Access to capital is the most significant barrier to development for small- to mid-sized real estate developers.
CRE lending had already been slowing due to interest rate increases when SVB-fueled banking crisis induced fears about long-term liquidity. Since March, there’s been a flight of capital to big banks, and regional and community banks seem weaker. This is a challenging environment for small- to mid-sized real estate developers looking to source and secure project financing.
Join us to meet three top CRE lenders and learn more about accessing debt for your real estate development projects from large and regional banks, non-bank lenders, mortgage REITs, life insurance companies, and others.
Watch RecordingCo-founder of Commonplace and Amanat Properties, licensed architect, and city planning commissioner, Atif has an incredibly multi-disciplinary and multi-faceted view of real estate development and investment, honed through positions at as Extell Development, Turner Construction, and Honest Buildings.
Alan is a Vice President on the investing team of the Urban Investment Group (UIG) at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. At UIG, he has led the closing of over $4bn of real estate and infrastructure investments through complex public-private partnerships, with a focus on the creation and development of affordable housing across the U.S.
Shannon is the Director of Real Estate Acquisitions and Strategy at Lafayette Square. Real estate division aims to utilize long-term capital to support the revitalization of neighborhoods in historically marginalized communities through municipally significant redevelopments and the creation and preservation of affordable housing.
Sharmi is a Managing Director in the Chase Community Development Banking Group’s Real Estate Lending division where she focuses on affordable housing lending to for-profit and non-profit developers. She works closely with tax credit syndicators, government agencies, and has structured over $1B in affordable housing in the New York region.