All Americas articles – Page 162
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Sacramento County works on international REIT manager search
UNITED STATES - Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System is carrying out an international REIT manager search.
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German fund seeks up to $1bn in US core
UNITED STATES - The Deka Global investment fund is looking to invest in United States’ core real estate, to the tune of $500m (€317.4bn) to $1bn.
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LaSalle raising shows less pensions capital in real estate
UNITED STATES - The recent capital raising by LaSalle Investment Management for its Income & Growth Fund V is further proof that pension funds in the United States are not as keen to move capital into real estate.
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US pension funds face slow activity
UNITED STATES – Pension funds have found activity in the buying and selling of real estate is slowing considerably in the United States, as a result of the downturn in prices and sentiment in the property markets.
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Los Angeles City approves non-core commitments
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System has approved three new commingled fund investments totaling $50m (€31.5m), in a bid to diversify its non-core holding.
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Asia is not as dependent on the US as it was, but globalisation means that its impact will always be felt. Richard Lowe reports
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'Goodnight Europe', as RoW dominates returns ranking
GLOBAL - Europe accounted for only one of the world’s top five-returning property markets, according to the IPD Global Index launched last week.
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RREEF sees three-year path to US market low
UNITED STATES – RREEF, the real estate investment giant, is predicting the US residential market still has a substantial way to go before reaching its lowest point.
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Washington State sinks $1.2bn into real estate and infrastructure
UNITED STATES - Washington State Investment Board is putting $1.2bn (€770.7bn) into a combination of real estate and infrastructure investments, and taking advantage of the need for debt liquidity in the market.
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CalSTRS invests $1bn in real estate in Q1
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System approved investments totalling just over $1bn (€642.2m) into real estate for the first quarter of 2008, in a mixture of core and tactical investments.
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Orange County turns away from separate accounts
UNITED STATES - Orange County Employees Retirement System has started the process of investing in commingled real estate funds and moving away from separate accounts.
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New Jersey turns attention to non-core real estate
UNITED STATES - New Jersey Division of Investment has approved $250m (€161.4m) worth of commitments to non-core real estate.
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Pramerica books space at Mexican resort
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors is expecting to invest as much as $800m (€517m) over several years in a joint venture to develop the second phase of a project along the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, known as CostaBaja Resort & Marina.
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SanFran City & County ups real estate assets by 2%
UNITED STATES - San Francisco City & County Employees’ Retirement System has decided to increase its exposure to real estate to 12%.
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Maryland sees value in adding to real estate
UNITED STATES - Maryland State Retirement System has signed a deal to invest with a new manager to the fund, by committing $100m (€64.6m) to the Rockwood Capital Real Estate Partners VIII fund.
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LACERA extends its hotel funds holding
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has further diversified of its assets into hotel investments, and approved a $100m (€64.5m) commitment to the Starwood Capital Global Hospitality Fund II.
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CalPERS-backed real estate entity files Chapter 11
UNITED STATES - LandSource Communities Development LLC, a US land investment entity backed by California Public Employees Retirement System, the largest pension fund in the United States, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Thomas Properties and UBS sign office contract
UNITED STATES - Thomas Properties Group has created a new office building acquisitions joint venture with UBS Wealth Management to purchase assets in selected markets across the United States.
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Tricon Capital creates new investment platform
UNITED STATES - Tricon Capital Group has created a new investment platform for the recapitalisation of single-family communities.
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The Latin attraction
Mexico and Brazil have Latin America’s biggest economies and the region’s most mature real estate markets. Richard Gwilliam reports
