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IN THE February 8, 2010 ISSUE
 Out of Retreat: Private Equity Investors To Boost Real Estate Allocations in 2010
 Building A Case for a Second-Half Recovery in 2010
 Greystar and Praedium Jointly Acquire Apartment Property in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Out of Retreat: Private Equity Investors To Boost Real Estate Allocations in 2010
By Ben Johnson, NREI contributor

What did private equity investors, including huge institutional players such as pension funds, learn most from the recent collapse in commercial real estate values? They want more of the asset class.

A new study of 90 global private equity real estate investors by London-based researcher Preqin confirms that instead of fleeing to the hills, institutional investors intend to commit more capital to private equity real estate funds in 2010 than they did in 2009. And surprisingly, none of the participants in the survey conducted in the fourth quarter of 2009 has abandoned commercial real estate.

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CAPITAL TRENDS

Building A Case for a Second-Half Recovery in 2010
By David Lynn, NREI contributing columnist

Several positive developments are emerging in the real estate capital markets, providing a glimpse of optimism as investor sentiment appears to rebound.

As of December 2009, the average commercial mortgage rate fluctuated between 7% and 7.2%. Spreads over the 10-year Treasury ranged from 360 to 420 basis points, down from a range of 430 to 500 basis points in the third quarter of 2009.

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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE

Greystar and Praedium Jointly Acquire Apartment Property in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Staff report

Greystar Real Estate Partners and The Praedium Group have purchased the 631-unit Lincoln Shores apartment community in St. Petersburg, Fla., for $24.2 million, or about $38,300 per unit. The joint venture deal closed in January.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but property records show a deed transfer for $24.2 million between seller Lincoln Shores Apartments Investors LLC and Lincoln Shores Associates LLC, the acquiring joint venture entity, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

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