All Americas articles – Page 168
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Entity level investing attracts more pension fund capital
UNITED STATES – US pension funds are showing increased interest in moving capital to commingled funds that make entity-level investments, as two major funds have invested in funds holding direct property.
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Texas Teachers to grow real estate staff
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas is looking to grow its real estate staff as it mover closer to its 10% allocation for real estate.
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CalSTRS and ING Clarion set up value-added JV
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System and ING Clarion Partners have created a value-added investment joint venture called INGCal Tactical.
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US pensions scrutinise apartments
UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are going to be taking a closer look at placing some capital into apartments as officials believe there will be stronger renter demand for apartments in the near-term.
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Harrison Street pairs up for medical offices
UNITED STATES - Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has formed a joint venture with Montecito Medical Investment Company to buy ownership of medical office buildings.
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CalWest assets reduce to $473m
UNITED STATES - California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and RREEF are working together at present to manage the real estate assets on the CalWest Industrial Investors LLC, but assets are now substantially lower following an earlier sale of properties.
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Green building ‘will define class A’
UNITED STATES - Tenant demand will eliminate non-green new-build real estate in the US, according to a report published by Prudential US’ subsidiary Pramerica Real Estate Investors.
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Brookfield expansion targets REITs
UNITED STATES - Brookfield Asset Management has moved into the REIT management business with the acquisition of KG Redding.
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NYSTRS turns $525m to non-core investing
UNITED STATES - New York State Teachers Retirement System is looking at investing up to $525m (€356m) in non-core real state through commingled funds and a separate account.
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MacFarlane raises $1bn for urban investment
UNITED STATES - MacFarlane Partners has raised $1bn (€683.6m) for Urban Real Estate Fund II, making this one of the largest urban commingled funds ever to be created in the United States.
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Ohio School Employees places capital into non-core property
UNITED STATES - School Employees Retirement System of Ohio has approved commitments totaling $100m (€67.2m) into two non-core commingled funds, as its investment strategy for 2008 is to ignore the core real estate market.
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Arizona State to take real estate over the border
UNITED STATES - Arizona State Retirement System has decided to open its real estate investment program to the international stage on both the private and public side.
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MagazineCrisis of confidence
Kevin White and Leonard Mills examine the causes and consequences of the credit crunch kicked off in the US residential property market
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MagazineFroth from the cappuccino
An analysis of the current global economic crisis was one of the key items on the agenda of this year’s annual AFIRE meet in Washington, DC, writes Kathryn Hamilton
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MagazineCaution goes to Hollywood
Even a glamorous Beverly Hills setting could not hide a marked change in sentiment at PREA’s autumn conference. Martin Hurst reports
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CalPERS drops RREEF after key staff losses
UNITED STATES – RREEF has lost the contract to manage California Public Employees Retirement System’s CalWest Industrial Investors LLC separate account following the departure of several key officials earlier this year.
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Washington State ups real estate allocation
UNITED STATES - Washington State Investment Board has decided to boost its real estate allocation from 12% to 13%.
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Texas Teachers invest in land banking
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas has approved a commitment of $150m ($101.4m euros) into the Stratford Land Fund III commingled fund, as there is now less appetite for building physical developments.
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Apartments hit most by market shift – Pramerica
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors is predicting the apartment market will be the most affected of all major property types by the recent changes in the residential housing and credit markets.
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US pensions shift further into structured finance
UNITED STATES – Increased pension fund capital in the United States is expected to flow into structured finance over the coming months, following moves by two schemes to invest in the sector.
