Emerging managers and operators too often overlook their back office functions—and staffing needs—in the search for LP capital.

Asset managers are the unsung heroes of successful real estate investing and they need a seat at the deal table for every acquisition, argues TIAA-CREF’s chief of asset management, John Cornuke.

Jack Foster, the man who created Franklin Templeton’s real assets multimanager business and REITs platform and is departing the firm this month, says it’s getting “harder and harder” for fund-of-funds shops to succeed.

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.

Deborah Smith, a managing partner with CenterCap Group, discusses why it’s important to think through the impacts before bringing a manager in-house.

Buying retail centers where 86% of the leases roll within 18 months or where occupancy is just 31% might seem daunting for some. It’s filled with opportunity for others.

After exiting three major developments in London, operating partner Quadrant Estates turns more of its attention to the U.K.’s regions and retail sector.

Buying retail centers where 86 percent of the leases roll within 18 months, or where occupancy is just 31 percent, might seem daunting for some. But for others, it’s an opportunity.

Operating partners are seeing deals being “bid up like crazy,” thanks to pricing pressures and capital flows into U.S. real estate markets. Today it’s all about being selective, building property-specific pipelines, and presenting a “good story” backed by fundamentals.