Regions

Look Ahead 2026: Investec’s William Scoular predicts rate cuts will lure buyers back

Interest rate cuts across next year will revive the UK market, he says.

Look Ahead 2026: Birchwood’s Lorna Brown on stock selection and office prospects

The CEO of the London-based lender says stock over sector selection will be key, looking forward.

Pbb sells first-loss positions of $2bn US real estate portfolio

The German bank has completed its first SRT transaction with Oaktree Capital Management as it winds down its US business.

Kajima obtains €183m refinancing for Student Depot

PKO Bank Polski and ING Bank Śląski have refinanced Poland’s largest provider of PBSA assets.

Goldman Sachs issues £500m loan to Kennedy Wilson and CPP Investments

The loan will support the expansion of a UK single-family housing strategy.

Office revamps are ‘some of the least risky deals’, says ING’s Shields

Speaking ahead of the closing of a £170m London loan, the bank’s EMEA real estate head extolled the benefits of upgrade projects.

Eldridge and Starwood lend £193.5m, expand residential loan book

The loan represents the sixth partnership between the two lenders.

Blackstone participates in first European CMBS as a lender

The US manager, which is typically a sponsor of European commercial real estate securitisations, has participated in the Vanir Logistics Finance CMBS.

Mubadala and Barings form $500m global real estate debt venture

The Abu Dhabi sovereign investor and MassMutual will be channeling capital through the Charlotte-based manager for US, Europe and Asia-Pacific credit opportunities.

Inside the deal: Trocadéro Paris represents a rare lending opportunity

The office building, subject to a €530m financing, has only been sold twice since it was built in 1913.