After the GoogleIPO, the search engine's employees are hungry for real estate.
Under Michael Profenius, the private equity giant now has 10 investment pros looking for property deals around the world.
Dutch real estate firm Westplan Investors has raised a $24 million fund focused on the Southeastern US.
Residential markets in southern Europe are booming.
The 2012 Olympics have boosted the city's property market, but the impact on opportunity funds maybe minimal.