Investors | Apr 2, 2024 New York State Retirement Fund commits $400m to Mach III by Lewis Dayton The New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) has committed $400 million to NYSCRF Frontier Mach III (Mach III).
Investors | Apr 2, 2024 Madison International Realty expands global presence with new office in Singapore by Released Madison International Realty has opened its office in Singapore.
Investors | Apr 2, 2024 Chicago Policemen’s Fund returns 11.8% in 2023 by Lewis Dayton The Chicago Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund posted a return of 11.8 percent in 2023, ending the year with a market value of $2.97 billion of assets under management.
People | Apr 2, 2024 Mikaylee O’Connor joins NEPC as principal, head of DC solutions by Released Mikaylee O’Connor will join NEPC as principal, head of defined contribution (DC) solutions, effective April 1, 2024.
Research | Apr 1, 2024 RCLCO Real Estate Consulting launches new sports venue–anchored development tracker by Released RCLCO Real Estate Consulting has launched a new proprietary Venue-Anchored Development Tracker.
Transactions | Apr 1, 2024 Blackstone sells office in Seoul to Koramco REITs by Andrea Zander Blackstone has sold Arc Place, a marquee office asset located in Seoul.
Transactions | Apr 1, 2024 Institutional portfolio fund of Real I.S. is fully invested by Released REAL I.S. SCF I, managed by Real I.S., is fully invested.
Investors | Apr 1, 2024 ILIM to invest €300m in European and Irish commercial real estate by Andrea Zander Irish Life Investment Managers (ILIM) plans to invest €300 million in redeveloping European and Irish commercial real estate as it upgrades its outlook on property investments, according to other media outlets.
SPONSORED: Nuveen Real Estate – Storage likely to remain an outperformer by Jennifer Babcock Ongoing lifecycle changes — such as marriage or divorce, moving, the birth of a child or passing of a parent — create persistent demand drivers for households needing storage.
SPONSORED: Principal Asset Management – On the verge of a new cycle by Jennifer Babcock Multifamily and industrial are the sectors most likely to continue to have resilient performance in the new cycle, for investors who are ready to invest capital into the market in 2024.
Research | Apr 1, 2024 Hong Kong hotel performance rebounds strongly in 2023 by Andrea Zander After a prolonged period of challenging operational conditions, hotel performance in Hong Kong SAR rebounded strongly in 2023.
Investors | Apr 1, 2024 ADIA, Kotak AIF sign $240m deal with Prestige Estates for residential projects in India by Andrea Zander Prestige Estates Projects has signed a deal worth 20 billion rupees ($240 million) with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Kotak Alternate Investment Fund to develop residential projects in India.
Research | Apr 1, 2024 AFIRE Survey ranks L.A., D.C. as top U.S. markets by Andrea Zander Los Angeles, Washington (D.C.), Seattle, Dallas and New York are the top U.S. cities for investment in 2024, according to the AFIRE International Investor Survey.
Lessons learned from China’s overseas property buying spree by Ben Briggs A tsunami of capital flooded onto America’s shores from China from 2014 to 2018, as flush Chinese developers and institutional investors snatched up landmark properties in gateway cities across the United States.
A Q&A on Australia’s top real estate prospects by Jennifer Molloy Australia’s major real estate markets have long been considered gateways for investors seeking to diversify their portfolios into Asia Pacific, reap asset appreciation and attain reliable income streams. But numerous recent interest-rate hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia to tamp down inflation still have some investors on edge.
Transactions | Apr 1, 2024 Rexford Industrial acquires Blackstone industrial assets in combined $1b investment by Released Rexford Industrial Realty and Blackstone announced Rexford Industrial acquired approximately 3 million square feet of industrial properties pursuant to separate transactions with Blackstone Real Estate, including the Blackstone Property Partners strategy as well as Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, for an aggregate purchase price of $1 billion.
SPONSORED: UBS – Quantifying carbon and climate risk by Jennifer Babcock Carbon emissions, loss of biodiversity and physical risk are some of the environmental risks that are becoming increasingly important to real estate owners and investors.
SPONSORED: Actis – Indian life sciences real estate, land and sector of opportunity by Jennifer Babcock India’s tremendous economic growth since 2010 has propelled its life sciences sector to prominence, which is in a position to expand by another approximately 13 percent in the next five years.
SPONSORED: MetLife Investment Management – A clearer, brighter outlook for the 2024 real estate market by Jennifer Babcock Less uncertainty hovers over the real estate market in 2024, compared with the beginning of 2023.
Transactions | Apr 1, 2024 Keppel REIT to acquire 50% interest in Sydney freehold class A office building for $237m by Released Keppel REIT has entered into a contract of sale to acquire an effective 50 percent interest in 255 George Street, a freehold class A office building in Sydney, Australia.