Cushman & Wakefield's Senior Director, Aaron Barnard, SIOR, CCIM, has officially taken up the role of President-Elect for The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® (SIOR). Serving a one-year term on the SIOR Board of Directors, his appointment was confirmed at the organisation's Fall 2025 conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Based in Bloomington, Minnesota, Mr Barnard is a 33-year veteran of the commercial real estate sector, specialising in investment analysis and leasing programmes across various US markets.
Vend Park, a company dedicated to transforming commercial real estate parking, has successfully secured $17.5 million in Series A funding. The investment was led by Blue Heron Capital and included participation from Nuveen’s Real Asset Ventures. The capital will be used to fund expansion into major U.S. markets and accelerate the development of its AI-powered platform.
REMAX® has expanded into North Africa with the sale of REMAX Morocco, a new master franchise headquartered in Casablanca. Led by Rachida Khalil and Bilal Dabri, the venture aims to establish more than 100 franchises and recruit over 1,000 agents, further strengthening REMAX’s position as the world’s most productive real estate network.
Chicago-based proptech firm Outcome has launched from stealth with its AI-powered orchestration platform for commercial real estate. Described as “The AI start button for CRE,” the platform allows property firms to become AI-active in minutes, bypassing traditional readiness stages and unlocking automated workflows and insights across the asset lifecycle.
Indvestia Capital has launched a $5 million fund providing accredited investors with diversified access to Midwest commercial real estate. Indvestia Fund I targets 8% annual cash returns and 18% IRR through investments in value-add retail, medical office, and high-yield debt assets.
Boston-based proptech firm Realmo has unveiled an AI-powered property search assistant that allows users to find and analyze commercial spaces by describing their needs in natural language. The platform processes these inputs to instantly deliver curated property options matched to key criteria such as price, size, and location, reflecting a growing trend toward AI-driven decision-making in real estate.
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