Alternative Lenders

Borrower view: Pinnacle Housing sees financing gaps widen for affordable deals

Higher interest rates and construction costs are making development more expensive, according to Coraly Rodriguez, partner.

iBorrow’s Good sees shift toward acquisition loans as market starts to unlock

The firm has consistently been seeing $1bn-$2bn of new loans coming through every month.

DWS hires DeWaltoff to head US real estate debt platform

The hire is part of a global push to expand its commercial real estate credit platform.

Analysis: Higher rate cycle dragging down capital formation, deployment

Institutional investors are at or near their allocations to commercial real estate, which is also having an impact on capital raising.

Borrower profile: RREAF navigates impact of rising insurance costs 

The firm incorporates the potential for natural disasters, like flooding or hailstorms, into its investment calculus as it seeks to invest.

City National Bank of Florida seeks to build alternative lender partnerships 

Real estate debt specialists say the partnering of lender types is a means of necessity rather than innovation.

Trinity launches platform to target private credit, special situations

Honolulu-based manager makes key hires to deepen the firm’s focus on destination hotels and resorts in the US.

Analysis: Lenders lean into industrial recalibration

An oversupply of industrial space built during the covid-19 pandemic is presenting opportunities for redeveloping larger spaces into smaller suites.

KKR’s Nuttall: Credit opportunity remains compelling

Real estate equity in the US and Asia helped to drive the firm’s Q2 deployment in real assets to the highest level in over two years.