Sectors

Why smaller cities could prove a better bet for property investment

Investors continue to focus on global gateway cities, but new insights are shifting their view.

Gateway cities attract residential investors

Rising rents are expected in popular cities with tight supply.

M&G Real Estate seeks value-add boost with first M&A deal

The UK asset manager has acquired a majority stake in BauMont Real Estate Capital to diversify into higher-returning real estate.

PGIM Real Estate’s Amabile: ‘We’re seeing potential activity in office’

The New Jersey-based manager’s co-CEO said pricing has dropped low enough in certain markets to consider alternative use.

Arrow Global on seeking out dynamic cities

As real estate markets in Europe bottom out, certain factors can help identify cities with growth potential, says Arrow Global’s Ellis Sher.

CPP Investments establishes first UK single-family rental JV

The £500m commitment to a joint venture with Kennedy Wilson represents the Canadian pension plan’s first foray into SFR in Europe and a chance to ‘really go at scale’ in the sector.

Legal & General acquires stake in Taurus to ramp up US real estate exposure

The deal includes a separate $200m seed investment by the UK pension investor, which cited growing institutional interest in US multifamily and logistics assets and decarbonization initiatives.

CBRE IM: €500m student housing commitment ‘will need to grow’

In seeding a first-of-its-kind pan-European student accommodation fund, the manager’s indirect real estate business has shifted its approach to the sector.

MSCI: Distress pressure is building across global real estate

Property-level distress is not just a US office problem, says Tom Leahy, MSCI’s head of EMEA real assets research.

BGO’s Sonny Kalsi: ‘Maybe we’ll miss this cycle from an office perspective’

The chief executive dishes on the state of the market during PERE’s Global Advisory Board Insights webinar.