitalizes 18-building Atlanta industrial portfolio via continuation vehicle backed by Goldman funds
The vehicle holds 1,222,596 square feet of multi-tenant industrial space, with Meritex staying on as controlling partner and day-to-day manager.
Griffis Residential raises $207m at Fund VII first close
The fund's first purchase is a 263-unit West Palm Beach, Fla., property bought in March 2026 for about $104 million.
Cliffwater's Cascade Real Assets Fund passes $1 billion in first month
The interval fund invests in real estate and infrastructure through primaries, secondaries and co-investments, and launched in September.
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Boston Financial closes $191M Low-Income Housing Tax Credit fund with seven institutional investors
Connect CRE reports the fund is Boston Financial’s 63rd tax credit vehicle and will back new construction and preservation across 16 communities in 12 states.
Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Chase lead $550 million Century City CMBS refinancing
The loan is expected to close Oct. 15 and includes a $219 million distribution to ownership.
LADWP pension commits $250m to three real estate funds
SWBC's second multifamily fund targets $200 million, and Belay's Form D shows $340 million sold of a $750 million offering.
Massachusetts proposes 104 opportunity zones, 34 fewer than first round
New federal rules cap would-be residents' household earnings at 70% of area median income, eliminate contiguous tracts and require poverty rates of at least 20%, per the Boston Business Journal.
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AirTrunk defers $1.5 billion Singapore REIT IPO to next year
The Blackstone- and CPPIB-owned operator had weighed lifting the offering's yield to 6% before September's rate move chilled demand, Bloomberg reported.
BlackRock and Baillie Gifford co-lead $200M Series D for 3D-printing construction firm Icon
The Austin company says its Titan system cuts build time by six weeks and costs by 40%; proceeds will expand it in Texas, Florida and Washington, D.C., and new markets.
LaSalle hires Brookfield real estate secondaries co-head Marcus Day to lead LaSalle Global Solutions
Day started Tuesday and formally takes over the $10 billion private indirect investment platform on Jan. 1, 2027.
SWBC Real Estate launches second multifamily fund with $200m target
The private placement vehicle follows $125 million in commitments for SWBC RE Fund, LP, according to IREI.
Apogem Capital closes Real Assets Fund IV at $372m, above target
A $100 million co-investment separate account lifts the program total to $472 million.
U.S. REITs raised $19.8 billion in Q3 2026, matching Q2, Nareit data show
Year-to-date issuance of $65.7 billion trails the $67.9 billion raised through the third quarter of 2025.
Patrizia targets £1bn raise for UK essential housing
Patrizia says the £1bn target could support 4,000 homes for 10,000 people, but pension investment would require each scheme's own decision.
LaSalle names Marcus Day to run $10bn indirect investment platform
Appointment effective Oct. 13, 2026; Day was a founding member and co-head of Brookfield's real estate secondaries platform.
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Lightstone DIRECT's Godbersen: HNW investors want deal access and sponsor co-investment
The chief growth officer says Lightstone DIRECT closes on an asset first, invests a minimum of 20 percent of the equity and owns and operates the property.
Soar AI secures up to $1B equity facility for industrial-to-data-center conversions
The discretionary equity line is meant to fund an Ohio campus with 154 megawatts available and a roadmap to 480 MW, plus brownfield sites.
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BAM Capital's Ivan Barratt calls this the best apartment buying opportunity in 16 years
The Indiana manager's founder cites slowing construction starts and roughly 13% of multifamily loans maturing this year as his setup for buying.
Sycamore-led team closes financing for $33M Dallas nursing home conversion
Connect CRE reports the project at 8130 Meadow Road will turn a nursing home built in 2016 into 75 homes, with Sycamore leading and ASD co-developing.
CREDA's H1 2026 report cites stronger activity and mixed signals
Transaction volume, pricing and REIT purchasing activity were cited as confidence indicators, Connect CRE reported.