North America

For the first time ever, interest in closed-ended commingled funds has dropped, a study published by Hodes Weill and Cornell University’s Baker Program in Real Estate has found.

For investors looking to invest outside of home markets, the introduction of more comprehensive performance indices could make that prospect more appealing, writes Christie Ou.

Even before the US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark fund rate, cheap money was top of mind at PERE America.

South Carolina manager Greystar Real Estate Partners has closed its 10th value-add multifamily fund at its hard-cap.

Tech innovation is a modest part of most real estate managers' investment strategies, but those who fall risk being left behind

Many firms are seeking ways to secure dry powder in the event of an economic slowdown, but these tactics do not always benefit investors.

Ignore the increasingly feverish political climate: a healthy US economy is still a big draw for investors in the Americas, argue executives from Allianz, Ivanhoé Cambridge and MIRA Real Estate.

Defensive investing in the current low interest rate environment was among the central themes at PERE’s annual two-day gathering of real estate professionals in New York this week.

In its latest move to reposition the business, Colony agreed to sell its US industrial real estate portfolio, which originally came into the firm’s possession via the 2014 acquisition of industrial real estate firm Cobalt Capital Partners.

Real estate debt looks well positioned compared with corporate debt, maintains Justin Guichard of Oaktree Capital in this interview shot at sister publication PDI's New York Forum.