All Real Assets articles in November 2008 (Online) – Page 3

  • CEE real estate growth is kicked into the tall grass
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    CEE real estate growth is kicked into the tall grass

    2008-11-07T15:00:00Z

    EUROPE – Real estate markets in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries will not escape the effects of the financial crisis over the next couple of years and are potentially risky choices for investors who are considering re-entering the markets, according to Nadja Savic, associate for CB Richard Ellis Investors ...

  • US may correct by 30% - JER Partners
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    US may correct by 30% - JER Partners

    2008-11-06T18:06:00Z

    UNITED STATES - With the US entering the worst recession for 25 years, "the US real estate market may reprice by up to 30% following the correction of 10-20% that has already taken place," Michael Pralle, CIO and COO of US-based fund manager JER Partners, has told IPE Real Estate.

  • UK market tipped as first to recover and invest
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    UK market tipped as first to recover and invest

    2008-11-06T18:04:00Z

    UK/GLOBAL - The UK’s real estate market is predicted to be among the first to exit the economic downturn ahead of more volatile markets, according to analysts’ speaking at the Barcelona Meeting Point this week.

  • Illinois Teachers reviews five-year strategy
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    Illinois Teachers reviews five-year strategy

    2008-11-06T18:02:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System for the State of Illinois is looking at making several changes to its real estate strategy as part of its five-year plan for real estate.

  • Opposing markets halt TKP’s real estate gains
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    Opposing markets halt TKP’s real estate gains

    2008-11-06T18:01:00Z

    NETHERLANDS – TKP Pensioen has revealed the financial crisis has brought the performance growth of its real estate investments to a standstill.

  • EC sustainability still a long way off real estate
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    EC sustainability still a long way off real estate

    2008-11-06T17:57:00Z

    EUROPE – The European Commission has revealed draft proposals for an EU-wide Energy and Water Performance of Buildings Directive this week in a bid to encourage sustainability and more energy efficiency in buildings across Europe, but experts maintain the EC still has a long way to go before achieving a ...

  • Tennessee Consolidated extends manager relations
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    Tennessee Consolidated extends manager relations

    2008-11-06T17:56:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System is beefing up the range of separate account real estate managers it invests with.

  • Private equity market is still a target - Preqin
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    Private equity market is still a target - Preqin

    2008-11-06T17:52:00Z

    US - Private equity real estate markets continues to attract long-term investors despite the financial crisis, according to the Preqin 2008 Private Equity Real Estate Review.

  • Apollo to tap distress calls
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    Apollo to tap distress calls

    2008-11-06T17:50:00Z

    US - Apollo Real Estate Advisors is hoping to take advantage of the turbulent market conditions to seize opportunities in distressed debt funds for the benefit of pension funds, but buying debt funds at discounted prices from banks.

  • Study presents fresh call for EU REITs
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    Study presents fresh call for EU REITs

    2008-11-05T15:05:00Z

    GLOBAL - Real estate experts have today unveiled the first blueprint of how an EU Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) might work and insisted now is the time to push the proposal through the Commission in Brussels.

  • German rail IPO hits the buffers
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    German rail IPO hits the buffers

    2008-11-03T16:32:00Z

    GERMANY – The German government has halted plans to list parts of the federal railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) on the stock exchange because of market turbulence.

  • CPPIB invests fresh CA$1.4bn in real estate
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    CPPIB invests fresh CA$1.4bn in real estate

    2008-11-03T16:31:00Z

    CANADA – The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has expanded its real estate portfolio with $1.4bn worth of new investments, bringing the fund’s total real estate commitments to $8.4bn.

  • Irish property falls on hard times
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    Irish property falls on hard times

    2008-11-03T16:28:00Z

    IRELAND - Irish commercial property repricing has set in hard, as the total return on the SCS/IPD Irish quarterly index fell by 13.9% over three months to end of September, making it the lowest quarterly return in the index history.

  • Demolition threats add fuel to UK empty properties row
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    Demolition threats add fuel to UK empty properties row

    2008-11-03T16:24:00Z

    UK – Findings from CBI/GVA Grimley’s latest Corporate Real Estate Survey have added further weight to the British Property Federation’s campaign to restore empty rate relief for unoccupied properties, as indications are a fifth of companies polled are planning to demolish buildings to avoid paying extra tax.

  • Avon signs Partners to work on global property
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    Avon signs Partners to work on global property

    2008-11-03T16:17:00Z

    UK - Partners Group, the Swiss-based global alternative asset manager with over CHF25bn (€16.8bn) in assets under management, has been chosen to manage Avon Pension Fund’s overseas real estate portfolio.

  • Survey finds investors still want to tap real estate
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    Survey finds investors still want to tap real estate

    2008-11-03T16:09:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Investors are ready to make the most of a predicted decline in value of commercial real estate, the results of Ernst & Young ‘s “Reality Check Survey” suggest.

  • Netherlands tightens measures against property fraud
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    Netherlands tightens measures against property fraud

    2008-11-03T15:55:00Z

    NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government is stepping up its efforts to prevent property fraud by tightening rules for notaries, surveyors and brokers.