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Private equity market is still a target - Preqin
US - Private equity real estate markets continues to attract long-term investors despite the financial crisis, according to the Preqin 2008 Private Equity Real Estate Review.
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Apollo to tap distress calls
US - Apollo Real Estate Advisors is hoping to take advantage of the turbulent market conditions to seize opportunities in distressed debt funds for the benefit of pension funds, but buying debt funds at discounted prices from banks.
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Study presents fresh call for EU REITs
GLOBAL - Real estate experts have today unveiled the first blueprint of how an EU Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) might work and insisted now is the time to push the proposal through the Commission in Brussels.
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German rail IPO hits the buffers
GERMANY β The German government has halted plans to list parts of the federal railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) on the stock exchange because of market turbulence.
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CPPIB invests fresh CA$1.4bn in real estate
CANADA β The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has expanded its real estate portfolio with $1.4bn worth of new investments, bringing the fundβs total real estate commitments to $8.4bn.
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Irish property falls on hard times
IRELAND - Irish commercial property repricing has set in hard, as the total return on the SCS/IPD Irish quarterly index fell by 13.9% over three months to end of September, making it the lowest quarterly return in the index history.
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Demolition threats add fuel to UK empty properties row
UK β Findings from CBI/GVA Grimleyβs latest Corporate Real Estate Survey have added further weight to the British Property Federationβs campaign to restore empty rate relief for unoccupied properties, as indications are a fifth of companies polled are planning to demolish buildings to avoid paying extra tax.
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Avon signs Partners to work on global property
UK - Partners Group, the Swiss-based global alternative asset manager with over CHF25bn (β¬16.8bn) in assets under management, has been chosen to manage Avon Pension Fundβs overseas real estate portfolio.
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Survey finds investors still want to tap real estate
UNITED STATES - Investors are ready to make the most of a predicted decline in value of commercial real estate, the results of Ernst & Young βs βReality Check Surveyβ suggest.
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Netherlands tightens measures against property fraud
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government is stepping up its efforts to prevent property fraud by tightening rules for notaries, surveyors and brokers.
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Progress redirects Unileverβs real estate
NETHERLANDS β Progress, the β¬4bn Dutch pension fund of Unilever Netherlands, is altering its real estate strategy by replacing direct real estate holdings with indirect real estate investments.
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Texas Teachers commits β¬200m to Europe
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas has approved a β¬200m commitment to the Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe III commingled fund.
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Santa Barbara County plans international expansion
UNITED STATES - Santa Barbara County Employeesβ Retirement Association is looking at expanding into international real estate for the first time.
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CalSTRS to stick with changing First Industrial
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System anticipates its relationship with First Industrial Realty Trust will not be affected by a major change in the firmβs upper management.
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Sacramento County puts manager search on hold
UNITED STATES - Sacramento County Employeesβ Retirement System has put plans to conduct a new manager search on hold until at least the first quarter of next year.
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Apollo plans a rebrand
GLOBAL β Apollo Real Estate Advisors, the global firm with $11.6bn of equity commitments to investments worldwide, is changing its name to AREA Property Partners from the beginning of next year.
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Townsend retains its job in San Diego
UNITED STATES - San Diego City Employeesβ Retirement System has chosen to retain The Townsend Group remain as its real estate consultant.
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CBRE trust widens into UK retail
UK - The CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust has expanded its property holdings outside of the United States after purchasing a second major UK retail park.
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REITs are worth it in the long-term β S&P
GLOBAL - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are still solid, long-term investment choices despite their recent poor returns, according to Standard & Poorβs (S&P) latest global property and REIT report.
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'Flat' review sparks talk over UK housing potential
UK β A government-commissioned report on proposed reforms for UK rented housing has sparked a debate which suggests the countryβs top property experts disagree on the best way to help investors tap opportunities in the UKβs residential marketplace.
