Insights
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May 15, 2024
Real Estate Debt Capital Markets Report 2024
Liquidity has returned to Australia’s debt capital markets – but there are still a few hurdles to overcome. Our eighth annual Debt Capital Markets survey shows Australia’s debt capital markets picking up momentum once more, and there’s a strong appetite for growth. In April 2024, we surveyed over 100 lenders for their perspectives on this […]
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June 6, 2023
Real Estate Debt Capital Markets Report 2023
The tide has turned, and Australia’s markets are no longer awash with capital. Our sixth annual Debt Capital Markets Report charts the fallout from the velocity of cash rate rises as we move into a post-COVID world characterised by high construction costs, tightening of capital, and declining asset classes. In April 2023, we surveyed over […]
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June 8, 2022
Real Estate Debt Capital Markets Survey 2022
A more conservative outlook following the great re-set Are we set for another booming year? Or is the outlook more conservative with the threat of rising interest rates having now come to fruition? Australia’s residential real estate markets burned bright throughout 2021, spurred on by interest rates remaining at all-time lows despite cooling sentiment near […]
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May 11, 2021
Real Estate Debt Capital Markets Survey 2021
What a difference six months makes. With Australia’s residential real estate markets running red hot, interest rates at close to zero, and few alternatives for yield, real estate debt is certainly looking attractive. And private lenders are following non-bank lenders into the arena. While there may still be pockets of concern, including commercial and retail […]
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October 2, 2020
Real Estate Debt Capital Markets Survey 2020
In early 2020 the real estate debt capital market was quietly optimistic. By January, the residential market had recovered almost all of the losses suffered between 2017 and 2019. Most lenders were looking for new opportunities to reduce their loan books, with 87% expected to maintain or loosen their investment credit criteria. And then COVID-19 […]
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April 11, 2019
Real Estate Debt Capital Markets Survey 2019
With Australia’s property market now in decline, it’s time to deal with the reality. Property developers and investors are seeking new opportunities in a more challenging market as the promise of the property boom wears thin and presales become next to impossible. In a post-Hayne Report environment, major banks are still hamstrung by stringent credit […]
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May 1, 2018
Real Estate Debt Capital Markets Survey 2018
After riding high through the property boom, Australia’s developers and property investors have faced tight liquidity constraints and challenging yields over the past year – especially in riskier pockets of oversupply. This is likely to become business as usual in the year ahead. But how will capital providers respond to the shift in the market? […]