The real estate debt markets are flush with liquidity and it would be timely for sponsors to evaluate their borrowings and get ahead of their requirements, argues Riaz Azadi, managing director at Eastdil Secured

Brexit remains the dominant economic and political issue in the UK, but its effect on the real estate lending market has so far been muted. By Stuart Watson

Those real estate lenders willing to branch into niche sectors will stand the best chance of winning business, writes Savills valuation director Nick Hume.

With an acute shortage of housing across the UK’s cities, the regions can offer more attractive financing opportunities than London, says alternative lender ICG-Longbow.

Farrah Brown, head of treasury at TH Real Estate, is responsible for raising the debt that supports the investment manager’s strategy. She tells Jamie Henderson why it is an interesting time to be a core borrower.

There is a debate brewing in the private fund management universe, which includes real estate equity and debt funds, concerning a part of the debt market that serves it: subscription credit lines.

Since Oaktree’s Howard Marks sounded the alarm on subscription line financing, criticism has rained down on an established product. Kalliope Gourntis spoke to investors and managers across the private asset classes about the facilities.

Fund managers must be transparent about what the use of line financing means for investors, says Sally Doyle-Linden, partner and chief financial officer at private equity real estate firm Clearbell Capital.

Faced with a regulatory crackdown on capital outflows, Chinese investors are finding ways to bypass controls on outbound investing, writes Arshiya Khullar of Real Estate Capital’s sister title, PERE.