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ING Clarion redevelops mixed-use site
UNITED STATES - ING Clarion Partners and Panattoni Development Company have formed a joint venture to redevelop a former Boeing Company site as a major mixed-use project in Anaheim, California.
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Alaska Permanent Fund resettles in Chicago
UNITED STATES - Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation has moved back into investing in the Chicago real estate market for the first time in several years, through the purchase of The Shops at North Bridge.
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Cap rates stay low on in retail shopping
UNITED STATES - The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has been able to pick up new purchases which suggests cap rates on grocery anchored shopping centers are staying low and have yet to be hit impacted by the changes in the debt market.
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CBRE "confident" on Ireland, bar housing
IRELAND - Activity in the Irish residential market will stagnate in 2008 as economic growth drives up office, retail and industrial, suggests a market report published by CB Richard Ellis.
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Lombardy mall opens doors to German owner
ITALY - German property firm Union Investment has entered the Italian retail segment with the €74m acquisition of a recently completed shopping centre in Pavio, Lombardy.
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IVG doubles returns
GERMANY – German listed real estate company IVG said preliminary result for 2007 are more doubling its return on the previous year at €290m, despite the continuing sub-prime lending crisis.
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Principal buys into retail partnership
UNITED STATES - Principal Real Estate Investors has created a partnership with McCaffery Interests to invest in US retail properties.
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Core gains momentum in State of Connecticut
UNITED STATES - State of Connecticut Trust Funds has added to its core real estate portfolio by making a $75m (€51.2m) commitment to the Cornerstone Patriot Fund.
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Indiana moves into real estate
UNITED STATES - Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund has approved $300m (€205.7m) worth of real estate investments as it moves into the asset class for the first time.
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Iowa PERS will only buy post-sale
UNITED STATES - Iowa Public Employees Retirement System has decided the only way it will be investing in real estate in 2008 is through reinvesting the sales proceeds from properties sold over the next 12 months.
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US pension funds putting capital in core strategy
UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are still choosing to invest in core strategy real estate, despite evidence over recent months suggesting many funds are turning to wider diversification.
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Oregon PERF investment sees new forays
UNITED STATES - Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has agreed to invest $150m (€102.6m) into commingled funds focused on Asia and urban strategies.
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CalSTRS and Waterson seek apartment viewings
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System and Waterton Associates have created a new apartment investment fund, to tap into what they anticipate will be a shift in the sector.
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CalSTRS and ING Clarion set up value-added JV
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System and ING Clarion Partners have created a value-added investment joint venture called INGCal Tactical.
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ABP advised to sell Corio
NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension fund ABP should sell its 37% share in Corio to one of the developers circling the Dutch real estate firm, according to sector analysts.
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MagazineShopper’s paradise?
The case for investing in Asian retail is compelling but, as Paul Benjamin explains, getting one’s hands on a prize prospect is far from straightforward
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MagazineMarket view: rising sun, broadening horizon
The optimal combination of performance, size, liquidity, and relative risk make Japan an attractive destination for property investment.
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MagazineRetailers get out of the rain
Despite being one of the most opaque real estate markets, Vietnam has a fast changing retail scene that offers exciting prospects, says Rik Mekkelholt
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CEE pricing 'still a concern'
EUROPE - Central and Eastern Europe is still too overpriced to be worth investing in, despite greater differentiation between prime and secondary real estate pricing, according to Scottish Widows Investment Partnership’s head of property Malcolm Naish.
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Corio to divest office and industrial portfolios
NETHERLANDS - The €6bn property investment and management company Corio has decided to go ahead with divesting the major part of its offices and industrial portfolios, and to further focus on its retail activities.
