North America

Affinius closes $120m refi for San Diego multifamily mid-rise

The San Antonio-based manager continues its active 2026 lending pace with the backing of a 302-unit asset on behalf of AAA Management.

KKR reaches $1bn first close for latest real estate credit fund

The strategy will be used to make opportunistic investments in senior loans and real estate securities in the US and Western Europe.

3650 Capital provides $104m Chicago-area multifamily financing 

The financing was originated for Respark Residential and LaTerra Capital Management and was used to fund the acquisition of a 1,495-unit portfolio.

The PERE Credit 100 shows real estate private credit has come of age

Investors that better understand the asset class and an expanding global footprint are signs of maturation.

Blackstone, JPMorgan AM close $281m IOS portfolio financing for Catalyst

The real estate debt managers will refinance 77 properties across 12 markets on behalf of Catalyst IOS Fund II.

Digital Realty CEO Andy Power: Private fundraising is ‘critical to the success of our company’

The global data center REIT boss talks to The PERE Podcast about why its multi-series, multi-region private fundraising push is essential for a capital-intensive opportunity that is only ‘ratcheting up.’

Capital watch: Global real estate debt fundraising in Q1 2026 falls short of previous first quarters

Some managers speaking to PERE Credit in recent weeks expect activity to improve in the second half of 2026.

BGO’s Severino sees atypical commercial real estate recovery

Interest rate shocks, trade disruptions and the conflict in Iran have prevented a typical commercial real estate recovery from occurring.

Tim Johnson on the globalization of real estate private credit

Real estate private credit has worldwide scope today, says Tim Johnson. But Blackstone’s global head of real estate debt tells PERE Credit that does not make it straightforward.