Gifford West of non-performing loan advisory firm Alpine Tremont says the pandemic’s impact on consumer behaviour means a wave of real estate loan defaults is inevitable.
Private and listed equity, private and listed debt, green bonds – all investment instruments have a critical role in achieving a positive sustainable impact, says Old Mutual Alternative Investments’ head of ESG, Dean Alborough.
Nancy Lashine and John Sweeney, managing partners at capital advisory firm Park Madison Partners, discuss why inflation will be a friend to bricks and mortar, and other reasons for increased institutional allocations next year.
Robert Pike of loan servicer Trimont says there is a growing need for debt providers to gather and use data to navigate the market’s challenges.
Several big-name investment managers have launched strategies through which they will write loans against European real estate.
Randeesh Sandhu, co-founder of alternative lender Précis Capital Partners, says residential-based operational properties are emerging from the covid crisis as strong sectors.
Iryna Pylypchuk, research specialist at industry body INREV, says demand for real estate credit shows no signs of slowing.
James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group, says the easing of restrictions on both sides of the Atlantic is changing institutions’ appetite for risk.
Hugo Raworth, valuation specialist with loan services provider SitusAMC, says analysis of income, sustainability costs, and data will play a greater role in determining real estate value.
Among the past week’s noteworthy items, the owner of the biggest business estate in London’s Docklands raised £900m through its first green bond issuance.