July 19, 2021

Bridge lending will be aggressive for the rest of the year with a plethora of capital chasing deals.  Look for banks to return to the space along with life companies, debt funds and other players.  Rates are at historically low levels, and there is a record amount of dry powder that needs to be invested.  More

Look for lenders to be more aggressive with hotel-to-multifamily conversion loans going forward.  This is quickly becoming a favored product type as the space stabilizes and more entrants are able to point to case studies of success.  Many lenders that provide ground-up construction loans for rental housing will enter the game.  Lenders will like that More

Retail lending is returning to normal levels, especially as businesses are opening back up and consumers have money to spend. Some lenders and investors, however, caution that this boost in spending is only temporary. Select lenders will be slow to return if they were burned throughout COVID-19 but others, especially banks, are quickly re-entering the More

There are new brands of veterinary clinics popping up in more upscale urban retail spaces, attracting a large number of millennials who are open to pet ownership. During the COVID-19 lockdown, as childless millennials were craving companionship, there was an uptick of pet adoptions, at a rate of 15% more in 2020 than in 2019. More