Reading Time: 2 minutesGlobal: Research from Aviva Investors shows that global institutional investors plan to increase their allocation to real assets, and particularly real estate assets.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Moda Living and Apache have appointed Richard Smith as managing director of Moda Life Management, the operational arm of the JV’s £2.5 billion BTR portfolio.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: BTR and PBSA developer Watkin Jones has appointed Jeremy Fletcher as CEO of its property management business Fresh Property group.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Student accommodation developer Unite has appointed Richard Huntingford as chairman.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 4.4-acre estate includes a Grade-II* Georgian manor house and arboretum. The site, which is in Epsom Downs and within walking distance of Banstead Village,

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Viewranks Estates has been granted planning permission to build a £60 million coliiving schemeon the site of two retail units in Kingston, south-west London.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann has invested $30 million in Alfred Club Inc., a startup that provides apartment buildings with services including concierge staff and software.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Planning officers from Elmbridge Borough Council have recommended that a planning application for a senior living development in Walton-on-Thames be refused on the grounds that elderly people do not bring “vitality” to town centres.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Nuveen Real Estate will invest up to $400 million through Sparrow, a newly launched vertically-integrated single-family home rental platform.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: San Francisco-based coliving platform HubHaus has ceased trading, citing a lack of funds.