Loretta Clodfelter

2 weeks ago | irei.com | Loretta Clodfelter

Investors are more optimistic about their prospects for capital commitments in 2025 compared with their actual commitments in 2024, according to the 2025 Institutional Real Estate Investor Trends, Institutional Real Estate, Inc’s annual survey of global investor sentiment. This marks the 29th year of the survey and its 12th year gathering responses from investors globally.

2 weeks ago | irei.com | Loretta Clodfelter

With third-party outsourcing of fund accounting functions becoming a growing trend in the real estate investment management industry, lift-outs of personnel have become a preferred way for that outsourcing to take place. A new report from CBRE, Beyond Outsourcing: The Rise of Back-Office Lift-Outs for Institutional Real Estate Investors, takes a closer look at the strategy and lays out best practices for a successful lift-out.

2 months ago | irei.com | Loretta Clodfelter

The environment for closed-end real estate fundraising was extremely strained in fourth quarter 2024. Only 14 funds held a final close in the final quarter of the year, raising a meager $10.2 billion, according to the latest data collected by Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s IREI.Q database. And, given that the fourth quarter has historically been the most active, the year-end slowdown is particularly stark.

2 months ago | irei.com | Loretta Clodfelter

Open-end diversified core funds, such as those tracked in the NCREIF Fund Index — Open-end Diversified Core Equity (NFI-ODCE), remain a compelling investment vehicle for institutional investors seeking exposure to private real estate. Their enduring appeal can be attributed to several key factors: immediate investment access, broad diversification, high-quality properties, conservative management practices and low fees.

2 months ago | irei.com | Loretta Clodfelter |Marek Handzel |Jennifer Molloy

During the past few months, investors, managers and consultants participated in Editorial Advisory Board meetings for each of Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s regional publications to discuss the most pressing issues facing the real estate investment industry.