All Real Assets articles in August 2009 (Online) – Page 2

  • Rockpoint checks in for US hotel purchase
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    Rockpoint checks in for US hotel purchase

    2009-08-10T16:45:00Z

    UNITED STATES - The Rockpoint Group has completed its first acquisition in the United States in 18 months, with the $10m (€6.93m) deal to purchase the 434-room Newton Marriott Hotel in Massachusetts.

  • Distressed assets are at risk - RCA
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    Distressed assets are at risk - RCA

    2009-08-03T17:44:00Z

    US – The sum of US real estate ‘in distress’ has doubled since the start of the year and the equity of $1.3trn (€900bn) investing in US property is at risk, according to data providers Real Capital Analytics.

  • S&P sees brief signs of listed real estate recovery
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    S&P sees brief signs of listed real estate recovery

    2009-08-03T17:42:00Z

    GLOBAL – Listed commercial real estate markets are showing signs of a recovery according to the latest quarterly global property and real estate investment trust (REIT) report from Standard & Poor’s.

  • European offices show signs of improvement
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    European offices show signs of improvement

    2009-08-03T17:41:00Z

    EUROPE – Cushman & Wakefield says European commercial real estate markets are beginning to show signs of stabilising, just as International Property Databank (IPD) has announced the return of yield compression in UK West End office markets.

  • Prupim trials reveal sustainability gains
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    Prupim trials reveal sustainability gains

    2009-08-03T17:39:00Z

    UK – Prupim, the real estate division of the UK life assurer Prudential, has announced significant cuts in the environmental impact of its property portfolio in 2008, including sharp reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and water usage.

  • III-Investments goes green on real estate
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    III-Investments goes green on real estate

    2009-08-03T17:37:00Z

    GERMANY – HypoVereinsbank subsidiary III-Investments has launched the first real estate spezialfond to invest exclusively in ‘green’ real estate assets.

  • New Mexico moves into private real estate
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    New Mexico moves into private real estate

    2009-08-03T17:12:00Z

    UNITED STATES - New Mexico Educational Retirement Board is currently transiting out of public REITs and reinvesting the capital via a private real estate strategy.

  • Sacramento County to hold onto AEW fund
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    Sacramento County to hold onto AEW fund

    2009-08-03T17:08:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Sacramento County Employees Retirement System has extended the investment period for its AEW Value Investors II holding.