They want to convert them into real estate equity to be better able to weather the unknowns of switching to a market economy.

Vesco managed to take control of IOS, including the unregulated mutual funds, insurance assets, and real estate equity, after eventually evicting Cornfeld from the management.

For the average American, only real estate equity and pensions represent true savings.

LaSalle manages capital for institutions and private investors all over the world, investing in private and public real estate equity through a range of investment vehicles.

Others, though, view them as rich income sources that provide an exposure to real estate equity without the nail-biting fluctuations of the public markets.

They had $40,000 in savings and $150,000 in real estate equity.

Cascade is a diversified investment shop although there is an emphasis on real estate private equity managed by the subsidiary, Los Arboles Management.

It also offers indirect public investments, primarily in publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other real estate equities.

LaSalle Investment Management also offers clients to invest in separate accounts focused on public real estate equity.

Two years later, he moved to The Blackstone Group, working in real estate private equity.