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A return to work could lead to a new lease on life for these properties.

The mortgage REIT is building out full-service lending platform.

Debt funds are seeing activity boom compared with banks and other lenders as transaction volume and complexity rise.

The firm will retain servicing rights on the financing, which is part of a $108m financing package.

The latest report by Bayes Business School reveals loan origination reached £23.3bn in the first six months of 2021 as lenders tackled a deals backlog.

The New York-based real estate private equity fund manager has had an active fourth quarter, completing more than $1.2bn of loans across 31 deals.

Lenders need to work better with data in order to drive operational efficiencies, says Mike Sroka, CEO of Dealpath, a San-Francisco-based deal management platform for commercial real estate debt and equity investors.

Borrowers are seeking speed and certainty over execution of loan terms, says Bryan Donohoe, partner and head of real estate debt at Ares.

Even with the headline risk around the retail sector, there are selective opportunities for investment and development.