Zoning is changing in the US. Urban sprawl is making way for smarter, more dense, communities where people live where they work and play. But as private equity real estate firms understand only too well, it's an extremely slow process. By Zoe Hughes
10 min read · 22 January 2013
As the vast Brazilian real estate market becomes saturated with GPs both large and small, prime properties are being gobbled up at a frenzied pace. As with other BRIC markets, development is now the name of the game. By Eva Poon
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Goldman Sachs' Whitehall platform has become among the most dominant players in global property investment, raising billions and executing deals in an inimitable Goldman fashion. The firm is so opaque that even its own PPMs contain no fund-level performance data. Investors who sign on as limited partners gain access to the immense Whitehall footprint, but pay what many view to be a dizzying array of fees for the privilege. PERE goes inside an enviable franchise that its rivals have at times called ‘The Evil Empire.’ By Robin Marriott and Zoe Hughes
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Kim Ho-Shik, the ousted former president of South Korea's $230bn National Pension Service, has joined the advisory board of the Singapore-based real estate investment firm.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
Chicago-based Heitman's acquisition of 21 Uncle Bob's Self Storage facilities is the latest in a line of deals by private equity real estate firms as they look to capitalize on this apparently ‘recession-resistant’ sector.
4 min read · 22 January 2013
As hedge funds increasingly look to property investment, one real estate investment banker discusses five common mistakes—and how to avoid them. By Paul Fried
10 min read · 22 January 2013
Pamodzi has unveiled the largest private equity fund in South African history and plans to use the $1.3bn vehicle to invest in infrastructure related to the mining sector.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
Despite the credit crunch, the global office markets are still on an “upward trend,” according to a report by real estate services firm, Colliers International. The emerging markets continued to record strong growth in the sector.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The country’s recent investment-grade status and robust domestic demand for residential and office properties are continuing to fuel development in Brazil’s real estate market.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The sovereign fund has doubled its profits to S$18.2bn although the size of its real estate portfolio has fallen by two percent in the past year. As the credit market fallout continues, Temasek has indicated it will continue to do direct deals in financial services.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
