CMBS

Colony Capital’s CEO calls for lender leniency to avert a mortgage market collapse, triggering a financial crisis.

The winning organisations and deals in our 2019 awards highlight a property finance market in full flow, even late into the real estate cycle.

Macroeconomic tailwinds supported lenders stateside in the last three months of 2019.

Tighter regulation of CMBS in the US has created opportunities for those willing to hold riskier bonds for long periods.

Iain Balkwill, partner at law firm Reed Smith, argues that the legislative treatment of commercial mortgage-backed securities will harm the long-term growth of the product.

Christian Aufsatz, head of European structured finance at rating agency DBRS, expects market dynamics to support a continued revival of Europe’s commercial real estate securitisation market.

Rising interest rates, CMBS volatility and the likelihood of higher spreads are among the factors borrowers in the US need to think about, writes Ryan Krauch of Mesa West Capital.

Private real estate debt vehicles need to prove their value to investors in a more crowded and competitive market.