Reuters Sovereign investors, including wealth funds, made $14.1 billion worth of acquisitions in the second quarter, down 26 percent from the first three months of the year but underpinned by a rebound in real estate deals. Data compiled by Thomson Reuters shows sovereign investors, a category that can include everything from state pension funds to oil-backed investment vehicles, were ...

  Bloomberg China’s property prices and real estate investment are poised for slower growth even as home sales may rise to a record this year, according to a top government think tank. Real estate is due for a “short-term adjustment period” after heating up since 2015, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said in a report Wednesday. Price increases and ...

  Bloomberg As institutional investors scour the globe in search of safe havens from the post-Brexit turmoil, property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. has a piece of advice: Go East. Topping the list of attractive investments is Japan, where some residential real estate projects deliver effective yields as high as 7 percent, taking into account the nation’s negative interest rates, ...