All Residential Coverage – Page 163
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Pennsylvania State commits to senior housing fund
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System has already approved a $25m (€16.2m) commitment to Senior Housing Partners IV commingled fund.
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TIAA-CREF moves into commingled space
UNITED STATES - TIAA-CREF has created its first commingled fund to be backed by third-party investment capital.
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Pramerica creates UK senior housing vehicle
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has setup a new co-investment entity to invest in senior housing in the United Kingdom, to sit alongside its PRECO III commingled fund.
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Orange County works on commingled fund manager search
UNITED STATES - Orange County Employees Retirement System is nowworking on a search to hire new commingled fund real estate managers.
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Investor interest lifts non-core Rockpoint to $2.5bn
UNITED STATES - Rockpoint Group LLC has attracted $2.51bn (€1.58bn) of equity for its latest commingled fund, Rockpoint Real Estate fund III but says the sum could have been larger on the back of investor demand.
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DRA invests half of its new $1.25bn fund
UNITED STATES - DRA Advisors has already spent around 50% of the $1.25bn (€787.4m) of equity it has just finished for its DRA Growth and Income Fund VI.
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Washington State outshines Oregon’s commitment to Lone Star
UNITED STATES - Washington State Investment Board has approved a commitment of up to $600m (€375.1m) into the Lone Star Fund VI commingled fund.
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Canyon Capital raises $1bn for urban fund
UNITED STATES – US-based pension funds were among the biggest investors to Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund III, which has received equity commitments from investors totaling $1bn (€627.4bn).
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European property returns hit by currency pressure
EUROPE – Unlisted European real estate funds saw a negative return on their investments of –3.9% in 2007, driven by the very poor performance of the UK property market as well as currency conversion pressures attached to the dollar and euro.
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FSP outsources residential admin
DENMARK - Finanssektorens Pensionskasse, the Danish pension scheme for financial sector workers, has outsourced the administration of its Danish residential properties and leases to Dan-Ejendomme.
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UK residential 'risky' despite 2007 returns
UK - Market fragmentation and unfavourable tax treatment are scuppering attempts to widen investment in the UK residential, Savills director Jacqui Daley said last week.
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Illinois Teachers signs two core accounts
UNITED STATES - Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois has hired Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers and Invesco Real Estate as its new core separate account real estate managers.
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San Diego City expands its international focus
UNITED STATES - San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System is growing its international real estate investment program by investing in a commingled fund and moving its domestic REIT program to a global stage.
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Pramerica takes its next Latam leap
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has closed its latest Latin American commingled fund and completed its first transaction in Chile.
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CB Richard Ellis enters entity level
UNITED STATES - CB Richard Ellis Investors has completed its first ever entity level transaction and acquired a majority share in Atlanta-based apartment developer Wood Partners.
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MagazineStudy opportunities abroad
Substantial opportunities to invest in student accommodation exist outside the UK but vary considerably by country, as Richard Lowe reports
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LACERA books $250m into hotels and Reits
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has approved $250m (€158.9m) worth of new real estate commitments, to invest in listed real estate and hotels.
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Pennsylvania eyes opportunities in $461m placement
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System has approved new real estate commitments totaling $461.5m (€293.5m) in the opportunistic sector.
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CalSTRS buys into opportunistic projects
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System has grown its opportunistic real estate portfolio by $154m (€100.2m) through two new commitments, including one to a new development project in Washington DC.
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ING Clarion pays $116.2m for apartments
UNITED STATES - ING Clarion Partners has closed one of the largest single apartment investments in some time and purchased a 217-unit in Hoboken, New Jersey, for $116.2m (€75.5m).
