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Japan stayed positive in global downturn
JAPAN - Japanese property returns remained for most of 2008 positive thanks to a strong, steady income return, according to the Investment Property Databank’s (IPD’s) Japan Monthly Indicator.
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JLL shakes up Asia
ASIA – Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has announced a series of management changes in its Asian division.
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Kalsi’s 'leave' shakes up MS Asian real estate team
ASIA – Morgan Stanley has reshuffled its Asian real estate team after putting Sonny Kalsi, global head of real estate investments, on administrative leave.
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Geni to pull magic from property bottleneck
MIDDLE EAST – Geni Capital LLP (Geni), the London-based asset manager, has teamed up with AREIT Management Limited to launch a commercial property opportunities fund to take advantage of recently-adjusted property values in the Middle East.
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C-Reits could lift Chinese economy - APREA
CHINA – Chinese Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) could play a vital part in helping the country’s real estate markets recover from the economic crisis, according to the Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA).
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Cohen & Steers predicts “outstanding” returns…in time
GLOBAL – Cohen & Steers, the US investment firm specialising in real estate, remains confident that the majority of global listed real estate companies will weather the economic crisis despite the poor lending environment, according to its latest Review and outlook for the international real estate markets.
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Japan real estate confirmed as falling year-on-year
JAPAN – Japanese real estate has delivered its first negative year-on-year capital returns, according to figures released by the Investment Property Databank (IPD) which run to the end of the third quarter 2008.
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Purdon arrival to drive AREIT growth
MIDDLE EAST – AREIT Management Limited, manager of the Arabian Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT), has appointed Chris Purdon as chief investment officer (CIO) as part of the firm’s plans to tap iopportunities in the Middle East region.
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Chinese REIT hits the drawing board
CHINA - China’s central bank is drafting proposals to introduce Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) in a bid to lessen liquidity constraints for domestic real estate developers.
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JPM’s Schwab moves to Abu Dhabi
GLOBAL – The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has hired Bill Schwab as global head of real estate, it was announced last week.
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Goodman and L&G raise equity for ABPP
GLOBAL – Australia’s Goodman Group and the UK’s Legal & General have raised £350m (€383m) of equity for real estate fund Arlington Business Park Partnership (ABPP).
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Hypo Real Estate faces claims for damages
GLOBAL – Pension funds are making the first claims for damages against Hypo Real Estate (HRE) for failing to reveal its financial difficulties sooner.
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CBRE trains its eye on Middle East
ASIA - CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has revealed it is opening an office in Bahrain as part of the development of the company’s Middle Eastern business.
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Dubai acts to shore real estate from market risk
MIDDLE EAST - The Dubai Government has formed a committee to tackle the impact of the financial crisis on its previously affluent property market and to restore investors’ confidence.
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Negative rental growth now global
GLOBAL – Rental growth has turned negative on a global scale and the downturn in emerging markets is accelerating, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) finds in its latest quarterly global report.
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Prologis loses chief and halts new developments
GLOBAL – ProLogis, the world’s largest logistics developer, has announced the resignation of chief executive officer Jeffrey Schwartz at a time when the company is halting further developments.
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Foreign investors get smaller piece of the pie
CHINA – Domestic investors took an increasing larger share of the real estate investment market in China in the first half of the year, a report by property consultants DTZ shows.
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Opportunistic funds continue to attract capital – Clerestory
GLOBAL – Capital continues to be raised globally for opportunistic real estate funds, albeit at a slower pace, despite the credit crunch and falling economic growth, according to research from Clerestory Capital Partners.
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Opposing markets halt TKP’s real estate gains
NETHERLANDS – TKP Pensioen has revealed the financial crisis has brought the performance growth of its real estate investments to a standstill.
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Santa Barbara County plans international expansion
UNITED STATES - Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement Association is looking at expanding into international real estate for the first time.
