Fundraising
Blackstone Real Estate Partners X edges closer to $30b fundraising target
Blackstone Real Estate Partners X (BREP X), the latest in Blackstone’s series of global flagship…
People
Ralph Berg to take over as OMERS CIO
Ralph Berg, executive vice president and global head of capital markets, has been chosen to…
Transactions
Self-storage portfolio sells for $266m
Wentworth Property Co., in a joint venture with an institutional equity investor, has sold an…
Research
European logistics take-up levels finished 2022 just 6% below record levels seen in 2021
The latest research from global real estate advisor, CBRE, shows that logistics take-up levels across Europe totaled 31.3 million square meters (337 million square feet) in 2022, 6 percent lower than 2021 which saw record take-up levels of 33.4 million square meters (360 million square feet).
Research
Asia Pacific real estate investments declined by 27 percent in 2022
Commercial real estate investment in Asia Pacific declined by 27 percent year-on-year as a tightening interest rate cycle and global macroeconomic uncertainties influenced decision-making. According to JLL, direct investment in Asia Pacific commercial real estate totalled $129 billion for the full-year 2022, in line with the firm’s projections.
Resource Center
Lendlease’s Sara Neff on current topics and Challenges in ESG
Glossary, videos, podcasts, research in the Resource Center
Investors
LACERA seeks proposals for real assets emerging manager program
The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has launched an RFP for a real…
Transactions
J.P. Morgan’s Campbell Global acquires over 250,000 acres of commercial timberland valued at more than $500m
J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives announced that institutional investors advised by the firm’s wholly-owned timber investment…
Research
U.S. consumer confidence declined in January
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® decreased in January following an upwardly revised increase in…
Investors
Listed retail presenting huge opportunity
The European listed retail sector is showing good value and could favor investors who usually operate in unlisted property markets.
Investors
CPP Investments contributes to first closing of IndoSpace Logistics Parks IV
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has served as an anchor investor and contributed $205 million to a new real estate fund managed by IndoSpace, one of the largest investors, developers and operators of class A industrial and logistics real estate in India.