Don’t overpay for real estate, don’t over-lever and treat real estate as a long-term value play, researcher David Lynn offers his thoughts on asset allocation lessons learned.

The only way to play a recovering real estate market is “slowly, carefully, one asset at a time,” according to BlackRock global head of real estate Jack Chandler.

Four major players could soon dominate the U.S. single-family rental industry, as the sector contemplates consolidating to fuel growth.

Carmel Partners has raised more than $1.84B for its multifamily residential funds since the financial crisis, despite a worrisome outlook for the sector

Experts from W. P. Carey, AXA Real Estate and Real Capital Analytics discuss Europe’s core and peripheral markets, new Asian investors on the scene and the likelihood of increasing bank dispositions.

Higher going-in cap rate markets do not pay, argues TIAA-CREF’s Martha Peyton. Lower yielding markets deliver higher total returns over longer-term, she explains.

Experts from W. P. Carey, AXA Real Estate and Real Capital Analytics discuss the U. S. market, rental growth assumptions in 2014 and insights into whether cap rates will expand, or continue to compress.

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.

Our panel of experts from W. P. Carey, AXA Real Estate and Real Capital Analytics explore the markets ripe for sales, growing appetite for portfolio sales and opportunities for spread investors.

Jerry Gates of Hamilton Lane says that RE investors need to keep expectations for returns in check in the current market, and not use outdated benchmarks.

Carroll Organization founder Pat Carroll talks about the growth plans for the multifamily firm, fundraising as an emerging manager and the possibility of M&A acquisitions.

Demographic trends are supporting growth in “alternative” commercial property markets, like student housing, medical offices and seniors’ accommodation, says Harrison Street Real Estate Capital’s Chris Merrill.

Jim Worms of Paladin Realty delves into changes in Brazil’s real estate market in the past 15 years, financing, the state of the housing market, and challenges of building affordable housing.

Cornerstone Real Estate Adviser’s Robert Little argues there will be considerable appetite for core debt, not least as some insurance companies look to double their 2013 lending volumes.

The single family home market presents a significant opportunity for institutional investors, says Starwood Waypoint’s Colin Wiel, given the huge percentage of properties still held by “mom and pop” investors.

Patrick Carroll of multifamily property investor and developer Carroll Organization remains bullish on the group’s core markets.

PrivcapRE looks at how market fundamentals are set to influence institutional investment in the U.S. apartment market

Institutional investment in apartments is big business abroad. PrivcapRE examines two key European markets, London and Berlin.