We predict debt capital to shift towards alternative sectors, lenders to tackle distressed situations and banks to make strategic divestments.
3 min read · 13 January 2021
In the second of a two-part review of 2020, we examine how real estate lenders continued to do business, and raise fresh capital, amid the uncertainty created by covid-19.
5 min read · 22 December 2020
In the first of a two-part review of 2020, we examine how the pandemic brought the European property sector to a near-halt.
5 min read · 21 December 2020
The report, authored by the business school formerly known as Cass, reveals new UK lending dropped 34% to £15.5bn in H1 2020.
5 min read · 14 October 2020
Vacancy and rental levels could be on a longer-than-anticipated road to recovery, especially in western markets.
3 min read · 14 October 2020
Though new relationships are still on hold throughout much of the world, many kinds of investors are still finding ways to grow their real estate exposure.
7 min read · 13 October 2020
The pandemic has had a huge impact on how debt providers set prices, with different types of lenders facing different pressures.
3 min read · 07 October 2020
New research suggests there is a real estate debt funding shortfall ahead. But the problem is unlikely to be as severe as in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
3 min read · 30 September 2020
The investment manager expects the covid-19 crisis to create a debt funding gap, albeit far smaller than that seen after the 2007-08 crash.
4 min read · 28 September 2020
The property investment arm of German insurer Allianz has acquired two office buildings in Paris as a demonstration of confidence in what many regard as a highly uncertain sector.
4 min read · 22 September 2020
