Developers gone wild 2006-06-01 Staff Writer The island in the Bahamas that is now home to the Atlantis resort was once called Hog Island by British colonialists. Rather than world-famous waterslides and New York-based sushi restaurants, however, the Brits used it as a pig farm. When supermarket heir Hunting
2 min read · 23 January 2013
As the US baby boomers retire, the senior housing sector is drawing renewed interest from investors. But as many learned in the 90s, senior housing isn't your typical real estate play. By Dave Keating
10 min read · 23 January 2013
The battle for Toys “R” Us was one of the most hotly contested transactions of last year—can the victors walk away unscathed? By Paul Fruchbom
9 min read · 23 January 2013
Founded in 1974, Harvard Management Company (HMC) is a subsidiary of Harvard University responsible for managing the University's endowment, pension assets, working capital and deferred giving accounts. Generally regarded as one of the most astute investors in the alternative asset sector, HMC currently oversees approximately $26 billion in assets, $2.2 billion of which is invested in real estate. David Ferrero, who originally joined HMC in 1997, co-manages HMC's opportunistic real estate portfolio. Here, Ferrero talks about the current state of the real estate fundraising market, Harvard's “clarity of mission” and the importance of listening to your LPs.
6 min read · 23 January 2013
As private equity real estate funds deploy capital quicker than ever, they are returning to their fundraising trail more and more—but would LPs like to see less of them and more of a track record? By Aaron Lovell
6 min read · 23 January 2013
As more money flows into private equity real estate, placement agents, once merely matchmakers, are now finding themselves serving a variety of different functions. By Dave Keating
9 min read · 23 January 2013
Raising a debut opportunity fund is an arduous undertaking, but with capital abundant, real estate hot, and investors eager, has the process gotten any easier? By Paul Fruchbom
9 min read · 23 January 2013
The fundraising market for private equity real estate vehicles has reached record-setting levels over the past two years, creating new challenges— and opportunities—for GPs, LPs and placement agents alike.
3 min read · 23 January 2013
As RLJ Development's debut lodging fund nears completion, firm co-founders Robert L. Johnson and Thomas Baltimore Jr. spoke with PERE about the value of personal relationships, mitigating risk in hotel investment and how real estate is like cable television. By Aaron Lovell
10 min read · 23 January 2013
Ernst & Young has withdrawn its recent NPL report because of concerns about the numbers, but that does not mean China's bad debt woes are gone.
2 min read · 23 January 2013
