SPONSORED: CenterSquare Investment Management — Rental residential a ‘shining sector’ for private real estate debt

Alternative lenders are stepping in to fill the gap left by the retreat of traditional lenders in today’s more volatile market, and a sector ripe for private real estate debt is multifamily residential, due to its historically high occupancy during market downturns.

A report, “Private real estate lending: There’s no place like home,” by Michael Boxer, managing director and co-head of private real estate debt at CenterSquare Investment Management examines the drivers of the housing market today and the nuances of the rental residential by region. “Amid a cacophony of macroeco­nomic and market drivers, private real estate debt is having its moment,” says Boxer in the report, which was published in the October issue of Institutional Real Estate Americas. “Yet, this favorable risk/reward scenario won’t manifest for every lender. Oper­ating in sectors benefiting from the current supply and demand imbal­ance, while remaining insulated from the pending r