Brick and mortar retail may be under attack from online rivals but for Laurus Corporation there’s still plenty of upside in mall investing, not least in Los Angeles’ Playa Vista neighborhood.

By adopting a data-driven property manager scorecard approach, firms such as TIAA-CREF are generating extra total returns for their assets.

Shipping containers could prove to be the new niche real estate sector, as startups in the U.S. and other countries show the potential of using the steel box as hotel rooms, as well as for affordable and student housing.

ASB Real Estate’s managing director Jim Darcey talks about the role of asset managers today, and how changing tenant needs—and rising tenant improvement costs—are putting greater pressure on firms.

Kirkland & Ellis’ Stephen Tomlinson discusses the influx of foreign capital into U.S. real estate, how foreign investor appetite is different, and the impact of growing co-investment rights on GPs.

A rise in closings of commingled funds and an increase in non-U.S. investors in U.S. real estate are among the trends in private equity RE, says Matthew Giles, a partner in business law at Goodwin Procter.

Anthony Breault, senior portfolio manager at the State of Oregon Treasury, explains how he invests for the long term in real estate, the challenges of redeploying capital in rising markets, and how JVs and open-ended funds are helping the pension achieve those goals.

Rubenstein Partners on finding deep value in U.S. office markets. From taking on a vacant 460,000-square-foot complex in a market with a 23% vacancy rate and a fully occupied office in a “messy” Boston neighborhood.

As institutional investors eye a maturing real estate cycle, many are asking how they can be more dynamic with their asset allocation tools. PrivcapRE spoke to New Mexico Educational Retirement Board about the challenges of being a more active investor, and how co-investments will play an increasingly critical role for the pension.