People who keep secrets are evil – you've seen that movie. By extension, an asset class with no available information tends to scare people away. Not that anyone thinks private equity real estate is evil, but many potential investors have a hard time understanding how it has performed, how it should perform and how it should fit into their portfolios.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
If US investors are serious about real estate returns, they'll have to leave the perceived safety of their home turf. Private equity real estate will benefit as they do.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Seller's regret in Paris; Going, going gone; Zen storage; Made in Romania
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Pithy quotes from people in and outside of the real estate industry
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Sovereign wealth funds are becoming major forces in the global investment market thanks to surging oil revenues and swollen currency reserves. These national funds are set to have a big impact on private equity real estate. By Dave Keating
9 min read · 22 January 2013
Finally, private equity real estate funds of funds are taking off as investors look for geographic diversification. By Eva Poon
8 min read · 22 January 2013
PERE presents four times and places that marked changes of direction and turns of fortune for real estate investors. Three of these are looked back on with fond nostalgia by those fortunate enough to have been present and active. One remains a painful memory. By Dave Keating, Robin Marriott and Eva Poon
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Heitman started four decades ago as a mortgage origination shop. Today, the firm has $20 billion in assets around the world. PERE recently spoke with firm head Maury Tognarelli about Heitman's history, its pioneering move into Central Europe and where the company is headed next. By Aaron Lovell
8 min read · 22 January 2013
With the acquisition of Singapore-based Pangaea Capital, Howard Marks adds Asian real estate vet Robert Zulkoski to the Oaktree team. By Sharon Lim
6 min read · 22 January 2013
The global buyout group, whose name means “surprisingly different,” has made its first investment in China by taking a non-control stake in casino operator Galaxy, to fund an ambitious program of property development and expansion.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
