Managers

Real estate debt managers may need to lower their performance expectations as banks become reluctant to provide funding lines, the firm warns.

Closing in the years just before the coronavirus pandemic will be less an indicator of performance for funds than other key factors.

Real estate investors believe logistics will perform well through the covid-19 crisis, and sector specialists expect debt providers to remain supportive.

Potential real estate plays are expected to arise from the region’s listed companies, 20% of which are at risk of liquidity pressure, according to CBRE.

The Houston-based real estate investment manager is seeking to double its assets in the region in five years with a major push in urban logistics.

The Boston-based manager’s equity haul included $500m in commitments from new investors all finalized during the covid-19 pandemic.

The consultancy used its latest Financing Property presentation to argue the pandemic is putting greater emphasis on sustainability in real estate finance.

A nine-month ‘national timeout’ for the hospitality sector will bolster liquidity, according to the private wealth law firm.

The chief executive officer of LCI Investment and former global real estate head of sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority describes a property lending market in need of significant rebasing.

The economic fallout from covid-19 has stoked fears of a liquidity crisis in US commercial property lending.