Transactions | Oct 3, 2014 Recent commercial real estate transactions by Andrea Waitrovich The largest transactions were two office properties in Boston and Chicago.
Fundraising | Oct 2, 2014 Amstar holds $106m close by Andrea Waitrovich Amstar held a final close for its Amstar Poland Property Fund I.
Fundraising | Oct 2, 2014 Patria raises $111m for third Brazil fund by Andrea Waitrovich Brazilian firm Patria Investments has raised $111 million for its Brazilian real estate fund.
Research | Oct 2, 2014 CMBS delinquency gets back on track in September by Reg Clodfelter The delinquency rate for U.S. CMBS dropped 7 basis points to 6.03 percent in September, according to Trepp.
Research | Oct 2, 2014 Investors return to market while leasing activity increases by Andrea Waitrovich Office leasing activity is increasing across the United States as markets continue to recover and corporate confidence rises.
Investors | Oct 1, 2014 Two pension systems commit to Harrison Street and Quantum by Reg Clodfelter The $24.5 billion Texas County & District Retirement System and the $6.5 billion District of Columbia Retirement Board have both committed to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Quantum Energy Partners.
Investors | Oct 1, 2014 NMERB commits to PREI and Crow Holdings by Reg Clodfelter The $11.2 billion New Mexico Educational Retirement Board has committed $70 million to real estate.
Investors | Oct 1, 2014 Partners Group closes secondary program at $2b by Andrea Waitrovich Partners Group has announced the close of its dedicated real estate secondaries program at its hard cap of $1.95 billion.
Investors | Oct 1, 2014 OPERF to invest as much as $1.3b in real estate by Reg Clodfelter The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund expects its real estate investment pacing in 2015 to entail commitments of approximately $900 million to $1.3 billion.
DDR sells shopping center portfolio in Utah for $226m by Andrea Waitrovich Excel Trust has acquired three shopping centers in Utah for $225.6 million.
Ctrip buys stake in Shanghai office for $497m by Andrea Waitrovich Real estate developer Soho China Investment Co. has sold an undisclosed stake in 1.08 million square feet and certain auxiliary facilities in the Sky Soho office property in Shanghai.
Japanese office assets change hands for $550m by Andrea Waitrovich Two office properties in Tokyo are under contract to be sold in separate deals for a total of ¥60.4 billion ($550 million).
CalPERS budgets $5.4b for real assets in fiscal year by Reg Clodfelter The California Public Employees' Retirement System has budgeted up to $5.4 billion for investment in real assets for fiscal year 2015.
Hammerson buys 40% stake in U.K. mall for £184m by Andrea Waitrovich Hammerson Plc has purchased a 40 percent stake from its joint venture partner in Highcross Leicester, a shopping mall in Leicester, England, for £183.87 million ($298.72 million).
Cordea Savills acquires retail asset in Sweden by Andrea Waitrovich Cordea Savills has purchased a retail park in Stockholm for €32 million ($40 million) on behalf of its European Retail Fund.
Two German properties sell for $413m by Andrea Waitrovich Two German properties changed hands in separate deals for a total of more than €325.7 million ($413.3 million).
Texas School Fund comes back to Blackstone by Reg Clodfelter The Texas Permanent School Fund is re-upping with The Blackstone Group, committing another $25 million.
Illinois State Universities looks for noncore manager by Reg Clodfelter The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois has issued an RFP for one or more noncore real estate fund managers to manage approximately $100 million.
AXA Tokyo office property fund fully invested by Andrea Waitrovich AXA Real Estate Investment Managers completed the acquisition of the Nishi Shinjuku KF Building, on behalf of its Tokyo Office Property Fund.
Equus to launch 10th investment fund by Andrea Waitrovich Equus Capital Partners has plans to launch a 10th fund with a value-added strategy style.
