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.

North America’s increase in shale productivity is driving demand for real estate in key U.S. markets, providing private equity with another opportunity to invest in energy

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.

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.

Jeff Edison of Phillips Edison talks about transforming a stalled 16-story, partially completed development, taken out of REO, into a leading retail center with Saks as anchor tenant.

Michael Odell of Olshan talks about his company’s retail and hospitality strategies.

Grocery-anchored retail is a stable, income-producing asset class. But Jeff Edison of Phillips Edison explains it’s also one of the toughest retail segments to survive in.

W.P. Carey’s Jeffrey Lefleur discusses the acquisition of an H&M distribution center in Poland.

Retail investors could be missing potential leasing opportunities by not targeting the medical office sector for smaller, more awkward spaces in their portfolios.

Kelly DePonte of Probitas Partners discusses his outlook for the defined contribution market and its long-term role in private equity.