Institutional Real Estate Americas
Institutional Real Estate Americas is a monthly publication for institutional investors in real estate — pension plans, foundations and endowments — and the consultants and real estate investment managers who serve them. With an emphasis on insights and analysis, the publication provides information about the people, events and trends driving this market. Features cover portfolio management, investment strategy and capital flows, with a focus on supporting the staff and investment committee members of public and corporate pension plans, foundations, and endowments. Every issue also contains lists of recent commitments and new fund offerings; people moves and promotions; and news and data about real estate fundraising and investment activity.
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Issues from 2015
December 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 11
- Leading performer: Institutional real estate leads asset class performance
- One way not to align interests
- The future of work: The best of times, the worst of times
- What's the deal with Chicago?
- What comes next for the Fed?
- Real estate outperforms for several public pension funds
- Cross-border transaction activity in Europe and Asia Pacific reaches new heights
- San Francisco sees growth in development projects
- Restaurant firm spins out separate REIT
- CMBS delinquency rate drops slightly in October
- Q3 2015 transaction analysis: Rolling along
- Casting a wide net
- On the bubble: Institutional investors can take steps to avoid the worst when a bubble pops
- Sustainable metrics: Investors and investment managers are working hard to measure green achievement
- More than a feeling: What role does gut instinct play in real estate investing?
November 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 10
- Big fish, little fish: The biggest firms get bigger, and consolidation is the way of the industry, or is it?
- Is it worth the risk? Investors and investment managers grapple with risk management in the wake of the global financial crisis
- The inability to accurately gauge and price risk increases investors' vulnerability
- Not cheap: Is it time to move down the risk curve?
- The doors of perception and liquidity: What do we know about gateway and non-gateway MSAs?
- Managing green: Will sustainability cause the 21st century to be the Age of the Asset Manager?
- Risky business: More things can happen than will happen
- Uber announces move to Oakland
- Office market fundamentals show moderate growth
- GRESB results indicate a greener trend
- Opportunities in Europe for U.S. investors
- Florida pops up on investors' radar
- Report identifies move toward non-gateway markets
- New funds, old markets
October 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 9
- Hot start, big numbers
- CalSTRS considers increasing infrastructure allocation
- Emerging funds are a study in contrasts
- Target acquired: As the target-date fund grows in popularity, real estate is finding its place in the mix
- The global hunt for yield: Investors are going farther afield and exploring alternatives in a low-return environment
- Finding balance: Real estate investment professionals gather for the money talks
- Connecting the dots: How China's economic malaise could affect U.S. real estate markets
- Senior status: Is there a bubble in the senior housing market?
- Dollar signs: Currency moves help lift canny global real estate investors
- The big 10: A bevy of forces is driving real estate investment and development in new directions
- Are the Very Serious People wrong? Rising interest rates will not necessarily increase office cap rates
- Where are we in the cycle right now? Ask Father Guido Sarducci
- Boston market attracts property investors
- Real estate investment managers consolidate power
- Apartment rents are up, but can it last?
- Real estate investment hits precrisis levels
September 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 8
- A capital time to invest in the nation's capital
- Four of world's priciest office markets are in Asia
- Midwest secondary markets experience upswing
- CMBS delinquency inches down in July
- Global hotel transactions reach $42b
- Investment volume increases on prior year
- Number of funds in the market grows
- Empire state of mind: New York City is heating up, but is it all sizzle and no steak?
- In their debt: Real estate debt strategies have become increasingly attractive to investors
- The state of the office: Observations regarding the recent behavior of the U.S. office market
- A seat at the table: A roundtable discussion on the role of women in commercial real estate
- Going for second: How to identify the best secondary markets for investment
- Making forecasts: Will an inverted yield curve predict the next recession ... again?
- First half report: Solid mid-year performance for institutional real estate
- A new name, a new cover and the same high-quality coverage
- Bubble? Perhaps not. Maybe it really is different this time
July 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 7
- Property prices go peak to trough to peak again
- West Coast properties attract Asian investors
- First quarter sees highest fundraising volume since Q3 2008
- Improving economy boosts U.S. industrial sector
- Drawing attention: The strong performance of the U.S. market has attracted investors' notice, but risks remain
- Retail turnover: The uneven economic recovery has altered the landscape for retail
- History lesson: Past real estate cycles have important takeaways for today's investors
- PACE financing: A primer for real estate investment management professionals
- PACE models in practice
- Pulling levers: In competitive real estate capital markets, investors face a challenge
- Data Bank: $46b projected to flow to real estate
- A call to action: One person's endeavor to help in Nepal
- Time-weights for no one: Investors' focus should be on current income, not unrealized gains
- U.S. hotel market sparks big deals
- Pension funds issue RFPs, hire consultants
- CalPERS to decrease number of external managers
June 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 6
- Pulling together: The right local partner is crucial for both foreign and domestic investors
- Take Five: A brief intermission with Elliot Faulkner
- Data Bank: Debt funds increasingly focus on Europe
- Transaction Analysis: Foreign investors behind biggest U.S. deals in Q1
- Going shopping: Strong first quarter for institutional real estate led by retail sector
- Millennial mirage: The markets most affected when millennial housing patterns mirror those of previous generations
- The hybrid office: A major shift is under way in the U.S. office market
- Making the grade: Real estate goes to school, and investors are coming along for the ride
- The money talks: Industry professionals gather to discuss the state of the commercial real estate markets
- Real estate hits the sweet spot
- Investing in 'winning cities': skip office in favor of retail, residential
- Office market expected to grow in near future
- Real estate acquisitions could increase in 2015
- Investors check in to the European hotel sector
- Real estate companies head to the altar
- The sweet spot: Across sectors and markets, performance is at or above expectations
- High and dry: The impact of California's remarkable water policy on institutional real estate, part one
May 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 5
- What time is it? Time for a potential problem analysis
- The bucket list: Applying value investing to real estate
- Globally, industrial and office assets forecast to outperform
- Investor initiative focuses on long-term approach
- U.S. is world's largest real estate market
- Real estate market expands into development phase
- Renters feel the pinch
- The intelligent edifice: New technologies promise to boost building IQs and create architectural ecosystems
- Ready, set ... Restrictions on Asian insurance companies have eased, and big insurers are beginning to invest in real estate abroad
- Real estate investing with Uncle Sam: Government-leased properties have particular challenges and opportunities
- Workforce housing: A value-add multifamily strategy can deliver durable cash flow
- Becoming uniform: The basics and the benefits of international property measurement standards
- Take Five: A brief intermission with Steve Dyer
April 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 4
- Frozen in place: Where does real estate fit in a frozen plan's investment program?
- Repositioning yesterday's buildings: Investors retrofit existing assets to appeal to today's changing workforce
- A tale of two cities: London and Paris, Europe's two mega-cities, power ahead
- Data Bank: The big get bigger (and bigger and bigger and ...)
- Take Five: A brief intermission with Tom Masthay
- Reflections from across the pond: European investors are looking abroad, but need better data
- Fact or fiction? Is the long-term impact of millennials on office space overhyped?
- Investors take big bites of the Big Apple
- Global capital flows into property are changing direction
- Rising occupancies for the greatest generation
- Houston, we have a problem
- Cap rates tighten across the United States
- CalSTRS invests nearly $1.2b in real estate
- On the West Coast waterfront: Big ships and diesel in the salt air mean rising property values, but keep an eye on the Panama Canal
- Growth potential: REITs are emerging in markets around the world, but the biggest opportunities may be yet to come
March 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 3
- Head games: Investors have a lot of questions on their minds these days, and too few answers
- Story time: A tale of growth, volatility and risk-adjusted return
- U.S. industrial market poised for an even stronger 2015
- Chinese, Turkish cities rank as world's fastest growing
- Secondary market for real estate nears $5b
- Do the math and a $15b fund might be in the offing
- Asian investors ready to up the ante for real estate
- 2014 proves to be year of the mega-fund
- Take Five: A brief intermission with Colin Hill
- Transaction Analysis: 2014 U.S. property sales top $350b
- Data centers' Latin accent: Powerhouse computing facilities are adding up to billions in South American investment
- Cities on the rise: Gateway markets have become crowded and expensive, driving investors to a broader slate of metropolitan areas
- Two roads diverge: In chasing yield, are investors focusing on long-term returns or merely fleeting gains?
- The elusive benchmark: Real estate investors are still in search of the most appropriate benchmark
- Gateways to the Americas: Investment experts expound on what makes Mexico City, New York City, Sao Paulo and Toronto great metropolises
- Institutional real estate returns 12% during 2014
February 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 2
- Apartment rents forecasted to rise during 2015
- BlackRock report shows appetite for real estate still rising
- Construction starts forecast to climb 9% during 2015
- The golden age of corporate HQs returns: Technology fortunes have triggered a resurgence in architectural grandiosity
- Through traffic: London's Crossrail project demonstrates how infrastructure can reshape a city
- In memoriam: Ashlee Lambrix: There's a hole in the world tonight
- Hotel industry on six-year winning streak
- State of the cycle: Assessing where real estate investments stand
- Demand for U.S. office space highest since 2006
- Pearlmark enters JV with Resource America
- Shadow demand in U.S. housing: When living with the in-laws gets old
- Shop Talk: A conversation with Joseph Williams
January 1, 2015: Vol. 27, Number 1
- Retail rents continue to rise globally
- U.S. REITs triple yield earned by private real estate
- CalPERS plans expansion of infrastructure program
- Class B office sees rent growth in some CBDs
- The European awakening: U.S. investors are once again becoming Europhiles
- Dark data: Real estate investors can do more with their digital information
- Face value: Why Blackstone will never make the cover of this publication
- The emerging manager: Some case studies that illustrate what it takes to succeed
- Industrial heats up in some parts of United States
- The future of urban agriculture in U.S. cities
- Pace of multifamily investment poised to break record
- Report cites five pension industry trends
- Finally, real estate gets some respect
- REITs find their niche: The performance of specialty REITs has been mostly good so far, but there are concerns aplenty