Allocation Strategy

Avison Young’s Singer on pulling the refinancing trigger

It is difficult for a borrower to determine if now is a good time to move ahead with refinancing, Singer believes.

Taurus sees opportunity to step up with capital solutions as de-leveraging picks up steam

Higher interest rates are making it more difficult for sponsors to exit properties and refinance debt.

Borrower view: Douglaston navigates challenging financing, development market

The developer is seeing the impact of the expiration of the 421a tax abatement program.

LaSalle’s Klinksiek on cooling values, expanding yields and rising rates

Rising interest rates across global markets are having a cooling effect on the volume of assets changing hands and causing a lack of clarity over valuations.

How the expected funding gap is changing the way managers look at debt 

Pricing is expected to reset as interest rates rise over the next 12-24 months.

Rising interest rate caps make for a moving target

The problem around securing interest rate caps at manageable prices is one factor affecting transaction volume in the US commercial real estate property markets.

EB-5 proponents see broader financing mandate for newly revamped program 

The program was rebooted earlier this year to raise the minimum threshold for investment.

Kawa expands lending platform via targeted opportunistic program 

The firm is looking at opportunities in out-of-favor asset classes, with plans to deploy as much as $400m.

Borrower profile: Monday Properties demonstrates conviction within office sector niche   

Over the past 12 months, the firm has transacted on about $500m of acquisitions, evenly split between office and multifamily.

Borrower profile: Accesso and the art of thinking green 

While the long-predicted Great Return has not yet transpired, the office specialist is seeing an uptick in people returning to the office.