As real estate investors go back to cash flow fundamentals, lenders are going one step further in underwriting loans by reviving the debt yield test.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Pine Brook Road Partners, along with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, PartnerRe and Renaissance Re, has pumped $500m into Essent – a new private mortgage insurance company targeting US residential loans.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Brazilian senator Ideli Salvatti has told local media that the government is planning to provide up to $2.5 billion in emergency loans to companies undertaking state-sponsored infrastructure projects.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Four Democratic representatives have introduced a bill that would authorise the creation of an entity to fund infrastructure projects ‘of regional or national significance’. It would be funded with up to $250bn of federal dollars that would enable $625bn of lending capacity.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
An expected slump in returns and exit activity has done little to shake confidence in long term growth expectations for India, China, the MENA region and Latin America.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
In its annual report, the mega-buyout firm frankly addressed setbacks it suffered last year, including the liquidation of Blue Wave and Carlyle Capital, but stressed it is poised to take advantage of current opportunities.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Is this week’s wrap-up of the £6.2bn PFI for London’s M25 motorway a sign that the project finance market is finally getting going again, asks Chris Josselyn.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The listed income fund has successfully refinanced $162.5m of credit facilities. The fund will also have the opportunity to expand the facility to $200m, subject to securing additional commitments.
1 min read · 08 February 2013
Experts presenting at the PEI Active Portfolio Management Forum in New York described sellers in the secondaries market reluctant to agree deals at steep discounts, and buyers waiting on the sidelines.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
With LPs increasingly seeking safety amid quality, core real estate assets, Falcon Real Estate president Jack Miller said it’s essential for all sides to have an honest debate about the type of returns they can realistically expect from real estate in the coming years.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
