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American Healthcare REIT Buys $572M Senior Portfolio, Targeting High-Acuity Markets
American Healthcare REIT acquired six senior housing communities from Kensington Senior Living for approximately $572 million. The transaction includes 464...
China Relaxes Property Financing, Extending Mortgages to 40 Years
Chinese financial regulators announced a comprehensive package of measures on Friday to support the real estate market. New rules permit homeowners to...
EQT Sells 10.5M Square Foot Logistics Portfolio, Expanding LBA’s Southeast Scale
EQT Real Estate sold a 10.5 million-square-foot logistics portfolio to an LBA Realty affiliate. The transaction includes 46 Class A buildings. These properties...
Realtor.com signals K-shaped housing market, as entry-level demand hits 2019 lows
Realtor.com released a new analysis on August 19, 2026, describing a growing K-shaped divide in the U.S. housing market. Financially stronger buyers remain...
U.S. Housing Starts Plunge 12.4% in July, Sharply Missing Expectations
New U.S. residential construction dropped sharply in July, signaling a significant cooling in the housing market. Housing starts fell 12.4% to a seasonally...
AvalonBay and Equity Residential merge, creating $70 billion giant Vivmark Residential
AvalonBay Communities (NYSE: AVB) and Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) completed their merger of equals today. The new entity, Vivmark Residential, begins...
Equinix funds power infrastructure directly, bypassing bottlenecks to fuel AI growth
Equinix will now directly fund the power infrastructure required for its data center expansions. This strategy addresses a major industry bottleneck by...
U.S. Retail Sales Slump 0.6%, Boosting REITs as Rate Hike Odds Fade
U.S. advance retail sales fell 0.6% in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The decline contrasted with economist forecasts of a 0.1% increase. June...
Simon Property Group Raises 2026 Guidance, Citing 13.9% Sales Jump
Simon Property Group raised its full-year 2026 earnings guidance following strong second-quarter results. The company now projects annual funds from operations...
Prologis faces SEGRO takeover deadline, targeting global logistics dominance
Prologis (NYSE: PLD) faces a final deadline today, August 12, 2026, to submit a firm takeover offer for SEGRO plc. UK Takeover Code rules require an official...
Morgan Stanley Buys $158.5M Ace Hardware Facility, Targeting Mission-Critical Logistics
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSREI) acquired a 1.5 million-square-foot distribution facility in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm paid $158.5 million...
MITT to Acquire Cherry Hill at 29% Premium, Expanding REIT Scale
TPG Mortgage Investment Trust (MITT) entered a definitive agreement to acquire Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation (CHMI). CHMI stockholders will...
US Multifamily Rents Stall in July, Pressured by Surging Apartment Supply
National multifamily rents effectively stalled in July 2026. Prices rose by a negligible 0.03% according to an Apartments.com report. This marks the eighth...
S&P Global acquires datacenterHawk, targeting digital infrastructure growth
S&P Global signed a definitive agreement to acquire datacenterHawk from private equity firm Leeds Equity Partners. S&P Global expects the transaction to close...
S&P Global acquires datacenterHawk, targeting rising digital infrastructure demand
S&P Global signed a definitive agreement to acquire datacenterHawk from Leeds Equity Partners. The transaction is scheduled to close in the second half of...
Prologis Makes Final $18.7 Billion Segro Bid, Expanding European Data Centers
Prologis submitted a final $18.7 billion (£14 billion) acquisition offer for UK-based Segro. The revised bid follows three previous rejections from the...
Blackstone profits jump 26%, fueled by AI data center demand
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) reported second-quarter 2026 distributable earnings of $1.52 per share. This 26% year-over-year increase beat analyst expectations. The...
PulteGroup profit drops to $472 million, despite rising new home orders
PulteGroup reported net income of $472 million for the second quarter ending June 30, 2026. Earnings per share reached $2.48. These results represent a...
Simon Property Group shares slip, analysts cite 200-basis-point debt headwind
Simon Property Group (SPG) shares declined following downgrades from Deutsche Bank and Wolfe Research. Analysts noted the retail REIT’s valuation reached a...
Brookfield and CPP Investments to Acquire LXP for $5.2B, Betting on Logistics
Brookfield Asset Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) will acquire LXP Industrial Trust in an all-cash deal. The transaction...