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The results of Real Estate Capital's annual awards can now be revealed.
Several factors explain why volumes took another annual dip.
The volume of syndicated real estate loans dropped by 15% in 2017 as fewer transactions required multiple lenders.
During the festive period, why not take a moment to have your say on 2017’s top performers in European real estate finance?
It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for… The Real Estate Capital annual awards poll is now open, giving you the chance to have your say on which organisations and deals defined the market in 2017.
Lending in the US is an attractive proposition for European organisations, but fierce competition is already hitting loan margins.
Deutsche Hypothekenbank has written a €81 million debt facility to finance the Galeria Baltycka shopping centre in Gdansk, Poland.
Münchener Hypothekenbank has resumed lending in the US, a market it pulled back from in 2009, to further expand its international portfolio.
The significant drop in the volume of syndicated loans in the first half of 2017 stands in contrast to increased property investment figures.
France replaced the UK as the most active European market for syndicated real estate loans amid the slowest first six months of a year since 2013.