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The Counselors of Real Estate Names New President Shea Shumpert is Only the Fourth Leader in the Organization’s 72-Year History CHICAGO, IL, JANUARY 2, 2026—The Counselors of Real Estate, a global organization of commercial property advisors, has named Shea Shumpert president of the 72-year-old organization.  Shumpert succeeds Mary Walker Fleischmann who led the group for 33 years.  Formerly the Chief Administrative Officer, Shumpert will be responsible for the administration

Atlanta, Georgia (December 10, 2025) - Noble Investment Group (“Noble”) today announced the acquisition of a 35-asset portfolio, significantly advancing the firm’s branded long-term accommodations platform.   The portfolio comprises 35 Sonesta Simply Suites totaling more than 4,000 rooms across 19 states and 25 markets, with concentrations in high-growth Sunbelt and corporate-demand corridors. The acquisition is immediately accretive, supported by strong in-place occupancy,

Chicago, IL – December 1, 2025 – GEM Realty Capital (“GEM”) is pleased to announce its equity investment in Aligned Data Centers will be purchased as part of the acquisition by a consortium led by Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) , MGX Fund Management Limited (MGX) , and Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, a part of BlackRock (GIP)  (collectively, the “AIP Consortium”). The transaction values Aligned at $40 billion. “This transaction represents a

New York, NY, December 1, 2025  – The Real Estate Limited Partner Institute (RELPI)® announced the growth of its executive team with the addition of Ephraim Poloner as Managing Director, Strategy. In this capacity, Mr. Poloner will help expand RELPI’s platform of successful meetings, events and conferences devoted to the global institutional investment community for the commercial real estate class. Established in 2021, RELPI offers “proximity” as its prime value proposition

CHICAGO--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Core Spaces (“Core”), a vertically integrated real estate developer, operator and investment manager, today announced the appointment of Juan Sebastian Agudelo as Managing Director of Institutional Capital Raising . In his new role, Agudelo will play a critical role in leading the firm’s engagement with global institutional investors and further strengthening Core’s reputation as a trusted, specialist real estate manager. Since its founding in