While commercial real estate lending activity is down, the opposite is true for insurance company lenders, which are finding places to expand their platforms despite a slow market.
Diversity, equity and inclusion have become paramount initiatives for the commercial real estate finance industry, with sweeping changes being driven in part by trade associations and their members, says CREFC's executive director.
The US commercial real estate finance market has come a long way in improving its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. But there is more to do before the expectations of the sector’s younger professionals align with the perceptions of senior executives.
Market watchers say forthcoming sale of Signature Bank’s loan portfolio could be a non-event for gaining clarity on valuations and pricing; Invesco has appetite for more strategic stakes following minority stake in last-mile industrial specialist Faropoint; CME and DWS anticipate rate cuts could start as soon as May 2024, and more in today’s Term Sheet, exclusively for our valued subscribers.