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Alpaca launches real estate investment arm

The New York-based proptech firm has hired two executives from Ares and Prospect Ridge to lead the new platform.

Harrison Street reaches $2bn mark with Fund IX

The Chicago-based manager’s latest equity haul for its ninth US opportunistic vehicle comes three months after an initial close in June.

Japan’s biggest endowment remains cautious about US real estate

The investor first began building a core portfolio in Europe and Australia and now looks to expand into non-core strategies.

Real estate investors unfazed about potential rate hike in Japan

But those deploying capital in the country would still benefit from risk mitigation, members heard at the PERE Network Tokyo Forum 2023.

Patron eyes Q1 2024 final close for latest fund

The London-based manager is over two-thirds of the way toward its target for the value-add and opportunistic fundraise.

DWS: Real estate is ‘China’s main problem’

However, the global CIO of the German asset manager sees recent government reforms as a way for the sector to return to a ‘healthy’ balance.

India’s real estate market is garnering more interest from investors

One such group is CapitaLand, which is seeking to double its AUM in the country over the next three years and accelerate its growth further.

GPIF’s search for new real estate boss is a ‘top priority’

The investor’s managing director for private market investment has served as acting head of real estate since April 2023.

Link REIT’s co-CIO to rejoin Manulife IM

The real estate veteran has spent just over a year at Hong Kong’s Link REIT, having previously served as Asia CIO for Manulife IM Real Estate.

Investors are boosting their real estate allocations – as they should

PERE’s latest investor report prompts the notion that more investors should be dialing up their exposure to the asset class while the market resets.