Commercial real estate has been the sector most favored by real estate investors during the past three quarters. It also has been the sector that has held investors’ interest most consistently throughout the year. Of the total number of mandates … Continue reading
In a year of volatile markets, real estate investors have been seeking core funds for stable, income-producing investments. The main reason for this is because core is a strategy known for buildings with little leverage and consistent returns.1 According to … Continue reading
Is distressed commercial real estate a “sweet spot” for investors? The rising number of distressed commercial properties for sale coupled with low interest rates is currently increasing investors’ interest in the real estate market. In March of this year, the … Continue reading
Lower operating costs, higher occupancy rates, and greater property values are but a few of the many benefits of green or environmentally conscious real estate. What may have started as a socially charged movement has attracted some of the largest … Continue reading
Over the past five weeks, BHA analysts have seen investor attention to real estate funds increase. Of the mandates collected by analysts for this space, 20% were new additions to our database. Half of these new mandates were from investors … Continue reading
Real estate investors are beginning to show an appetite for value-added funds. BHA noticed a 35% increase in the number of real estate investors looking for value-added strategies in April when compared with March. In fact, almost 60% of all … Continue reading
As property values continue to increase and capital is once again being lent to finance acquisitions, very few would disagree that commercial real estate as a whole in the United States is no longer the black sheep it was in … Continue reading
Over the past quarter, BHA has seen investor interest in emerging-market real estate funds increase at an impressive rate. In fact, for some emerging markets, such as those in Latin America, the percentage of interested investors has more than doubled. … Continue reading
With the residential real estate market on tenuous footing, institutional and qualified private investors saw the first quarter as an opportunity to evaluate funds focused on residential properties. Of the 125 investors that have active mandates in this space, 65% … Continue reading
Throughout 2010 and into the first quarter of 2011, BHA analysts spoke with well over 1,000 private equity investors from around the globe. When the research team analyzed their mandates, the sector that was mentioned most often as an area … Continue reading