MIAMI—After a long period of hesitancy, commercial real estate investors are getting back in the game and banks are starting to support that by offering more commercial loans. In fact, recent data suggests US banks are seeing some of the lowest loss rates of the past six years on commercial real estate and construction loans, boosting their case for increased lending activity in the sector.
The question is why have commercial real estate loans become less risky—and how can real estate investors leverage the trend? GlobeSt.com caught up with Avi Benamu and Jack Hazan, co-founders Winchester Equities, a $400 million-backed real estate investment management firm, to get some answers in part one of this exclusive interview.
GlobeSt.com: Why have commercial real estate loans have become less risky for banks and lenders?
Continue Reading for Free
Register and gain access to:
- Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.