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John Grayken's approach to staying 'a step ahead of the market'Lone Star's founder sees a limited window for distressed investing while most wait for private real estate market conditions to settle.
Rental housing shows resilienceFundraising for rental residential continues apace, as there is still plenty of capital seeking to profit from the sector’s long-term performance.
Why investors dig student housingInterest rate rises upset the student housing market in late 2022, but strong operational performance means investors remain keen to allocate to the sector.
Affordable housing gap spells opportunityAs the gap between supply and demand for affordable housing widens, institutional investors see opportunities to invest to meet ESG goals and boost financial returns, writes Keith Button.
Blueprint: Fortress's acquisition by Middle Eastern sovereign, Urban Partners' new conglomerate status, Brookfield's Oz BTR ventureFortress gets snapped up by Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company, Urban Partners receives initial test of its strategic restructuring from investors, Brookfield expands into Australian residential with BTR deal; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Blueprint: Remembering Sam Zell, GIC and Brookfield's India acquisitions, ADIA hires head of Americas real estateWe remember Equity Group Investments chairman Sam Zell; GIC and Brookfield purchase two properties in India for $1.4 billion; ADIA adds a regional head of real estate to complete its senior leadership team in the asset class; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Alliance’s Fernstrom Border: ‘Re-ups are no longer an assumption’The consultant has hired a KKR executive to connect managers with new capital sources as follow-on commitments fall short of expectations.
Blueprint: Brookfield's fifth global fundraise, ESR's maiden Thailand investments, Tishman Speyer's APAC family office fundBrookfield's next global fundraising effort kicks off with the Toronto-based manager eyeing a "tremendous vintage"; ESR enters Thailand with local developer; Tishman Speyer adds to the growing list of private wealth ventures in Asia; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.
Private real estate’s harder target is now on displayValue-add capital will drive much of the sector’s ‘great reset,’ but achieving the strategy’s now-higher return expectations is a daunting task.
Blackstone’s Heady: Indian retail is a bright spot for real estateIndian real estate has been less affected by concerns about interest rates and economic growth than other markets, Blackstone's Asia chairman tells PERE.