A conservative approach to lending is favouring real estate finance in core London, which is widening disparities in lending across the UK regions.
Opinion
A sector still benefiting from hindsight
The past decade has been turbulent for European real estate finance, but the market that has emerged is more robust.
The gain in Spain
The recovery of the Spanish economy, and the country’s real estate market, is leading to a wider range of opportunities for lenders to deploy capital.
German banks face difficult foreign policy decisions
A reliance on external markets puts Germany’s real estate lenders in a vulnerable position, but also compels them to consider cautious moves into less familiar territories.
Editor’s letter: Selling good advice
While real estate debt intermediaries have been a feature of the US market for decades, the need for them simply did not exist this side of the Atlantic, until this cycle.
Europe is adopting US-style debt brokerage… slowly
Advisory services are becoming a more accepted aspect of commercial property markets on this side of the Atlantic, although they lag their heavily intermediated American counterpart.
Blackstone to capitalise on Spanish ‘bail-in’
Following Santander’s rescue of Banco Popular, its JV deal with Blackstone to tackle €30bn of distressed real estate assets could prove a success story for both the bank and the private equity real estate giant.
Western banks look set for minor role on Logicor
Europe’s largest private real estate deal will involve a €6.8 billion loan, but Chinese banks are likely to be first in line for the €3 billion that will be syndicated.
The state of German CRE lending: five crucial issues
The state of German CRE lending: five crucial issues
Editor’s Letter: German lenders motor on
Germany’s Pfandbrief banks are commercial real estate financing machines, propelled by momentum that shows no signs of abating.
