With New York home to several global banks, it is easy to forget the diversity within the US banking landscape. In real estate finance, Wall Street giants might write the biggest loans, but regional, state-focused and city-specific community banks are more active in certain areas of the market, including the financing of construction. The largest […]
Defensive investing in the current low interest rate environment was among the central themes at the annual real estate conference of our sister publication PERE in New York.
Even before the US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark fund rate, cheap money was top of mind at our sister title’s conference PERE America.
The German bank increased new lending in North America by 41% year-on-year in H1 2019.
Bain Capital is the latest manager to target non-performing real estate loans, a strategy that has been attractive to institutional investors.
There has been a drop in Asian inbound and outbound capital flows, as well as noticeable tenant retrenchment in southern China cities, according to Colliers International’s latest research.
Through its purchase of a debt business from Quadrant, the French giant has gained access to a greater set of lending opportunities, and the ability to be more selective.
The German bank generated €6.1bn of new real estate loans in the first nine months of 2018, up 7% year-on-year despite lower activity in Europe.
The Chicago-based investment firm has had an active European real estate debt business since 2010.
The US offers stable loan underwriting standards and an opportunity for debt funds to take back market share from banks, which have lent more in recent quarters.