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The European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged at its July meeting, keeping the deposit rate at 2.25% following June's 25 basis point increase. The decision was universally anticipated and removes the immediate threat of another increase for property borrowers. It provides considerably less reason,…
Germany's construction cost problem has entered a new and sharper phase. Prices for the construction of new conventional residential buildings rose by 5% in May 2026 compared with the same month last year, according to the Federal Statistical Office — the largest annual increase since August 2023. That represents a…
Germany's forced auction market is beginning to accelerate. In the first half of 2026, 7,845 properties were scheduled for compulsory sale, up 8.4% on the same period last year, according to specialist publisher Argetra . That rate of increase is almost double the 4.7% growth recorded during the whole of 2025.…
The European Union 's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) gave member states until 29 May 2026 to transpose its provisions into national law. That deadline has now passed. Not a single member state has met it.
A series of lawsuits now before Frankfurt Regional Court is shedding new light on one of Germany's more unusual real estate investment failures. Research by NDR , WDR and the Süddeutsche Zeitung has established that at least 17 statutory health insurance funds and associations of panel doctors ( KVen ) invested in…
Germany has quietly resolved one longstanding source of transaction friction in its commercial real estate market. A law published on 2 July removes the risk of being charged real estate transfer tax twice on the same share deal — a problem that has added unnecessary cost and complexity to institutional real estate…
Germany's federal government has taken the unprecedented step of trying to remove one of the biggest sources of political uncertainty hanging over Germany's residential investment market. On 2 July, the CDU/CSU and SPD coalition committee agreed to introduce a federal law prohibiting Germany's states from using…
Berlin's planning authorities are increasingly treating stays beyond six weeks as residential use rather than temporary accommodation, according to planning lawyer Mathias Hellriegel , speaking at Heuer Dialog 's Jahreskongress Temporäres Wohnen in Berlin. The distinction may appear technical. In practice, it…
Germany's open-ended real estate funds ( GOEFs ) may finally be approaching the bottom of their crisis. Scope 's latest ratings round downgraded five funds, upgraded two and left twelve unchanged — a marked improvement on last year, when more than half the funds analysed were cut and none were upgraded at all. Yet…
The European Central Bank raised its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on Thursday 11th June, marking the first interest rate hike in nearly three years. The decision was unanimous and widely anticipated. ECB President Christine Lagarde offered no commitment to future steps, reiterating that the central bank…
German banks are retreating more deeply from real estate lending than many investors yet appreciate. At last week's Rueckerconsult INVESTMENT Expo in Berlin, Frederik Bräkling of Pax-Bank described a market where development finance at 50% LTV has become standard, second prolongations are increasingly common, and…
DL Invest Group has secured financing exceeding €146 million to refinance a portfolio of six logistics parks with a combined gross leasable area of approximately 260,000 sqm. The financing was provided by Erste Group and Erste Bank Polska, with CMS acting as legal adviser to the lenders.
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (pbb) is providing EUR 42 mln in refinancing for the Bad Hersfeld Ost logistics centre.
In a year when large-ticket real estate financing in Romania has largely stayed close to home, one o ...
CMBS conduit refinance of two Florida apartment complexes; brokered by Meridian Capital Group.
REIT-level unsecured term loan refinancing, not tied to a single property.
Refinances the entire bank debt of the portfolio, replacing it with an institutional club deal. Individual lender names not disclosed at source (CoStar's French-language republication 403'd on fetch — skipped per guardrail, not browser-navigated).
Legal-advisor press release (DLA Piper acted for lender Generali). Described as 'a landmark single-asset hospitality financing transaction in the Spanish market', following Mohari Hospitality's move to sole ownership of the property. Corroborated by BeBeez International and Boutique Hotel News.
Second Maslow-YourTRIBE deal — takes Maslow's total lending to YourTRIBE to £230.6M across 3 London PBSA schemes (Wembley, Walthamstow, Greenwich). Completion targeted summer 2028.
Belgian State (AA-rated) anchors 40% of income via a 12-year lease. Proceeds partly fund a fossil-fuel-free HVAC retrofit; property holds BREEAM Excellent + WELL Core Platinum. Also covered by PERE Credit's 20 Feb 2026 roundup (perecredit.com) but that piece's free tier didn't name the borrower — re-sourced to Walker & Dunlop's own arranger press release for the full picture.
The cabinet has approved a one-year extension of the measure reducing transfer and mortgage registration fees for real estate transactions to 0.01%, which policymakers claim can spur Thai GDP growth.
Greystone Real Estate Capital has closed on Greystone Affordable Housing Fund II LP, a $137-million multi-investor Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund. The fund will support the development and preservation of approximately 1,960 affordable housing units across 20 properties in nine states. Approximately 84%…
Eastern Bank provided financing for a multi-site affordable senior housing development in four New Hampshire communities: Tamworth, Bethlehem, Manchester and Pelham. The Community Development Lending team advising this transaction was led by SVP, commercial group director of community development lending Yongmei…
Cushman & Wakefield arranged a $40.8-million refinancing for a two-building manufacturing and R&D portfolio at 299 and 301 Ballardvale St. in Wilmington, MA. The Equity, Debt & Structured Finance team of Rob Borden, Heather Brown, Rehan Munsiff and Nolan Alexander represented the borrower in securing the refi from…
Lenders on Hackman Capital Partners' Manhattan Beach Studios are selling its $240M mortgage, leaning on the South Bay submarket's booming aerospace and defense technology industries in its marketing materials. “There’s never been a more perfect...
Boise, Idaho — Harrison Street Asset Management has provided a loan to refinance VERVE Boise, a 547-bed student housing community located near the Boise State University campus in Idaho. The borrower… The post Harrison Street Provides Refinancing for 547-Bed Community Near Boise State University appeared first on…
Tempe, Ariz. — TSB Capital Advisors has arranged the refinancing of Atmosphere Tempe, a 530-bed student housing community located near the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. The floating-rate bridge loan… The post TSB Capital Advisors Arranges Refinancing for 530-Bed Community Near Arizona State University…
Orlando, Fla. — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $176.6 million construction loan for The Place at Alafaya, a 1,395-bed student housing development located at 11600 MacKay Blvd. near the University… The post JLL Secures $176.6 Million Construction Financing for 1,395-Bed Development Near University of Central…
Alternative asset manager Balbec Capital LP has raised nearly a billion dollars for its latest debt fund as commercial real estate increasingly turns to private credit.
A developer and financial institution collaborate to explore sustainable financing solutions for environmentally responsible real estate developments in the Gulf region.
El Economista reports on rising residential financing activity in Mexico during 2026.
Petra has refinanced a Spanish hotel portfolio valued at €500 million that was originally acquired in 2023 for Adia.
The Radisson Blu Hotel Complex in the heart of Bucharest has been refinanced with a EUR 123 mln loan. The hotel complex is owned by Revetas Capital together with funds and accounts managed by Cerberus Capital Management. The facility was underwritten by Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (pbb) with whom Revetas has a…
Barings has completed two transactions within Sweden's logistics and cold-storage sectors as part of its European real estate debt strategies.
A joint venture between Somerset Development and HIG Capital has sealed a $60 million loan to refinance a repurposed New Jersey mixed-use office campus that will soon be home to sandwich chain Jersey’s Mike’s headquarters, Commercial Observer has learned. Hudson Bay Capital provided the bridge loan for the…
Amsterdam-based Redevco has closed a €57.3M loan to finance the development of a 156-unit residential scheme supporting the delivery of energy-efficient homes in Dublin. The loan is structured as a green loan according to the Loan Market Association...
A real estate investor secures green financing for a housing project in Dublin.
Catalonia Hotels reached a financing agreement worth €383 million with its banking pool, representing a significant capital arrangement for the hospitality operator.
Last week, Toronto-based real estate fund Axia Real Assets LP revealed that it has submitted a non-binding offer to take over New Brunswick-based Plaza Retail REIT (TSX: PLZ.UN) in a deal that would value the REIT at $1.23 billion, including $670 million of debt. Axia Real Assets is offering a purchase price of…
The Labatt Village project by Toronto-based developer TAS is changing hands following a relatively quick receivership proceeding, according to filings in Ontario Superior Court. At 7 Labatt Avenue and 77 River Street in Toronto, a 1.34-acre property located between Dundas Street East and Queen Street East near the…
This is a news report from Commercial Observer published in July 2026 documenting Citibank's pricing of a commercial mortgage-backed securities conduit deal described as the largest single bank-contributed, multi-property CMBS transaction since the Global Financial Crisis. The report covers capital markets activity in the CMBS sector at the national level.
Meridian Capital Group arranged $186,000,000 in construction financing for Lido Oceanfront Residences, a new luxury condominium development located at 1201 Ocean Ave. N. in Asbury Park, NJ, on behalf of Inspired by Somerset Development. The loan was provided by Madison Realty Capital and was arranged by Meridian’s…
Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $58.6 million refinancing for The Ellington, a 190-unit luxury multifamily property with more than 16,000 square feet of retail space at 1301 U Street NW in Washington, D.C. The Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt & Structured Finance team of John Alascio, Alex Hernandez, Marshall…
This is a news report published by Commercial Observer in July 2026 documenting a $101 million C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) loan provided by Nuveen Green Capital for a project identified as Newark Studios. The item covers a debt-financing transaction in the capital markets sector.
This is a commercial real estate deal announcement published by Commercial Observer in July 2026 reporting on Catholic Homes securing a $147 million construction loan for a housing development project in the Bronx. The article covers debt financing and capital markets activity at the national and New York market levels.
This is a news article published by Wolf Street in July 2026 reporting on pending home sales data, noting a decline to near-record lows nationally with particular weakness in the West region, in the context of rising mortgage rates.
Affinius provided a $177 million construction loan for a student housing project in Central Florida, according to this deal announcement published by Commercial Observer in July 2026. The transaction involves debt financing in the student housing sector.
This is a news announcement from CRED iQ published on July 16, 2026, regarding the appointment of Liam Mulcahy to the position of Senior Product Manager for CRE Data & Applied AI. The announcement is categorized within the CMBS and debt-financing sectors and covers national United States operations.
Cushman & Wakefield arranged $95.74 million in debt financing for a 626-unit multifamily portfolio in Texas.
Green Street announces expansion of its infrastructure research coverage to include infrastructure debt, transport, and data center assets.
An entity tied to Group i President and Chief Executive Officer Joy Ou has hired Newmark to sell 1301 Folsom Street, a three-story South of Market R&D building leased in its entirety to AI robotics company Medra, testing whether a single credit-thin but capital-rich tenant and unusually heavy electrical…
One of Uptown Oakland’s most symbolically important apartment buildings is headed to the auction block, even as the city’s broader rental market shows its first real signs of stabilizing after a brutal, oversupply-driven downturn. Lenders have scheduled a July 28 foreclosure auction for Mason at Hive, a 105-unit…
ROHNERT PARK, CALIF. — Slatt Capital has arranged $12 million in acquisition financing for a multi-tenant, 68,094-square-foot office building in Northern California. Located at 5900 State Farm Drive, the property was built in 1973. The Standard, a life insurance company lender, provided the nonrecourse loan, which…
The Trepp CMBS special servicing rate increased by 34 basis points in June to 11.20%, reversing May’s decline. Special servicing rates increased in four of the six major property types in June, reported Trepp. Lodging posted the largest increase, rising 44 bps to 8.89%, and office climbed 36 bps to 17.11%, also led…
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Affinius Capital has provided a loan to Greystar for the refinancing of Marlowe Wellington, a three-story property consisting of 594 units in Fort Worth. Walker Layne… The post Affinius Capital Provides Refinancing Loan for Marlowe Wellington in Fort Worth, Texas appeared first on Multifamily &…