ICR is the new LVR

Conversation with the Australian banking market on investment assets is nearly exclusively now led by the question of “ICR” (interest cover ratio). Then there is some chat around asset WALE (weighted average leasing expiry) and makeup of tenancy schedule. And coming in as an afterthought is LVR…hard times for what was previously the key metric […]

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Loan Product Alert August 2018

Following our last Product Update regarding a invest debt / term loans with interest cover requirements of less than 2 times, Stamford is pleased to advise it has access to another competitive loan offering from a new lender in the Australian market offering larger term / investment debt. High level details as follows: Loan size […]

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Certainty through market constraints

Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen investment capital tighten and some slowing across real estate markets. Yet we also received at least one call a week from new entrants to the real estate debt capital market, actively looking for deals. And we executed more deals in the non-bank space this year – a total […]

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July 2018 Outlook

In FY 16-17, fuel prices were 124c per litre on a national average, whilst diesel’s average at the same time was 125c per litre. In FY 15-16, they were 122c and 123c average respectively. We roll the clock forward to the current period and fuel is closer to 150c per litre and diesel up to […]

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The rise and rise of non-bank and alternative funding

Until relatively recently, Australia’s major banks dominated construction and investment lending. But within the next 12 months, the developing capital landscape will look quite different. Thanks to APRA and ASIC restrictions, new funding models have arrived – some with very different product offerings. We recently surveyed over 100 debt capital providers, and the majority told […]

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Loan Product Alert July 2018

The majority of Bank’s are now requiring a minimum 2 times interest cover for commercial property term debt loans, which pending an assets net income, restricts LVR’s available. For Borrower’s seeking additional leverage, Stamford, via one of its capital lending partners has access to an interesting loan product for commercial investment property which requires a […]

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Have Chinese investors lost interest in Australian properties?

Regulatory issues and constraints on capital leaving the country have contributed to a noticeable cooling down of interest from Chinese investors since the booming 2014-2017 years – but there’s still a great deal of opportunity coming from China, it’s just taking a slightly different shape. How are things changing? There is a shift in transaction […]

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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? […]

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March 2018 Outlook

We are at the at the end of quarter one 2018 and perhaps at a crossroad. The major global economies are witnessing growth and GFC is almost a forgotten blight on the landscape. Central banks are either raising interest rates as in the case of the US, or withdrawing surplus liquidity from their money supply […]

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Greater role for broker specialists: Stamford

Commercial property finance broker Stamford Capital has set up shop in South Australia, vowing to ease the funding constraints facing local developers and investors. The Adelaide office of the national group is being led by director Adam Miller, who has more than 20 years’ experience in the sector, including senior roles at NAB and BankSA. […]

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Loan Product Alert March 2018

Stamford Capital is able to secure construction funding from $1.0m up to $25m for developers at interest rate up to 10.35%, No line fee and NIL presales up to $2.0m. Presales Up to $2.0m Nil Presales $2.0m to $5.0m 50% presale cover $5.0m to $15.0m 75% presale cover Over $15.0m to $25m Case by Case […]

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I’m a non-bank lender…get me out of here!!

2018 is shaping up to be a most interesting year for non-bank capital, particularly in the development finance space…well as interesting as real estate debt can be! For those wanting to skip the details, the key comments from Stamford are as follows: When it comes to debt funding real estate developments, we’ve seen a considerable […]

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Stamford expands into Adelaide

Stamford Capital has opened an office in Adelaide as part of its national expansion and appointed Adam Miller as Director. Miller brings over 20 years’ experience in the commercial property sector spanning valuation, asset management and banking, he has held a range of senior roles at financial intuitions such as Bank SA (a division of […]

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A new perspective on China

There are still plenty of opportunities in Australia for Chinese developers and buyers. But with the Chinese government tightening capital outflow, it’s not so easy for investors and developers to move their money out of the country. That’s why Stamford Capital is proactively expanding its services to the Asian market. Having recently joined Stamford Capital […]

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Is now the time to worry about settlement defaults?

As regulatory pressure on lenders intensifies, and a significant volume of apartment developments near completion – settlement default is becoming an increasingly common topic of conversation. It poses a big risk for developers, who are faced with the challenge of protecting their investments in a volatile and potentially deteriorating market. Purchasers at risk of default […]

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August 2017 Outlook

The current interest rate environment is benign with shortened periods of volatility, generally settling down within two to three weeks. This is a pattern which has repeated itself for the past 18mths – 2years with little or merely passing interest from borrowers to address any debt and hedging exposures. Indeed, a fair amount of activity […]

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How to Choose the right valuation partner

How to choose the right valuation partner When you’re securing finance for your next investment or development, you need a good commercial property valuer to kick-start your project. The right valuer can provide essential initial guidance on your potential valuation amount, reducing the risk of any surprises when you get to the bank. The valuation […]

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New financing options for residual stock

The excess of residual stock on the residential market is causing a few headaches for developers, especially when looking to finance their next project. Here’s why: banks are constricting their home loan appetite to foreign purchasers, so investors who made assumptions on criteria 18 to 36 months ago may now face difficulties financing their off-the-plan […]

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Where will your bank manager be next year?

Over the past decade, the broker market has rapidly expanded. Back then, mortgage brokers accounted for 15 per cent of residential loans, and now it’s more than 53 per cent. The commercial broker market is also on the rise, although it started to develop a little later. Currently commercial brokers are responsible for around 12 […]

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Challenges ahead for offshore developers

The number of offshore developers in Australia has risen dramatically over the past five years. Knight Frank Research data shows Chinese developers and investors only held two per cent of total development site sales in 2012. By the end of 2016, it had grown to 38 per cent.¹ In China, fears of a slowing economy […]

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Commercial development leased by French Public relations company

Stamford Capital has been working with Milligan Group since both our inceptions. We are proud to announce that French advertising and public relations company Publicis Groupe has leased the office space at 21 Harris Street, Pyrmont with developer Milligan Group. The development was backed by Stamford Capital Investments and Quintet Partners. Click here to view […]

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Stamford comments on construction finance market

Project funding is coming on stream again after the banking market effectively ‘seized’ in mid-2016, but this new money is very choosy and comes at a price, says Stamford Capital’s executive director Michael Hynes. “Towards the middle of the year the banking market seized, with APRA closely scrutinising lending to all sectors – commercial and […]

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February 2017 Outlook

Interesting, the adjective is defined as arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention, with synonyms of absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, riveting, compelling, spellbinding, etc. Whilst some of the synonyms may be a little far stretched, the past year could certainly be assessed as interesting to say the least. The questions now is ‘has the […]

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August 2016 Outlook

Sometimes it can be hard to fight City Hall. The RBA has delivered a much expected interest rate cut and yet most of us don’t feel that bullish about economic conditions. An explanation for part of this feeling is the much tighter capital conditions that are apparent in the bank debt funding market and subsequent […]

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March 2016 Outlook

Every day appears somewhat like Groundhog Day, when reviewing the RBA setting of its targeted cash rate. That’s not to say that there isn’t market volatility in the yield curve and fixed rates and we have certainly witnessed significant volatility in the AUD currency. So in reviewing the current market conditions and value opportunities, should […]

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