| The shine may be wearing off for high-end real estate investments by sovereign wealth funds, according to a new report, a consequence of perceived market frothiness and increased competition for property assets. Sovereign wealth funds collectively closed $5.9 billion in real estate deals in the first half of this year, according to the report from Institutional Investor’s Sovereign Wealth Center. That was a 43% decline in value compared to the same period last year.
Sovereign funds, some of the largest of which are based in the Middle East, have become major players in real estate in recent years. Funds from Abu Dhabi and Singapore, for example, were the main backers of the $1.3 billion purchase early this year of the Time Warner headquarters building in New York...............................................Full Article: Source |