MIAMI—The capital markets are stronger than they've been since the Great Recession, but some lenders still remember the busted bubble like it was yesterday. What does that mean for foreign investors looking for capital to spend on commercial real estate assets stateside?

We asked Marcus & Millichap commercial real estate broker Alex Zylberglait this question: Are foreign investors seeing better financing conditions or are banks still reluctant to back a large part of the deal? The news is good.

Zylberglait told us he's seeing an increase in financing for foreign investors because banks and lending institutions are more comfortable underwriting their credit risk. Even though many foreign investors are accustomed to acquiring assets on an all cash basis, he says, some are now taking advantage of financing in order to leverage their equity and lock in attractive interest rates.