Investors | Apr 5, 2016 Houston pension plan commits $20m to real estate by Zoë Wolff The $2.47 billion Houston Municipal Retirement System has committed $20 million to real estate.
Research | Apr 5, 2016 CMBS delinquency inches up after two months of significant drops by Zoë Wolff The CMBS delinquency rate has inched up in March.
Investors | Apr 5, 2016 New York pension fund allocates $1.1b in January and February by Zoë Wolff The $184.5 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund has committed $1.1 billion to real estate and infrastructure.
Fundraising | Apr 4, 2016 PW Real Assets holds final close for third fund by Zoë Wolff PW Real Assets, formerly Perella Weinberg, has held a final close of €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) for its third fund.
Transactions | Apr 4, 2016 German investor enters Boston office market by Andrea Waitrovich Metzler Real Estate has purchased an office in Boston for $150 million.
Investors | Apr 4, 2016 California pension funds invest in REITs by Andrea Waitrovich California pension funds were active investors in U.S. REITs.
Transactions | Apr 4, 2016 Investa pays A$443m for Australian office stake by Andrea Waitrovich Investa Property Group has acquired a 75 percent interest in an office property in Sydney.
Investors | Apr 4, 2016 St. Louis pension fund searches for open-end core manager by Zoë Wolff The $32 million St. Louis Firefighters’ Retirement Plan is searching for an open-end core real estate manager.
Investors | Apr 4, 2016 Pennsylvania township searches for investment consultant by Zoë Wolff The Upper Providence Township (Pa.) is searching for a general investment consultant.
Fundraising | Apr 1, 2016 Rockpoint holds $3.3b final close by Andrea Waitrovich A Rockpoint Group fund has held a $3.3 billion final close.
Transactions | Apr 1, 2016 Recent commercial real estate transactions by Andrea Waitrovich The largest transaction was an office tower in Chicago.
Transactions | Mar 31, 2016 Private Chinese investor to buy London office for £220m by Andrea Waitrovich BlackRock Real Estate and AXA Real Estate Investment Managers are in contract to sell an office in London.
Transactions | Mar 31, 2016 Middle East investors turn to U.K. real estate by Andrea Waitrovich Increased geopolitical unrest and low oil prices are encouraging a flight to safety, driving private Middle East investors toward property assets across the United Kingdom.
Research | Mar 31, 2016 Global property fund returns hit four-year high by Andrea Waitrovich The total return in global property funds reached highest return in four years, according to MSCI’s IPD Global Quarterly Property Fund Index.
Transactions | Mar 30, 2016 Unibail sells Paris office asset for €270m by Andrea Waitrovich Unibail-Rodamco has sold an office property in Paris to a joint venture between ACM Vie SA and funds managed by Amundi Immobilier.