Residential

Bigger equity targets, more time in market and M&A activity all had an impact on managers’ diminishing capital raising power.

Big data, tech and AI applications are rapidly evolving from nice-to-have residential features to key components of an investment manager’s DNA.

Uncertainty has shaken the global economy to its core, though from a real estate perspective, residential looks the most resilient, say UBS’s Tiffany Gherlone and Fergus Hicks.

The unsettled global situation has undermined the optimism surrounding UK real estate at the beginning of the year, but roundtable participants say the market’s comparative stability remains its strength.

Investors like ABP have good reason to pursue €1bn affordable housing goals, despite the challenges of investing in the sector.

The California pension is eyeing opportunities with emerging managers and a foray into secondaries as it recalibrates its investment plans.

The Chicago-based firm’s fifth and largest fund to date came in over-subscribed, with 72% of capital committed by returning investors.

The bleak fundraising environment has made it much more challenging for CalPERS’ and CalSTRS’ allocators to support new platforms.

After Brookfield held an institutional close on what is set to be its largest-ever real estate fund, the firm’s CIO for real estate sees investors growing in confidence as transactions tick up.

On the back of growing expatriate demand and foreign investment, the firm has acquired a residential development in Abu Dhabi.