Finance & Investment

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CRE Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) have emerged as a sophisticated and reliable financing tool post-crisis. As more issuers and investors enter the space, panelists at the June 2019 CREFC Conference largely agreed that CRE CLO issuance would be flat to slightly up in 2019 and that the market has room for growth.

Borrowers looking to expand their single-family rental (SFR) portfolio and secure financing to carry out their investment strategy might be wondering what are the key factors lenders consider when reviewing a borrower for a loan. Here are several tips for borrowers looking to build, acquire, fix, sell or rent their SFR portfolios.

Abundant incoming capital, the entrance of new private lenders and institutional investors, and technological innovation are among the top trends to watch in the single-family rental (SFR) market over the new few years. This is according to speakers on the “State of the SFR Industry” panel at IMN’s 7th Annual Single-Family Rental Investment Forum East, held in Hollywood, FL.

As the tail of this economic expansion extends further, real estate investors continue to search for yield by investing outside of primary markets. Cincinnati has been a beneficiary of that trend, and the market is booming.

Despite a slowdown in CRE Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) issuance over the last six months, industry participants expect activity to pick up and ultimately result in flat volume of $15B to $17B to end 2019, noted several panelists at IMN‘s 1st Annual Investors’ Conference on CRE CLOs.

Panelists at Ariel Property Advisor’s recent Coffee & Cap Rates℠ event in New York City reflected on the city’s rental market performance in 2018, as well as the factors and trends set to impact the sector this year, including interest rate volatility, as well as market and regulatory uncertainty.

The U.S. metros have seen a shift toward large multifamily lending over the past year, with investors showing a preference for non-gateway markets offering higher-yield opportunities. This new annual report will identify the U.S. markets poised for growth in large multifamily lending activity, and will analyze the differences in origination volume across top markets.

Real estate investors take many factors into consideration when looking to enter a new market or acquire a new asset, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) elements, including climate risk, are gaining importance in their investment decisions, panelists noted at the 2018 ULI Fall Meeting in Boston.

As we enter the later stages of the current economic cycle, a major topic of discussion among real estate players is how much longer will this trend of slow and steady growth continue. At the Mortgage Bankers Association’s CREF Market Intelligence Symposium 2018 in New York City, hosted by the New York University, Schack Institute of Real Estate, leading industry participants came together to discuss the state of the real estate market and where it’s likely to go, as well as the key factors impacting commercial real estate and the U.S. economy.