Alternatives
In-depth analysis and the latest news on retail estate alternatives: data centres, healthcare, hotels, leisure, life sciences, self-storage and student housing
MIPIM 2025: How everything is connected to data centres
Talk in Cannes was about digital infrastructure, operational risk, AI and office retrofits
Global student housing: more students, fewer beds
A glaring mismatch between enrolments and available accommodation is driving demand for PBSA globally. Florence Chong reports
Greystar prepares for the next phase of global student housing expansion
With its global infrastructure now in place, the US firm is ready for the next phase of expansion. Florence Chong speaks to CIO Wes Fuller and Asia-Pacific director Adam Pillay
The Dot Group: joining the dots as 1m students beckon
From early mover to a multi-part business spanning the globe, The Dot Group is seeking further growth and has the capital to achieve it
Hesta to invest in European real estate via Heitman
Australian super fund to target assets such as self-storage, student housing, residential and healthcare
UK government pledges £39bn for affordable homes – industry reaction
Measures announced by Reeves are considered ‘vital’ for UK affordable homes sector
CPP Investments commits $1.3bn to Ares’s Japan data centre fund
Ares Japan DC Partners I secures $2.4bn in total capital commitments
Enterprise Land enters Spain via partnership with Optima Global
Optima’s asset management and business development Iñigo named team director
Hesta to invest in European real estate via Heitman
Australian super fund to target assets such as self-storage, student housing, residential and healthcare
Enterprise Land enters Spain via partnership with Optima Global
Optima’s asset management and business development Iñigo named team director
CPP Investments commits $1.3bn to Ares’s Japan data centre fund
Ares Japan DC Partners I secures $2.4bn in total capital commitments
Brookfield plans SEK95bn data centre investment in Sweden
Asset manager’s investment will be focused on a new large AI centre in Strängnäs
Hesta to invest in European real estate via Heitman
Australian super fund to target assets such as self-storage, student housing, residential and healthcare
CareTrust REIT acquires $146m skilled nursing portfolio
NYSE-listed REIT buys portfolio in partnership with ‘large third-party healthcare real estate owner’
Far East Orchard and RHG end China hotel venture over lack of deals
Pair partnered in 2022 hoping to capture a slice of China’s booming domestic tourism market
US REIT Ryman Hospitality buys JW Marriott Phoenix Resort for $865m
Previous owner Trinity paid $602m in 2019 to acquire the 950-room hotel and resort
Life science real estate evolves from labs to urban innovation clusters
European life science real estate is evolving from the provision of high-spec lab facilities to the creation of urban innovation clusters. Virna Asara reports
What rising vacancies mean for US life science real estate market
Rising vacancy rates across the main US life science hubs do not tell the full story of an increasingly polarised market. Virna Asara reports
Hesta to invest in European real estate via Heitman
Australian super fund to target assets such as self-storage, student housing, residential and healthcare
Abacus Storage rejects Public Storage and Ki Corporation’s A$2bn bid
Australia and New Zealand self-storage operator cites undervaluation for rejecting takeover bid
Blackstone-owned Crown Resorts sells Aspinall Club casino in London
Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts purchased the asset for an undisclosed price
Stoneweg and Teras pick Birmingham for UK’s largest wave park project
Stoneweg InfraSport buys Emerge Surf site from IM Properties for £50m project
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