Real Estate

City Express by Marriott opened its first Canadian property in Port Hope, Ontario, marking the brand's debut in Canada and signaling entry into the Canadian midscale hotel market.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for real estate leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-17 · context →

Colliers appointed Gabe Philibert as managing director and brokerage market leader for Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, to oversee all brokerage operations including recruitment, retention, and business development.

Leadership read: A hiring build-out like this points to deepening real estate executive bench strength over the coming quarters.

curated · 2026-07-16 · context →

Marriott Bonvoy expanded loyalty partnership with Japan Airlines (JAL), introducing reciprocal elite status recognition and member benefits. First comprehensive loyalty partnership between Marriott Bonvoy and a Japanese airline; first global hotel group partnership for JAL.

Leadership read: Alliances like this can broaden real estate commercial leadership bench strength.

curated · 2026-07-16 · context →

EdTech company Compass relocated its Melbourne headquarters within Hawthorn to a larger 1,585 sqm premium office space, signaling expansion from current 300+ employees and 6,000 schools on platform.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for real estate leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-09 · context →

Jodie Poirier elevated to President of Combined U.S. Office Leasing Platforms, expanding from Occupier Services to oversee both occupier and agency leasing businesses across the U.S.

Leadership read: Leadership transitions often precede broader real estate bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.

curated · 2026-06-08 · context →

Mapletree is raising a closed-end logistics fund targeting US$1.8 billion in AUM with mid-2026 first close, focused on emerging Asia logistics development assets

Leadership read: Fresh capital usually broadens real estate leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.

curated · 2026-05-31 · context →

Colliers completed acquisition of Ayesa Engineering S.A.U., the engineering division of Ayesa Group. Ayesa is a global multidiscipline engineering and project management firm headquartered in Seville, Spain, operating across four continents.

Leadership read: Consolidation of this kind shifts demand toward integration and transformation leadership bench strength in real estate.

curated · 2026-05-27 · context →

Colliers recruited senior retail brokerage talent (Michael Hirschfeld as Vice Chair and Brian Hirschfeld as Senior Vice President) from JLL to lead retail services expansion in New York City, leveraging 30 years of Las Vegas Strip and national retail expertise.

Leadership read: A hiring build-out like this points to deepening real estate executive bench strength over the coming quarters.

curated · 2026-05-15 · context →

Hyatt launched a digital wedding planning guide in partnership with Tambourine to streamline wedding services

Leadership read: Product momentum tends to widen real estate product and commercial leadership bench strength.

curated · 2026-04-28 · context →

Mapletree will launch a new UK student housing fund this year, maintaining student housing as core strategy despite US fund wind-down

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for real estate leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-03-29 · context →