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Rising inflation is both a challenge and an opportunity for alternative lenders, says Andrew Gordon, head of European real estate debt at Invesco Real Estate.
In assessing lending risk across countries, the index solution is a better alternative to loan-to-value, argues Hanno Kowalski, managing partner with Berlin-based alternative lender FAP Invest
Global head of CRE private debt Antonio de Laurentiis explains how AXA IM Alts has adapted its deployment strategies to meet risk/return expectations amid market volatility.
Alternative lenders have been increasingly active in green and sustainable lending for European real estate, in part motivated by investors' net-zero targets.
Apollo Global Management’s head of real estate lending in Europe, Ben Eppley, sees opportunities for alternative lenders to finance new economy real estate.
Lenders are increasingly looking at continental Europe but are becoming more cautious, says loan servicer Trimont’s EMEA executive managing director, Dean Harris.
The UK may have stolen a head start, but alternative lenders are growing in influence in continental Europe, says Nuveen Real Estate’s senior director of European debt strategies, Peter Hansell.
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Results from CREFC Europe's Q2 2022 sentiment survey reveal fading optimism among real estate debt professionals in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
The cost of debt increased overall in Q1 2022, remaining stable only in Zurich, according to real estate investment service CBRE.