Coronavirus

A pause on mark-to-market is called for amid the coronavirus crisis

Otherwise, US private real estate mogul Tom Barrack says, widespread margin calls could trigger the next financial crisis – and it’s hard to disagree.

3 min read · 26 March 2020

Barrack: Covid-19 shutdowns could cause ‘domino effect of borrower defaults’

Colony Capital’s CEO calls for lender leniency to avert a mortgage market collapse, triggering a financial crisis.

4 min read · 26 March 2020

A Bull Market in Commitments

The firm plans to introduce its first real estate debt offering after rebranding its property business this month.

3 min read · 26 March 2020

ADIA explores a $2bn retail portfolio sale in China – Exclusive

The $828bn sovereign wealth fund had already been in the market before the outbreak of covid-19, which has only added further strain to the challenged sector.

2 min read · 26 March 2020

Harrison Street ‘full speed ahead’ on deals amid pandemic – Exclusive

After its most recent transaction, Harrison Street still has $2bn of dry powder to deploy in healthcare real estate through the coronavirus disruption.

3 min read · 25 March 2020

The four real estate sectors hardest hit by covid-19 – UBS

UBS’ real estate and private markets business analyzes the areas of private real estate that will bear the biggest short-term impacts of a world under lockdown.

2 min read · 25 March 2020

How co-working is faring under a covid-19 lockdown

The sector has seen one of the sharpest drops in performance since the outbreak, according to data unveiled at a Cushman & Wakefield webinar.

2 min read · 24 March 2020

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.

5 min read · 23 March 2020

PODCAST: How covid-19 is hitting private markets

Are private asset classes better positioned to weather the crisis? Our senior editorial teams covering PE, private debt, infrastructure, real estate and secondaries provide insight.

1 min read · 23 March 2020

How the coronavirus threatens real estate finance

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

3 min read · 20 March 2020

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