February 9, 2010
Fetgatter: Foreign Investors Flock To Quality Markets Like DC, NY, London

Foreign investors are becoming much more focused on safety and quality as they buy real estate abroad, says James A. Fetgatter, CEO of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate. "The diversificaiton of past years has been slightly abandoned and they are focusing on well performing market." Washington, DC, New York City, London and select markets in China are on the top of their list, he says.

REIT.com EXCLUSIVES
Survey Shows Appetite for PE Real Estate Investment May Be Growing

By Allen Kenney
 
(February 5)—Coming off their worst fundraising year since 2004, the outlook is more promising for private equity real estate funds in 2010, according to a new survey from alternative assets research firm Preqin.
 
Preqin found that only 45 percent of the 90 institutional investors surveyed dedicated funds to the private equity real estate market last year. In contrast, 62 percent of the respondents said they either intended to invest in the market this year or are considering it.
 
Opportunistic funds, which garnered $19 billion from investors in 2009, and value-added funds, which raised $12 billion, remain the popular investment choice. Seventy-three percent of those surveyed expressed in the two vehicles.
 
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Chairman Dan Neidich discusses the Real Estate Roundtable's policy initiatives.

Jim Fetgatter, chief executive of AFIRE, talks about the latest trends among foreign investors investing in real estate.

Ron Sturzenegger of Bank of America-Merrill Lynch explores the positive and negative trends facing commercial real estate.

MJC Associates managing partner Marty Cicco looks at the climate for REIT M&A.

Gazit-Globe Chairman Chaim Katzman looks at the global economic struggles and how his company adapted to a worldwide liquidity crisis.

Goodwin Procter's Gil Menna looks at looming debt maturities, future of the CMBS market and importance of FIRPTA.

NAREIT's Brad Case looks at the position of REITs within the overall CRE market and how one down month does not impact his longer-term outlook.

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DAILY EXECUTIVE NEWS SUMMARY
Official Says Fed Might Reverse Course, Bring Back MBS Purchases

The U.S. Federal Reserve is leaving the door open for restarting its program to support the mortgage market, if the economy weakens or interest rates increase sharply, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said.

INDEX DATA As of 2:05 AM
FTSE NAREIT U.S. Price Index($)Percent Change*
All REITs
102.29
0.00
Equity REITs
318.53
0.00
Mortgage REITs
6.47
0.00
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FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Price Index()Percent Change*
Global
1,065.64
0.08
Developed
1,072.08
0.06
Emerging
1,668.23
0.05
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