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Invel closes second and largest Southern European fund

The manager has pulled in €400m for its oversubscribed opportunity fund focused on Greek and Italian markets.

LA Fire and Police urged to ‘get money to work’ in current market cycle

The California public pension considers building its allocation to niche real estate strategies as it pares down its public REIT exposure.

Japanese real estate investors raise return targets amid rising rates

The country’s institutions are recalibrating their core-heavy strategies to focus more on value-add opportunities.

Affordable housing or returns: The development equation

The need for affordable accommodation is acute, and an increasing volume of private capital is available to the sector, but making development projects ‘pencil’ remains challenging.

The lifestyle renter: A durable demand driver

Evolving demographic trends are shaping the assets, neighborhoods and strategies residential investors are targeting for long-term performance, writes Andrew Levison, partner and chief investment officer of the Dermot Company.

Cameron House, Scotland: A setting of family love but also tragedy

The historic home on the shore of Loch Lomond was sold in May after reopening in 2021, following a deadly fire.

Harrison Street hires co-head for Asia fundraising from Stepstone

Michael Humphrey is tasked with opening an office in Singapore while working with his team across two offices in Tokyo and Seoul.

Bain Capital on how flex living is going mainstream

Leveraging a flex living strategy can help address supply-demand imbalances and acute affordability issues across major gateway cities, say Bain Capital’s Ali Haroon and Rafael Coste Campos.

RMR Group on taking a fresh look at multifamily investing

A domestic housing shortage, home ownership affordability challenges and slowing construction starts are all proving to be tailwinds for investors, explains RMR Group’s Matt Jordan.

CapMan Real Estate on Nordic supply crunch fueling rental growth

An ongoing supply-demand imbalance in the Nordics’ residential sector is set to sustain upward pressure on rents, says CapMan Real Estate’s Mikael Hjorth.