Returns from value-added and opportunistic real estate funds have been exceptional and could continue through 2018. But a deceleration is in the cards, says an expert PrivcapRE panel.

Siguler Guff’s James Corl tells PrivcapRE about the firm’s ability to shut down a fund’s investment period and cap fund sizes.

Capital from little-known Middle Eastern institutions and family offices will increase dramatically as investors look for returns and diversification outside the region. Value-added and opportunistic strategies in the U.S. and co-investment will be favored.

What does it take to become a female real estate CEO? Three senior executives in development and real estate private equity discuss the challenges facing women and how to overcome them.

Raising a new fund is never easy. But the reasons a fundraising is tough can vary from fund to fund, says Cia Buckley Marakovits, partner and chief investment officer at Dune Real Estate Partners.

Investors are set to allocate more than €35B of new equity to real estate, but are struggling to find suitable vehicles, INREV CEO Matthias Thomas reveals.

Real estate GPs who ignore the capital raising power of retail investors do so at their own peril, says David Lynn, author and former head of portfolio management.

An executive summary of the PrivcapRE thought-leadership series “Strategies for Driving Net Operating Income”

Tristan Capital’s Ric Lewis warns capital flows are running ahead of fundamentals in parts of Europe, but the region still represents best opportunity of ‘any asset class globally’.

Experts from Cambridge, PREA and Crossroads delve into benchmarking value-added and opportunistic real estate funds – what works and what doesn’t.

Madison International Realty President and Founder Ron Dickerman on why he thinks rents are rising and higher interest rates are the biggest threat to the market today.

Experts from Yardi, CBRE and Taurus discuss NOI growth in 2014, being paid a premium for vacancy and the challenge of tenant renewals for older properties.

PREA’s Greg MacKinnon shares findings of a global survey of RE institutional investor intentions.

GP remuneration, particularly catch-up provisions, came under fire from LPs in the wake of the financial crisis when investors gained the upper hand in negotiations. But the market has now adapted and stabilized, experts tell PrivcapRE.

If real estate cycles are getting shorter, what does that mean for investors in closed-ended private equity real estate funds?

Experts from the UVIMCO, United Nations, and Texas Teacher pension funds talk about support for small and emerging real estate managers, and offer advice for the next generation of GPs

There is no one right way to do it and few tools at their disposal to help them. There are, however, some important questions to ask.

The Employees Retirement System of Texas plans to build its emerging manager program to $1B by 2019.