News & Analysis

Affinius closes $215m construction financing for Manhattan multifamily tower

The project’s capital stack also includes a senior loan from Kennedy Wilson and junior mezzanine financing from InterVest Capital Partners.

Benefit Street Partners closes $223.8m of loans to extend financing streak

The firm has been active as a senior and mezzanine lender and worked in both capacities to back Pearlstone Partners’ development of an Austin condominium project.

Affinius, Siguler Guff originate $212m refi for Boston multifamily complex

The borrower is a joint venture between Blue Vista and Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, owners of a Class A property in the Brighton submarket.

Lenders eye San Francisco as office market moves toward equilibrium

As more green shoots emerge in leasing activities, lenders are more open to the city’s office market while it is on the way to further recovery.

Newly formed Lane42 weighs potential real estate credit strategy

Scott Graves, a former senior executive at Oaktree Capital and Ares Management, rolled out the firm last month.

BGO makes senior leadership changes

Five executives have been elevated to key global or regional roles as part of the Miami-based manager’s long-term succession planning.

Ares, Goldman and the new real estate deal structure 

The structure of RCG Venture’s acquisition of a $1.8bn retail portfolio, which includes buckets of non-real estate capital, presents a framework for a new kind of deal in the sector.

Tariff war ups the uncertainty ante for recovering debt markets

The Trump administration’s move to implement global tariffs will hit the lending, construction markets hardest, KPMG’s Roger Yang believes.

Real estate credit welcomes the return of liquidity

Lending is gaining momentum, starting with a resurgent CMBS market, which saw $36.3bn worth of issuance through mid-March, up from the $14.4bn seen during the same period in 2024.

Hudson Pacific lands $475m CMBS loan for West Coast office portfolio

The loan is a bright mark for the Los Angeles office market and West Coast offices after an early-year string of trophy refinancings.