Â鶹ӳ» Residential News – Page 152
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GID takes over CalPERS apartment portfolio from BlackRock
GLOBAL – GID Investment Advisers has taken over the management of a core multi-family residential portfolio from BlackRock Realty Advisors on behalf of the $212bn (€152bn) California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
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Oregon Retirement Fund considers larger commitments, club funds
GLOBAL – The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund is exploring the possibility of making larger investments into either commingled funds or separate accounts.
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French commercial real estate returns to positive territory, says IPD
FRANCE – Commercial real estate in France has emerged from a two-year slump to record a six-month 1.6% capital appreciation, according to Investment Property Databank (IPD).
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CalPERS continues Brazilian joint venture with Hines
GLOBAL – The $210bn (€158bn) California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has given its latest endorsement to Hines' Brazilian real estate expertise by committing to the third in a series of joint ventures in the South American market.
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Newham Pension Fund backs co-investment housing fund
UK – The London Borough of Newham Pension Fund is to invest in a new residential real estate fund run by Mill Group.
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Denmark's FSP, Lærernes team up on residential development
DENMARK – Danish pension funds FSP Pension and Lærernes Pension have teamed up to invest nearly DKK400m (€53.7m) in a new residential property development in Denmark.
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UK roundup: Greater Manchester Pension Fund, GVA Grimley, British Property Federation, Oaktree
UK – The UK government has rejected proposals to help attract institutional investment in residential property despite growing interest in the sector.
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Invesco fund shows German appetite for UK property remains strong
EUROPE – Invesco Real Estate has raised €75m from four German institutional investors, enabling it to make a first closing for its latest UK real estate fund.
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AFIAA shuns London for Scottish investment
UK – AFIAA, the global property investor owned by 18 Swiss pension funds, has made its second acquisition in the UK, having bought a new mixed-use development in Edinburgh.
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Tesco moves to release value from property portfolio
LONDON – Tesco has agreed a second sale and leaseback of properties with the Tesco Pension Fund Trustees in an effort to release value from its property portfolio.
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Mass PRIM issues request for core separate account manager
GLOBAL – Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (Mass PRIM) has issued a Request for Proposal for a core, separate account real estate manager.
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APG backs Pramerica debt strategy
EUROPE – APG Asset Management, the wholly-owned investment manager of the ABP pension fund, is one of a number of investors to have invested in a European real estate debt strategy run by Pramerica Real Estate Investors.
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Progress to reinvest direct capital in Dutch ING REIM funds
NETHERLANDS – Progress, the Unilever pension fund, has decided to invest in two Dutch real estate funds managed by ING Real Estate Investment Management following the disposal of its directly held domestic portfolio.
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Finland's Veritas offloads residential portfolio to Germany's Patrizia
EUROPE – Finnish pensions insurer Veritas has sold a 113-asset portfolio to German fund manager Patrizia in the first residential deal involving an investor based outside the region.
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Texas Teachers commits $800m to real estate investment
GLOBAL – The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has made more than $800m (€650.5m) in real estate investment – a mixture of core, value-added and infrastructure strategies – in the last month.
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AP4 acquires €565m of Swedish residential assets
SWEDEN – The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) has made one of the largest ever residential investments in the country.
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Virginia bets on JV with Amli Residential
UNITED STATES – Virginia Retirement System has decided to invest $400m ($325m) more of its equity into the real estate sector, three quarters of which will go towards an investment partnership with Amli Residential.
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LPFA could start wave of investment in UK housing
UK – The £3.5bn (€4bn) London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) could be the first in a number of UK pension funds investing in the residential real estate sector.
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Crisis model includes real estate for first time
GLOBAL – A crisis forecasting model developed for banking regulators has included property prices as a key risk factor for the first time.
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Chinese investors buy back residential after pricing policy move
CHINA - A group of Chinese investors has acquired a prime serviced residential block in Shanghai from SEB Asset Management (SEBAM)’s Asian property SICAV – the latest deal in a trend for Asian investors to replace capital from European and US pension funds.
