Capital Markets

Looming maturity wall gives rise to new ‘blend and extend’ strategy 

Blend and extend is the latest iteration of the ‘extend and pretend’ strategy frequently seen in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis.

US debt markets prepare for rise in foreign investors 

A disrupted commercial real estate capital markets means investment opportunities are more nuanced than there were in past cycles.

3650 REIT sees unprecedented market cycle  

As the retail apocalypse ends, the office Armageddon begins, says Toby Cobb, co-founder of the national real estate investment trust.

Borrower profile: StarPoint Properties zooms in on risk mitigation 

The Beverly Hills-based firm has been most active in opportunity zones in recent years as part of this focus.

Borrower view: S2 Capital sees surge in multifamily deal flow 

The Dallas-based manager is still struggling with pricing on the properties which come across its desk.

AEW revises debt funding gap forecast to €93bn

The manager has expanded the geographic scope and timeframe of its previous analysis in its latest estimate.

Borrower profile: BH Properties builds multifamily platform to diversify opportunistic, debt portfolio

The firm is using this strategy as a yield play to mitigate against its bigger bets in the office and retail space.

Carlyle’s Schwartz: ‘There’s a lot of momentum in real estate’

The Washington, DC-based firm’s chief executive was optimistic about both fundraising and deal activity in the asset class going forward.

Crow Holdings’ Roberts sees myth-versus-reality conundrum for CRE 

The Dallas-based manager’s latest whitepaper highlights the banking pullback and the perception of the US office sector as areas in need of a deeper dive.