Will we still be investing in alternatives now that opportunities in traditional real estate are surfacing?
3 min read · 01 February 2013
What an Aussie-filled Japanese ski town says about the future of hospitality investing.
2 min read · 01 February 2013
Anyone who thought fundraising for Indian real estate might cool in the second half of the year has had to think again. Recent weeks have witnessed a virtual monsoon of new private equity vehicles dedicated to Indian property blow into the market. Many of these are backed by foreign capital.
3 min read · 01 February 2013
The tremendous amount of wealth that real estate investors, private equity or otherwise, have generated over the past 25 years was brought into stark relief earlier this month when Forbes published its annual list of the 400 richest Americans. Found among the rankings of the über-rich were 33 property moguls, ranging from long-time stalwart and Irvine Company head Donald Bren (number 27 on the list with an estimated net worth of $8.5 billion, the highest of any real estate investor) to newcomers such as Colony Capital founder Tom Barrack (374) and Vornado chief executive Stephen Roth (278).
3 min read · 01 February 2013
Real estate investors tend to be optimistic, at least in the long term. Before sinking money in a property, an investor must be confident that the locals will continue to be employed, to build and spend wealth, to procreate.
3 min read · 01 February 2013
A flood of capital from the developing economies will have a bigger effect on private equity real estate than any credit crunch.
2 min read · 01 February 2013
If you feel battered by the column inches on the subprime fall out, why not escape to Egypt, one of many emerging markets where real estate is drawing major investment capital?
3 min read · 01 February 2013
The credit crunch is causing a real headache for real estate investors in the US and across Europe. But a return to a situation similar to the early 1990’s means those with cash will rule.
3 min read · 01 February 2013
A bill in the House could change the way carried interest from real estate partnerships is taxed in the US. Does it have any chance of passing?
3 min read · 01 February 2013
Hedge funds that have been seeking quick wins in real estate are getting burned by the credit crunch.
3 min read · 01 February 2013
