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A UK property investment firm has secured a commitment from the BP Pension fund to invest in multi-let property.

The Beverly Hills, California-based real estate investment firm is investing in the San Jose, California multifamily market, an area it says has strong rental growth profiles for residential property.

The US Senate has approved the $700bn financial bail-out plan allowing the US Treasury to buy distressed assets in the form of securities backed by home mortgages. The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on the bill Friday.

Rebuilding an empire 2008-10-01 Staff Writer In 1984, South Korean conglomerate Daewoo built a headquarters in Seoul for its financial services subsidiary Daewoo Securities.<br /> <br /> In those days, Daewoo was fast-becoming an icon and symbolic of South Korean aspirations to top the global e

The 100-square miles of Washington DC is considered one of the, if not the, most stable, real estate market in the US. What many consider to be a primarily core market though has many private equity real estate firms racing to invest. Zoe Hughes discovers why America's capital is proving so dynamic.

Having been through two property crises in the past 20 years, Sweden could be about to enter another difficult part of its history. Robin Marriott takes the temperature of a country that has attracted legions of foreign investors in recent years and discovers the heat has gone.

Environmental impact may be a nebulous concept for some investors, but it is something that needs to be costed by private equity real estate firms. Robin Marriott examines how carbon footprints, sustainability and energy efficiency are having an effect on environmental due diligence.

Sustainable or ‘green’ development has been a buzz word in private equity real estate in recent years. Now, as in Europe, where green investments have been going strong for the past two decades, the concept is being espoused across all property sectors in the US. As Eva Poon discovers, it's more than just a passing fad.

For Paul Dougherty the hype surrounding private equity real estate debt vehicles has proved to be too much. Instead, the president of Perseus Realty Partners argues investors should concentrate on the real opportunities at hand: manufacturing core assets. By Zoe Hughes

What does the bankruptcy of its parent company mean for Lehman Brothers Private Equity, the powerful private equity real estate firm that just closed a $3.2 billion fund? Those close to the firm predict a bright future but an uncertain near future. By Zoe Hughes