Advisory services are becoming a more accepted aspect of commercial property markets on this side of the Atlantic, although they lag their heavily intermediated American counterpart.
3 min read · 17 August 2017
Following Santander’s rescue of Banco Popular, its JV deal with Blackstone to tackle €30bn of distressed real estate assets could prove a success story for both the bank and the private equity real estate giant.
3 min read · 10 August 2017
Europe’s largest private real estate deal will involve a €6.8 billion loan, but Chinese banks are likely to be first in line for the €3 billion that will be syndicated.
3 min read · 03 August 2017
Our recent special report on the health of the German real estate lending market laid bare the challenges facing the country’s banks. Driven by their funding model, real estate bankers are under continual pressure to replenish property loans to maintain the pools of assets that back their issuance of Pfandbrief notes; their principle source of […]
3 min read · 27 July 2017
The triggering of Article 50 passed with little reaction from the real estate finance industry, but it brings into sharp focus the political and economic challenges facing the UK and Europe.
3 min read · 30 March 2017
Despite the political and economic backdrop, investors still see UK commercial property as a safe haven – for the time being.
3 min read · 26 January 2017
Theresa May’s vision of Brexit will challenge the resolve of overseas lenders to UK property, but how many will be deterred?
3 min read · 20 January 2017
Real estate development is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ business. From choosing a plot of land, to selecting building materials, to financing assets, the options grow the bigger you build.
3 min read · 20 October 2016
US regional banks are winning the greatest share of CRE originations as CMBS falters. New York Community Bank is a small fish in a big pond. Specialising in multifamily loans in New York City, the bank can’t compete with the likes of Wells Fargo or JPMorgan on Manhattan’s prime assets, lending instead on small- to […]
2 min read · 13 October 2016
It was a relatively small deal but it may have signalled something big. This summer, Pembrook Capital Management stepped in with a $16.6 million loan to support the acquisition of the Mark Twain Hotel in Chicago by NHP Foundation, a New York-based not-for-profit real estate corporation.
3 min read · 06 October 2016
