All Americas articles – Page 178
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US pension funds still interested in value-added real estate
UNITED STATES - Apollo Real Estate Advisors was able to reach its capital raising target for its latest commingled fund, Apollo Value Enhancement Fund VII.
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Ohio School Employees real estate commitment unchanged
UNITED STATES - The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio plans to invest $100m (€62.9m) to $150m in real estate over the next 12 months. This is roughly the same amount that was planned for fiscal year 2008. This allocation is part of the pension fund’s annual investment plan for ...
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CalPERS invests in ‘master-planned’ residential
UNITED STATES - Newland Communities has made another investment in a residential land for a partnership with the California Public Employees Retirement System.
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Florida plans up to $1.1bn investment in infrastructure and timber
UNITED STATES - Florida State Board of Administration has approved commitments to infrastructure and timber for as much as $1.1bn (€691.6m).
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SWFs avoid infrastructure, opt for funds
GLOBAL - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) will shy away from direct investment in global infrastructure to avoid allegations of ‘political’ investment, according to analysts at the McKinsey Global Institute, an economics thinktank.
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Capri goes international
UNITED STATES - Capri Capital Partners has expanded its efforts to international real estate with its plans to develop a $2bn (€1.27bn) mixed-use project in Saudi Arabia.
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Virginia places capital in real estate debt securities
UNITED STATES - Virginia Retirement System has created two new investment entities to investing in real estate debt securities.
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Pramerica creates investment platform for India
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has created an investment platform for investing in India.
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Starwood Land creates $150m JV
UNITED STATES - Starwood Land Ventures has setup a $150m (€95.3m) joint venture with Riverway Properties to invest in residential land acquisition and new project development in Houston.
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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.
