Limited partners in Asia could be the bright spot on a slower fundraising landscape in 2016, according to a partner at Monument Group, as investors deal with an overhang of dry powder and maturing portfolios.

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.

Tristan Capital Partners is in a “disciplined hurry” to take advantage of Europe’s recovery, as CEO Ric Lewis reveals the firm closed €3.2B of deals in 2015.

Hospitality continues to perform well in the real estate asset class, and one of the big winners are small cap properties that are improved upon, either with physical renovations or a total rebrand of the property. H.I.G. Real Estate Partners’ Ira Weidhorn shares some of his firm’s insights into the hospitality space.

After closing more than €3.2B of deals in 2015, CEO Ric Lewis explains how Tristan is investing around the edges of central London, in areas such as Greenwich and Stratford, and how it competes against the flow of capital targeting the country’s regions.

Changes to U.S. tax law likely mean more audits of private equity and real estate partnerships. Don Susswein, principal in the Washington National Tax office of RSM US LLP, talks about the consequences, which may be better than you think.

Berkshire Group CEO Chuck Leitner talks about how the firm’s independent board of directors are helping shape its growth, how it has expanded into operating platform venture capital investing, and why it won’t be turning into a multi-strategy manager.

Aviva Investors’ real estate practice is a 50-year old concern with more than $40B of AUM. The firm’s global real estate CEO, Ed Casal, describes the platform that includes continental Europe and Asia, and explains what sectors the firm sees as particularly frothy.

Berkshire Group is focusing its strategy increasingly on core multifamily deals says CEO Chuck Leitner, amid warnings about the value–add cycle.

A strong property market and early borrower action have helped reduced the wall of CMBS maturities about to hit the U.S. commercial real estate market. However, $192B of loans still needs to be refinanced in 2016 and 2017.

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

With two-thirds of its portfolio in hospitality, Ethika Investments’ CIO Austin Khan talks about demand and supply fundamentals, and how there’s more runway in the full-service hotel segment.

The increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve will make commercial real estate more attractive to investors, say experts from American Realty Advisors and CBRE, as the asset class continues to enjoy its “Goldilocks” moment.

Townsend Group’s Prashant Tewari says investing in real estate in Asian countries requires a deep understanding of the continent’s differing economies.

Toll Brothers’ U.S. CFO, Marty Connor, expects an extended RE cycle for residential for-sale homes, and says the firm is hedging its bets expanding into condo and multifamily development.

Strategic location and transportation make 34th Street a miracle location for top global brands.

Experts from Cambridge Associates, Coller Capital, and Guardian Life explain why co-investments are increasingly popular, how they are performing, and how to be aware of adverse selection.