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    Life company predictions for the second half of 2024

    Look for most of the life companies to be active during the second half of the year as they strive to meet allocations. Total 2024 life company originations will be greater than 2023, although not up to the highs seen in 2021/2022. Life company spreads have come in since the beginning of the year. Debt service coverage ratios will remain tight in the current high-interest-rate environment. Leverage could go up slightly for the strongest deals. Look for life companies to be more open to retail this year, as their portfolios are heavily weighted in multifamily and industrial. They will be aggressive on refinances with low leverage, while cautious with cash-out refinances. More

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    Equity investors are currently in a holding pattern

    Equity investing will stay limited until the money-center banks return to the sector and more transactions hit the market. Despite there being an enormous amount of equity capital on the sidelines, JV equity is much more selective. Anticipate a greater interest in pref equity versus traditional JV equity from institutional investors going forward. In times of uncertainty, many investors will prefer pref equity over JV, especially as return demands rise. Investors like the risk-adjusted returns with pref equity behind stabilized deals. Many equity investors are sitting on money, just waiting to see what the economy and rates will look like during the second half of the year. More

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    Deal of the Week: Build-to-rent multifamily development in Summerfield, Florida

    Summer Pointe Village is a 252-unit, 64-building, build-to-rent community that will be situated on approximately 110 acres adjacent to a retirement community, The Villages. Nuveen Green Capital partnered with Huntington National Bank to provide a combined $40.5M for the new multifamily development project. By using C-PACE, the sponsor, Ezra Stark of Stark Enterprises, was able to complete the debt stack, while reducing the senior lender’s exposure. More

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    Multifamily lending will open up later in the year

    Multifamily has seen a tough start to the year with the lack of transactions and capital remaining on the sidelines. Conditions will likely ease in late Q3 or Q4 once the Fed makes a move to lower rates. Once that happens, capital will open, and transactions will pick up. There has been a dip in rents across the board and loan underwriting has been conservative. Lenders are having to be more creative to get deals done and borrowers will need to bring in mezz or pref equity to fill capital stacks. More

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    Equity investors make their outlook predictions for 2024

    Equity investing has been tough to get done so far this year. There will be a need for a lot of equity going forward, as nearly $1.2T of commercial real estate loans will be maturing in 2024 according to Goldman Sachs. We asked the equity investors themselves what their predictions are for investing throughout the rest of the year and here is what they had to say. More

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    Deal of the Week: Multifamily Development in Charlotte, N.C.

    The 242-unit property is currently under construction and is scheduled for completion this fall. Thorofare liked the very desirable location in the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte, as it is walkable to downtown, providing tenants access to various retail, restaurant and nightlight venues. The property’s location next to the light-rail station is considered a competitive advantage as tenants will be able to utilize the light rail, as well as the adjacent parking garage. More

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