Capital Markets

Bridge to urban multifamily: Private credit platforms step up short-term urban financings

Risk mitigation remains top concern amid lower-leverage dealmaking environment.

Analysis: Federal Reserve keeps rates stable, but no near-term end seen to market stasis

Transaction volumes will stay subdued until bank lending standards begin to ease.

CIM originates $63m of Florida hotel loans as part of larger shift into sector

CIM Group is responding to what it sees as an upswing in business and leisure travel as the US moves past the covid-19 pandemic.

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.