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Brookfield’s Flatt: ‘Today is a really easy environment to make money in real estate’

Strong market conditions and lower risk make it an opportune time to invest in the asset class, said the firm’s CEO.

Seeking higher returns, GPIF looks to increase real estate exposure

The Japanese pension is shifting from “cautiously“ to “steadily“ developing its real estate allocation, director Yoshitaka Todoroki said at the PERE Tokyo Forum.

Investor watch: Senior debt-focused strategies lead the way

The Connecticut Retirement Plans alone made $200 million of commitments targeting subordinate debt through mid-May.

Oaktree hires senior AIA exec to lead APAC insurance coverage

The US private debt manager continues the global buildout of its insurance team with a view to managing more assets for clients in that segment.

Welcome to PERE Credit’s Alternative Lenders Barometer survey

In PERE Credit’s inaugural survey, private credit providers name their top cities and sectors for lending and identify their biggest fear.

Managers grapple with deploying defensively in a volatile world

A LaSalle white paper outlines how real estate is well positioned, relative to other asset classes, to weather upheavals and uncertainty in the market.

Data centers investors should look for insulation while future return concerns persist

Speakers at last week’s ULI’s Spring Meeting questioned whether data center hype is outweighing real returns. That brings the relative safety of accessing the asset class via lending into focus.

S3 Capital closes $112m South Florida condo development loan

The funding will be used to build the final component of a community in Hallandale Beach, Florida, focused on residential, retail and dining.