Âé¶¹Ó³»­ Residential News – Page 161

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    US pensions scrutinise apartments

    2007-12-10T17:16:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are going to be taking a closer look at placing some capital into apartments as officials believe there will be stronger renter demand for apartments in the near-term.

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    MacFarlane raises $1bn for urban investment

    2007-12-03T16:19:00Z

    UNITED STATES - MacFarlane Partners has raised $1bn (€683.6m) for Urban Real Estate Fund II, making this one of the largest urban commingled funds ever to be created in the United States.

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    Washington State ups real estate allocation

    2007-11-26T11:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Washington State Investment Board has decided to boost its real estate allocation from 12% to 13%.

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    Apartments hit most by market shift – Pramerica

    2007-11-26T10:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors is predicting the apartment market will be the most affected of all major property types by the recent changes in the residential housing and credit markets.

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    CalPERS commits $250m to int'l opportunity

    2007-11-19T17:10:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California Public Employees Retirement System has approved a $250m (€171.1m) commitment into the Rockpoint Real Estate Fund III which is currently only holding investments in Japan.

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    Pennsylvania State signs to $1bn Mexico fund

    2007-11-12T17:05:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System is thinking of making a commitment to a $1bn (€681.3m) Latin America residential fund being launched by Pramerica Real Estate Investors.

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    US pension funds make play for value-added apartments

    2007-11-05T17:38:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are moving some capital into investing in value-added apartments, as renter demand for flats is believed to be on the upswing.

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    US pension fund capital heads back to core

    2007-10-22T17:05:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Some pension fund capital in the United States is flowing against the tide and being reallocated to a core investment strategy.

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    Indiana PERF searches for core and REIT managers

    2007-10-08T17:29:00Z

    UNITED STATES - The Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund is now searching for real estate managers for core and REIT strategies through new RFPs.

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    San Diego City targets non-US real estate

    2007-10-08T17:23:00Z

    UNITED STATES - San Diego City Employees Retirement System has approved its first ever targeted allocation for non-United States real estate investments.

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    Pension funds show distressed debt interest

    2007-09-28T10:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – US pension funds are considering placing real estate capital into debt strategies on the back of recent market turbulence.

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    Thomas Properties goes green

    2007-09-27T17:20:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Thomas Properties Group has formed its first green investment fund as pension funds are now turning their attentions to sustainable real estate investments.

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    New Jersey tries on separates

    2007-09-27T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - The New Jersey Division of Investment is shifting into the use of real estate separate accounts and has hired General Motors Investment Management for a $150m (€106.4m) equity mandate.

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    RREEF expects US cap rates to climb

    2007-09-26T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – RREEF has predicted cap rates on the purchase of existing US properties will rise by 50 basis points by the end of 2007.

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    US pension funds buy opportunity

    2007-09-24T16:35:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are investing more capital into commingled funds with opportunistic investment strategies.

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    Pension funds fuel urban investment trend

    2007-09-21T17:05:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are putting more capital into an urban investment strategy on the back of young professionals’ demand.

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    Pension funds give euro focus to Goodman

    2007-09-11T17:00:00Z

    EUROPE – Asset management firm Goodman Property Investors has picked up a series of new European real estate mandates from pension funds in recent months, the latest of which is from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).

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    US pensions follow Mexican residential trail

    2007-09-10T13:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - More pension fund capital is being ploughed into the Mexican real estate market and heading for retail and ‘single family home’ developments, according to property investment firm ING Clarion.

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    North Dakota State shifts core capital to value-added

    2007-09-03T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - North Dakota State Investment Board has decided to move a portion of its capital originally invested in core real estate and move it into the value-added real estate bucket.

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    Closed-end real estate feels UK pricing pressure

    2007-09-03T17:00:00Z

    UK – Investment trust managers predict UK investors will increasingly turn to overseas real estate to seek diversification in a weakening domestic market.