Bay Area
Oregon Pension Fund Allocates $250MM for Apartment Investments with Seattle Among its Targeted Markets
By Jon Peterson As the multifamily market continues to drive interest from private and institutional investors, more investment dollars seem to be allocated in...
March to June, Where are We Really After 3 Months of COVID Effects on Commercial Real Estate
By Eugene McGrane Well it’s been a long three months of Shelter in Place orders across most of the country. We’ve seen a...
Pandemic Worsens Housing Supply Shortage, According to First American Potential Home Sales Model
As more homeowners are reluctant to list their homes for sale amid the pandemic, the supply of homes available to potential home buyers continues...
Bell Partners Pauses Apartment Acquisitions for Now, Investor Owns Properties in San Francisco and Seattle
By Jon Peterson Greensboro, N.C.-based Bell Partners has made the decision to halt buying any additional apartment assets for the Bell Institutional Fund...
Swift Concludes Capital Raise on Fund III at $503MM
By Jon Peterson San Francisco-based Swift Real Estate Partners has completed its final capital raise of approximately $503 million for its Swift Real Estate...
CalPERS Makes Additional $375MM Allocation into Emerging Manager Program
By Jon Peterson California Public Employees Retirement System has approved a new $375 million allocation into its real estate emerging manager program for real...
Tomorrow is Another Stay: First Impacts of COVID-19 on the Hotel Industry
By Jena Thornton The Black Swan has arrived. Definition of black swan: An event or occurrence that deviates beyond what is normally expected of...
Swift Real Estate Partners Announces Final Closing of Fund III with $1.4B of Buying Power on the West Coast
San Francisco, Calif. (March 4th, 2020) – Swift Real Estate Partners (“Swift”, “SREP”), a San Francisco based real estate operating company and investment manager,...
San Francisco Pension Fund Makes $75MM Commitment to Cabot Fund; Targets San Francisco and Seattle
By Jon Peterson San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System has made a commitment of $75 million into the Cabot Industrial Value Fund VI, according...
DivcoWest Plans $2B Capital Raise for Next Commingled Fund, Will Target Puget Sound Assets
By Jon Peterson San Francisco-based DivcoWest will be targeting a $2 billion capital raise for its DivcoWest Fund VI commingled fund, according to a...
Prologis Releases New Logistics Real Estate Model Amidst Supply Chain Changes Driven by Tech and E-Commerce
By Meghan Hall Modern-day consumerism continues to reach new heights thanks to technologies that have enabled faster delivery times and wider purchasing options....
Yardi Matrix: National Multifamily Market Shows No Signs of Waning
By Meghan Hall The national multifamily market continues to benefit from the current, robust economic cycle, with rent growth increasing by two percent in...
