Australian superannuation fund Hesta is expanding its investment with global real estate investor Heitman, allocating funds for European alternative real estate like self-storage, student housing, residential, and healthcare. 

UK REIT Segro has appointed Susanne Schroeter-Crossan as its new CFO, effective December 1, 2025. 

Global logistics real estate company GLP is expanding its footprint in southern Madrid through its first forward purchase transaction in Spain. 

Panattoni has sold two fully leased logistics parks near Warsaw, City Logistics Warsaw V and Panattoni Park Janki IV, to Octane Capital Partners and Peakside Capital Advisors. 

Caerus Debt Investments has secured new financing totaling €55.5 mln for two existing loans backed by mixed-use real estate portfolios in the Netherlands. 

Hybrid hospitality company The Social Hub secured an €80 mln refinancing deal with BNP Paribas for The Social Hub Lavagnini (Florence) and The Social Hub Bologna properties.

Garbe Industrial Real Estate UK is expanding its UK presence with the acquisition of a 49,000 m² site near Liverpool in Skelmersdale.

WDP is investing €30 mln to enhance its food logistics network by acquiring five urban distribution centres across Belgium. 

Developers Hurlington Capital and Vfund have obtained a £24.5 mln (€28.9 mln) loan from Delancey to refinance their student housing project on Bollo Lane in Acton, West London.

Labour shortages, reliable power supplies, and the need for attractive site features to recruit and retain workers are the main challenges facing the UK logistics sector.

The European living sector is undergoing rapid transformation, attracting institutional investors seeking stable, long-term returns, according to research by CapitalLand Group.

The global real estate fund market continues its expansion, reaching €4.8 tn in assets in 2024, a 3.4% increase, with REITs comprising the majority of those assets.

Fiera Real Estate and Harleyford Capital have jointly purchased a 0.9-hectare site in Borehamwood, North-West London, for a £25 mln (€29 mln) logistics development. 

Global real estate investment manager Barings has sold Capital House, a premium London office building, to Japanese investor Daibiru for £169 mln (€201 mln).

UK-based real estate investor Enterprise Land is expanding into Spain through a partnership with Madrid-based asset management firm Optima Global Services.

Czech group RC Europe opened a new logistics facility, RC Zone Samobor, near Samobor, Croatia.

Spanish real estate group, Grupo Lar, is actively seeking to invest in shopping malls in Portugal, according to CEO José Manuel Llovet.

UK student housing provider Unite Students is selling nine of its properties, totalling 3,656 beds, for £212 mln (€252 mln) to a Lone Star Funds affiliate. 

Panattoni has secured a €24 mln loan from PKO Bank Polski to expand its Panattoni Park Zgierz II in Poland. 

Swedish real estate company K-Fastigheter has signed a non-binding agreement to sell a portfolio of 681 apartments in the Gothenburg area to an institutional investor. 

German asset manager MEAG, part of Munich Re Group, has bought a newly built logistics property in Potsdam, Germany, from Aurelis Real Estate for an undisclosed price.

CA Immo has sold its Visionary office building in Prague, Czech Republic, for an undisclosed figure. 

HIH Invest Real Estate has purchased the Cecilienpalais, a four-story office building in a prime riverside location in Düsseldorf, Germany, for an undisclosed price.

Specialist investor Tritax has launched the Tritax London Logistics Fund (TLLF), targeting the booming industrial and logistics sector in Greater London. 

Real estate investment manager Barings partnered with UK student housing manager Rosethorn Capital to buy a student housing complex in Vauxhall, central London.

European retail property investment surged by 31% year-on-year in Q1 2025 to €36 bn, representing 22% of total investment.

Bulgaria-based investment trust FairPlay Properties REIT has sold its FairPlay Business Hub office building in Sofia for €23.04 mln.

Property consultancy Montagu Evans has hired Jonathan Stevenson, formerly Head of BTR and Funding at Knight Frank, as partner to lead its expanding Residential Capital Markets team. 

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has launched a Europe-wide initiative aimed at tackling the interconnected challenges of climate change and housing affordability. 

Global real estate assets under management (AUM) dropped to €3.6 tn in 2024, a 2.7% decrease from 2023, marking the third consecutive year of contraction. 

Savills IM has added a prime logistics facility near Valencia, Spain to its European logistics fund. 

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is expanding into the Swedish residential market, acquiring two new Stockholm-area properties with 425 units from Nordic real estate company SBB for SEK 1.2 bn (€109.7 mln).

Verdion has sold a 21,600 m2 logistics facility in Nettetal, Germany to Irish Life Investment Managers and Aberdeen Investments. 

French retail group Carrefour raised approximately €171 mln by selling 7% of its stake in shopping centre operator Carmila.

Global private investor Bain Capital and alternative investor Stoneweg are boosting their Italian logistics venture with a €200 mln investment. 

Private investor Ardian and living platform Rockfield have received a €300 mln boost from CBRE Investment Management for their European student housing venture.