Blueprint: Bracing for a trade war, Q1 fundraising data, REIT consolidation and more

Trade war anxiety continues to affect private real estate this week as investors and their managers take stock of a disrupted dealmaking environment and a hazy economic outlook. But the market is anything but inactive: PERE’s latest exclusive data shows where capital commitments were lining up to start the year; UK REITs have become the subject of a buying frenzy; a surprise buyer emerges for a prime London office; and more in this week’s briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.