The volume of syndicated real estate loans dropped by 15% in 2017 as fewer transactions required multiple lenders.
The eurozone is rebounding and property markets look resolute, but lenders should not be complacent.
By 2066, one in four people in the UK will be aged 65 and over, according to the Office for National Statistics. Housing this rapidly aging population has been recognised as an important social issue, leading property investors and lenders into the retirement accommodation market.
Mike Shields, who leads ING’s European lending operation, talks with Real Estate Capital about the prospects and trends for 2018.
‘Mega-deals’ in the Spanish market during 2017 could encourage other banks to put portfolios on the block, says the investment banking firm.
The property industry, including the lending community, must respond to the harassment scandal.
Private real estate debt remains a popular asset class with investors, AXA’s Timothé Rauly told Daniel Cunningham at Private Debt Investor’s Capital Structure Forum.
Although the alternative real estate lending sector has grown massively, regulation remains light.
How will the real estate lending industry deal with the phasing out of its pricing benchmark?
Solvency II regulators have shown willing to investigate high CMBS capital charges for insurers.