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The Credit Connection: What’s Changing in Private Real Estate Finance

Why virus-stricken Italian real estate is not fearing the worst, yet

Industry professionals in the quarantined country insist no one is panicking yet – both because of strong fundamentals and the hope the lockdown is short-lived.

Covid-19 is private RE debt’s ‘first true test’, says DWS co-head of alternatives strategy

Disciplined lending throughout the cycle should stand the non-bank lending space in good stead, according to Simon Wallace.

Allianz adjusts real estate investment approach amid covid-19

The German insurer will remain active in the asset class but will be reevaluating its underwriting and the types of investments it pursues.

How the coronavirus threatens real estate finance

The covid-19 pandemic represents uncharted territory for Europe’s commercial property lenders.

Rate cuts spell long-term uncertainty for real estate

Lower-for-longer conditions are driving capital into property markets. But persistently low interest rates are also a concern for real estate investors and lenders.

Debt specialists met the market’s challenges in 2019

The winners of the Real Estate Capital Awards 2019 demonstrated creativity against a backdrop of challenging market conditions.

Lenders headed to Southern Europe for deal opportunities

Debt providers from outside the region were a major source of finance in southern Europe’s property markets last year.

Booming France created a buzz

The French capital overtook London as 2019’s best-performing European city market, and debt providers were keen to get involved.