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Video: Single-family rentals and the ‘private equity bogeyman’

A 12-minute conversation about the single-family rental home market: a magnet for both institutional capital and negative media coverage.

Beijing expected to ‘step in’ to prevent China Evergrande contagion

Senior executives at two of Canada’s biggest institutional real estate investors said they expected state intervention to prevent the developer’s $300bn debt pile from becoming a global issue.

Real estate faces ‘acceleration of obsolescence’

Institutional investors are grappling with the question of what to do with existing assets amid greater ESG scrutiny during the pandemic.

APG on navigating China’s data center market

Graeme Torre, head of Asia private real estate at the Dutch pension fund manager, answers key questions about the emerging property sector in the country.

Tenants’ group asks Minnesota to not invest with Landmark

Community organizers cited the secondaries firm’s 2019 investment in Pretium Partners, whose portfolio company HavenBrook is facing scrutiny.

ESR keeps doors open for more investors in its $4bn China venture

APG and GIC have committed $400m each to the vehicle, but the Singapore-based firm has thoughts on expanding its investor base.

APG’s Kanters: ‘Offices are aging very fast’

The head of real assets at the Dutch investor says building valuations will take a hit unless owners are proactive in making their assets sustainable.

DOWNLOAD: PERE’s H1 2021 investor report

Dig deeper into how investors are operating in the market with our new analysis of H1 activity.

Ivanhoé Cambridge to expand investment teams in Asia

The firm plans to open an office in Sydney next year as well as add to its Singapore and Shanghai teams.

Ivanhoé Cambridge, Mount Auburn form multifamily preferred equity JV

The Canadian investor sees preferred equity as a route to expand and diversify its $12bn residential portfolio amid a financing gap for developers.