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US property rebounds to double digit returns, led by apartments – IPD
Total return rises to highest level in five years, up from 18.7% loss in 2009.
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German pension funds pool assets for real estate fund
Four schemes commission Warburg-Henderson to set up €300m pan-European property Spezialfonds.
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Madrid office market benefits from foreign investor interest
Interest surges due to large sale-and-leaseback transactions, says Savills.
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Companies ill-prepared for US accounting changes – Deloitte
Vast majority unready for accounting standards that could be introduced this summer.
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UK commercial real estate close to flat-lining, says IPD
Market on verge of stagnating as yields and rents show very little movement.
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IVG launches club fund for commercial properties in Paris
Four institutional investors commit, allowing IVG to complete a first closing in February.
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St Bride's launches office, industrial club funds in London
Start-up launched by former ING Real Estate head Robert Houston raises capital for two funds.
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New investors join Corestate's value-add real estate strategy
Private equity specialist raises fresh capital for existing German Commercial Fund.
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CEE offices see occupier recovery as investors return
Offices in central and eastern Europe (CEE) saw take-up by occupiers increase by 31% in the second half of 2010, according to CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).
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UK real estate could turn negative after returning 15.2% in 2010 – Standard Life
Commercial real estate delivered double-digit returns in 2010, but managers are preparing for a leaner 2011.
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Savills highlights opportunity in Brussels leasing market
BRUSSELS – Investors should target Belgian real estate investments with three to five-year lease maturities, according to Savills.
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CalSTRS enters $1bn industrial joint venture with Panattoni
GLOBAL – The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has entered into a joint venture with the Panattoni Development Company to invest $1.15bn (€874m) in industrial and commercial real estate in the US and Canada.
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CBRE Investors' opportunity fund takes over Atlantic Station
GLOBAL – CB Richard Ellis Investors has acquired Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia, from insurer AIG for its fifth US opportunity fund.
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Kansas PERS makes $75m commitment to UBS Trumbull
GLOBAL – The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has signed a contract to allocate $75m (€58.1m) to the UBS Trumbull Property fund, managed by UBS Realty Investors.
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Vasakronan makes Sweden's largest real estate purchase
SWEDEN – Vasakronan, the real estate company owned by Sweden's national buffer funds, has acquired the Blåmannen 20 city block in Stockholm, known as Klara Zenit, in its entirety for SEK4.35bn (€487m).
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Dutch pension funds offload Rotterdam courts to GBA
NETHERLANDS – A group including Dutch pension funds KPN and TNT has sold the Wilhelminahof offices and courts complex in Rotterdam for €220m to the Dutch Government Buildings Agency (GBA).
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Switzerland's AFIAA takes profits from Canadian investments
GLOBAL – AFIAA, the foundation owned by 20 Swiss pension funds, has sold three assets in Canada as part of an optimisation of its global real estate portfolio.
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Investors should branch into developing economies - LaSalle
GLOBAL – Institutional investors looking to guarantee strong returns in 2011 cannot rely on portfolios consisting purely of cities in developed markets, LaSalle Investment Management has warned.
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Virginia makes $150m commitment to CIM urban fund
GLOBAL - Virginia Retirement System has approved a $150m (€113.8m) commitment to the CIM VI Urban REIT Fund. Pension fund officials stated that this commitment will be funded over the next four and a half years.
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Virginia makes $150m commitment to CIM urban fund
GLOBAL - Virginia Retirement System has approved a $150m (€113.8m) commitment to the CIM VI Urban REIT Fund. Pension fund officials stated that this commitment will be funded over the next four and a half years.
