Allocation strategy

Debt fund managers are gaining significant traction with investors but continue to spend substantial time educating clients and prospects on the asset class.

Sovereign wealth funds’ total allocation to real estate has declined for the third year running, Invesco’s latest research finds.

Restrictions on student borrowing that were part of the Trump administration’s Big Beautiful Bill and an expected decline in international students could affect demand for student housing properties.

Massive capital hauls from Blackstone masked what was otherwise a tepid capital raising environment during the first half of the year.

Speakers at last week’s ULI’s Spring Meeting questioned whether data center hype is outweighing real returns. That brings the relative safety of accessing the asset class via lending into focus.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec's head of real estate sees balancing the needs of the pension's stakeholders and partners as key to finding the right formula for its C$77bn real estate portfolio.

Hill previously worked in a similar role at Cohen & Steers and will focus on allocation opportunities for the Iowa-based manager.

The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund committee is holding off on a $30m allocation to Basis Investment Group following its February meeting.

PERE Credit’s most-read stories include forward-looking interviews with senior real estate executives detailing expansion plans and our annual ranking of real estate debt funds. 

Insurance costs have skyrocketed over the past seven years due to a supply-demand imbalance stemming from the frequency and severity of weather events.