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Texas ERS commits $285m to private real estate

Texas public pension fund commits to four real estate funds.

The decade that ushered in seismic change

Private real estate investment has shifted from the old world order to find its place in the new.

‘Not just an LP’: Real estate enters its operational era

Investing in operationally managed real estate is not a proposition every investor can stomach, but the hunger is spreading.

Private real estate shifts focus from generalists to specialists

The age of the generalist real estate fund is over for all but a few. In its place, single-sector funds and specialist operators have emerged to meet investors’ evolving needs.

Investor portfolios shift from passive returns to active management

Property allocations have taken on a more nuanced role in investors’ portfolios as the asset class has matured.

When real estate capital formation became bigger and broader

As investors have grown more sophisticated, the fundraising process has also become more intensive over the past decade.

Private equity’s growing dominance in real estate M&A

As mega-managers like Blackstone have grown larger, so have their roles in driving industry consolidation.

The decade the world split apart

From Brexit and wars to a US-China divide and the rise of India, these themes dominated the geopolitical landscape of the last 10 years in real estate.

DEI progress has stalled, not surrendered

Over the past decade, real estate DEI initiatives may have had some shortcomings, but the impacts were still positive. Now, political hurdles threaten to undo them.

Alternative real estate sectors ride a wave of investor interest

What was once viewed as a ‘nuts’ strategy is now accounting for a growing share of fundraising and transaction activity.