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Tourism in Asia has held up well in recent months, but the sector’s recovery is likely to lose pace in the next few quarters, according to Oxford Economics.

Nearing the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) Sept. 19–20 meetings, the business world is concertedly gauging whether the Federal Reserve will keep the target federal funds rates level at 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent, or if it will once again raise rates in its continuing effort to dampen inflation.

The $20.7 billion Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System has committed $100 million to Oaktree Real Estate Opportunities (OREC) Fund IX.

The U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs in August, in line with consensus estimates, and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points to 3.8 percent, as the number of unemployed persons jumped by 514,000, to 6.4 million.

Commercial real estate private credit is a proven investment strategy uniquely positioned to provide reliable income, attractive risk-adjusted returns and portfolio diversification. The asset class can also provide a strong hedge against inflation, acting as a defensive safe haven in the current market conditions.

Through the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, both out of a clear blue sky, real estate has not obviously offered diversification benefits to global investors. In fact, real estate has been at the epicenter of both 21st century shocks.

As the investment climate has evolved, a growing number of alternative structures have emerged. The basic theme is a push by institutional investors toward vertical integration.

Apartment rents rose dramatically in recent years, but the pace of growth is clearly decelerating. What does the future hold for the multifamily sector, and has rental growth reached the breaking point?

LOGOS has acquired a newly built logistics facility in Yeoju, Korea.

The South and Sun Belt regions continue to outperform on the margin, though occupancy did see further declines in second quarter.

In the current European real estate market, portfolio construction should be focused on income resilience, while retail and office selectively offer value-added and opportunistic investment opportunities.

Without better datasets, enhanced analysis methods and consistent regulatory frameworks, flood risk assessment and management will struggle to improve, writes James Wallace.

Even though demand for industrial overall is moderating, it is still high compared with historical standards.

In a real estate investment market made sluggish by illiquidity and the rising costs of capital debt servicing, some sectors, such as office and retail, are experiencing correction and repricing, while housing and retail sectors still show promise for strong performance.

Mixed-use assets in Europe offer investors lower leasing risk and lower exit risks than office assets, according to a report by Ardian’s Daniel Noeltner, director in the real estate team.

Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund has committed $75 million to Alterra IOS Venture III, a fund managed by Alterra Property Group.

There are definitely income-generating opportunities for institutional real estate debt investors to be found in Australia, but investors would be wise to be prepared to view them through the lens of equity, according to report by EG Funds Management.

While the private real estate investing market has taken a hit due to higher interest rates, Paul Guest, senior portfolio manager with UBS Asset Management, Real Estate & Private Markets, expects markets to stabilize toward the end of 2023.

Texas Municipal Retirement System has made commitments of $125 million each to Virtus Real Estate Capital (VREC) IV and Stockbridge Value Fund V, two real estate funds that focus on markets within the United States.

Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System, with roughly $58 billion in assets under management, reported a gross return of 9.1 percent for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.