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Allianz Real Estate France has agreed a €163.4 million long-term loan provided by insurance subsidiaries of the group to finance a portfolio of nine French office buildings.

Allianz Real Estate of America has provided a $200 million (€183 million) loan to a comingled fund managed by Clarion Partners to finance a mixed-use US property portfolio.

TH Real Estate has provided a £47.8 million loan to US-based student accommodation investor TJAC Development to refinance two UK properties.

New lending to UK commercial property is on course for its highest annual volume since 2008, the latest edition of De Montfort’s bi-annual report on the sector has shown.

The equity phase of the real estate cycle is giving way to the debt phase, responses to a survey on the global property market by Colliers International have suggested.

Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies is planning a first close on its latest real estate debt fund by as soon as the end of the year.

The much anticipated increase by 0.25 percentage points to a range of 0.25 to 0.5 percent will have no impact on commercial real estate, according to industry experts.

Quadrant Real Estate Advisors has continued its push into England by providing a ‎£51.24 million acquisition loan to a US-based sponsor on a Central London office building, Real Estate Capital has learned.

The parliamentary committee charged with scrutinising the activities of the UK Treasury has raised concerns over the sale of a £13bn residential mortgage portfolio to Cerberus Capital Management in November.

Aareal Bank has provided a €129 million loan to finance Tristan Capital Partners’ recent acquisition of the Garden Tower building in Frankfurt’s banking district.