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Driving force gets a turbo charge
An expansion in the mortgage market and constructive public-private co-operation have boosted Brazil’s affordable housing sector.
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Investors pull back from emerging markets
GLOBAL - Investors are pulling back from emerging markets as the credit crunch dents both global transaction volumes and occupancy.
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Vietnam gains ground in global rent rise
VIETNAM - Ho Chi Minh City has seen the world’s fastest office rent rises in the 12 months to March, with occupancy costs rising 94%, according to CBRE’s Global Market Rents survey.
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MagazineMake hay while the sun shines
US opportunistic funds have the potential to thrive under current market conditions – provided managers act prudently. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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Illinois Municipal sees value in adding funds
UNITED STATES - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is moving $150m (€95.1m) of assets into value-added commingled funds.
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ING Clarion sees guarded US investors
UNITED STATES- ING Clarion Partners believes any pension funds in the United States are going to be taking a very cautious approach to investing in real estate this year.
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New York Common looks at urban space
UNITED STATES - New York Common Retirement Fund has made a $285m (€182.1m) commitment to the JP Morgan Star Lake Fund I, which invests in urban real estate across the major US metropolitan markets.
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Illinois Teachers harvests farming growth
UNITED STATES – The Teachers Retirement System for the State of Illinois has sold its entire agricultural real estate portfolio for $340m (€220.2m) to TIAA-CREF.
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LaSalle rides the Mexican real estate bull
UNITED STATES - LaSalle Investment Management believes Mexico as a country has strong real estate fundamentals for future investment possibilities as middle-class demand is creating new commercial projects.
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Pennsylvania puts $925m beyond the core
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System has approved $925m (€598.8m) into new real estate investments through a variety of non-core commingled funds.
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Waterton moves into hotel
UNITED STATES - Waterton Associates is set to create a hotel investment fund for the first time in the company’s history.
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LA Fire and Police survey property risks
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions are considering investing as much as $300m (€194.1m) in real estate this year as part of its 2008 investment plan.
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LaSalle creates hotel JV
UNITED STATES - LaSalle Investment Management and public Reits LaSalle Hotel Properties have formed a $700m (€455.3m) joint venture to invest in US hotels.
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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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Morgan Stanley brings $2.5bn to Special Sits III
UNITED STATES - Morgan Stanley Real Estate has attracted $2.5bn (€1.6bn euros) of institutional capital for the latest round of fund raising for Special Situations Fund III.
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Indiana PERF moves $150m into real estate
UNITED STATES - Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund has approved commitments totaling $150m (€
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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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Nebraska adds to real estate portfolio
UNITED STATES - Nebraska Investment Council has expanded its real estate portfolio by making a $25m (€16.1m) commitment to the Five Arrows Realty Securities V commingled fund.
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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.
