Research | Jun 28, 2018 Investors’ big appetite for big logistics deals by Jennifer Molloy Institutional investors within and outside the Asia Pacific region continue to take note of e-commerce trends by investing heavily in the logistics sector.
Transactions | Jun 28, 2018 Arch Street Capital and GTIS Partners sell single-family rental portfolio for $268m by Andrea Zander Arch Street Capital Advisors and GTIS Partners have sold a portfolio of 1,830 single-family rental home properties.
Investors | Jun 28, 2018 Blackstone, Indiabulls plan commercial real estate platform by Andrea Zander Blackstone and Indiabulls Real Estate have plans to develop a commercial properties platform with rent-yielding assets, according to media outlets.
Investors | Jun 28, 2018 Tricon forms $2b single-family rental homes JV by Andrea Zander Tricon Capital Group has entered into a joint venture agreement with two leading institutional investors to create a portfolio of single-family rental homes that will be acquired and managed by Tricon American Homes.
Research | Jun 28, 2018 First-quarter U.S. GDP growth revised down to 2% by Loretta Clodfelter U.S. GDP grew at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter, according to the third and final estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Research | Jun 28, 2018 Retail sales: France catches up with Germany by Andrea Zander French economic growth is robust and retail sales are on the rise in 2018. With about €530 billion ($614 billion) of retail sales forecast for the year, France is catching up with Germany (€540 billion/$625 billion), and is still ahead of the United Kingdom (€460 billion/$533 billion), according to BNP Paribas Real Estate.
Transactions | Jun 28, 2018 Forest City continues plans for Brooklyn mixed-use development with restructuring of JV by Jody Barhanovich Forest City Realty Trust has completed the previously announced restructuring of Greenland Forest City Partners.
Transactions | Jun 28, 2018 Henley USA buys 779-acre site, plans new $400m senior housing development by Jody Barhanovich Henley’s USA division has completed the off-market acquisition of a 779-acre site in Gettysburg, Pa.
Transactions | Jun 28, 2018 Deka Immobilien invests in Paris by Released Deka Immobilien GmbH has purchased the “Metropolitan” office property in Paris.
Investors | Jun 28, 2018 Paul Massey to launch new brokerage firm by Andrea Zander Paul Massey, previously president of New York investment sales at Cushman & Wakefield, has plans to launch a new brokerage firm, B6 Real Estate Advisors.
Fundraising | Jun 28, 2018 RXR launches $50m tech investment fund by Andrea Zander RXR Realty Corp. has plans to raise a $50 million fund to invest in real estate technology startups.
Transactions | Jun 28, 2018 Host Hotels & Resorts to sell $2b portfolio by Andrea Zander Host Hotels & Resorts has plans to sell a $2 billion portfolio of noncore hotels.
People | Jun 27, 2018 TH Real Estate appoints innovation & technology strategist by Released TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen, has appointed Jack Sibley as innovation and technology strategist.
People | Jun 27, 2018 Tom Moffat named head of capital markets, Asia, at CBRE by Released CBRE has appointed Tom Moffat as executive managing director, head of capital markets, Asia.
Fundraising | Jun 27, 2018 Niam AB launches new Nordic real estate fund by Jody Barhanovich Niam AB, a private equity real estate firm based in Stockholm, has launched its next Nordic-focused real estate fund.
People | Jun 27, 2018 CBRE Hotels appoints new EMEA head by Released CBRE Hotels has appointed Colin Low as head of Hotel Investment Properties for Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) as it continues to strengthen its hotels transaction business.
Investors | Jun 27, 2018 Kentucky TRS commits equity to TA Associates Realty fund by Jody Barhanovich The $18.1 billion Teachers’ Retirement System of Kentucky has committed equity to a fund managed by TA Associates Realty.
Transactions | Jun 27, 2018 Stratford office projects sold to DWS for £240m by Andrea Zander European fund manager DWS, formerly known as Deutsche Bank Asset Management, has bought an office project in Stratford’s International Quarter London (IQL) for £240 million ($315 million).
Research | Jun 27, 2018 U.K. defies Brexit gloom by dominating Savills Investment Management’s 2018 Dynamic Cities index by Andrea Zander Five of the top 20 European cities ranked by Savills Investment Management’s 2018 Dynamic Cities are in the United Kingdom, the highest amount of any country. Germany and Switzerland tied for second place, with three cities each.
People | Jun 27, 2018 Ontario Teachers’ appoints Ziad Hindo as CIO by Released The $189.5 billion Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed two new members to its executive team.
