Lending

Despite the amount of debt capital available, some borrowers struggle to source real estate loans in Europe.

Former HSBC real estate boss Matthew Webster has joined the start-up promising an online ‘ecosystem’ for property trading and financing. Daniel Cunningham meets him

A £27m facility will be used by the business, which rents space to charities and social enterprises, to back its growth plans and a London office development.

Entrepreneurs are harnessing technology to shape the future of the real estate industry.

The margin gap has contracted due to a rise in corporate bond spreads during Q1 2018.

To move with the times, banks’ real estate units are investing in technology, often in partnership with start-ups.

Technology disrupts, but is real estate keeping pace? In the first of a four-part report on fintech, Lauren Parr discovers online platforms may be only a tiny part of the property finance market, but they are important innovators.

Legal & General Investment Management has hired Lorna Brown from Blackstone to grow its real estate lending business. Alicia Villegas finds out about her plans.

Adding shorter-duration loans to a debt portfolio minimises investors’ exposure to an uncertain future, writes Will Rowson, partner at Hodes Weill.