Bridge Over Troubled Water: Debt Funds and Mortgage REITs Come of Age During COVID-19

It can be challenging to raise capital for public companies involved in commercial real estate lending against a backdrop of falling stock prices. This has led to an inward focus on activities such as asset management and building liquidity for public mortgage REITs, making these market participants less active for new loan originations.

Investor-Driven Lender Growth in CRE Finance

The rise of debt funds, mortgage real estate investment trusts and other players in commercial real estate finance that MBA refers to broadly as “investor-driven lenders” has been at the heart of commercial real estate finance’s narrative this cycle–particularly in recent years.

Investor-Driven Lender Growth in CRE Finance

The rise of debt funds, mortgage real estate investment trusts and other players in commercial real estate finance that MBA refers to broadly as “investor-driven lenders” has been at the heart of commercial real estate finance’s narrative this cycle–particularly in recent years.