Tailwinds including government support and opportunities in the build-to-rent sector will support the housing market over the next year, writes Randeesh Sandhu, CEO of residential development lender Urban Exposure.
3 min read · 04 January 2019
More development funding, pain in the retail space and growth in M&A deals are among our expectations for the year ahead.
3 min read · 03 January 2019
An influx of capital to the sector, the return of CMBS and the hunt for extra yield were among the year’s most influential trends.
3 min read · 20 December 2018
Insight into Goldman Sachs’ lending business, data on Europe’s property debt deals and our spotlight on the sector’s top 40 lenders were the most popular stories of the year.
3 min read · 13 December 2018
The rising total cost of senior debt and growing competition in Europe’s smaller real estate debt markets are among the trends that stand out in CBRE’s latest quarterly debt snapshot.
3 min read · 06 December 2018
Urgent issues around diversity and inclusion were discussed at CREFC’s London conference last week. The industry’s challenge is how to take meaningful action.
3 min read · 29 November 2018
While real estate debt providers have made less progress than their equity counterparts to incorporate environmental, social and governance considerations into their strategies, some lenders have shown how it can be done.
3 min read · 22 November 2018
As the late stage of the property cycle begins to bite, the 2019 Emerging Trends Europe report indicates where debt providers should put their capital to work.
3 min read · 08 November 2018
Political tensions between Catalonia and Spain’s central government have not disappeared, but an upturn in investment activity in the region suggests it is back on the map for investors and lenders.
3 min read · 01 November 2018
Commercial property debt funds gained traction in Europe due to post-crisis financial illiquidity. Now, managers must prove their model will work through cycles.
3 min read · 25 October 2018
