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The latest report by Bayes Business School reveals loan origination reached £23.3bn in the first six months of 2021 as lenders tackled a deals backlog.

The New York-based real estate private equity fund manager has had an active fourth quarter, completing more than $1.2bn of loans across 31 deals.

Lenders need to work better with data in order to drive operational efficiencies, says Mike Sroka, CEO of Dealpath, a San-Francisco-based deal management platform for commercial real estate debt and equity investors.

With a consensus set around the top property types and locations, debt fund managers at the PERE America Forum discussed ways to stand out.

The company expects to see strong rent growth over the next two years.

With a looming threat of inflation, the sector is starting to feel like a safer bet.

Even with the headline risk around the retail sector, there are selective opportunities for investment and development.

The partners have an initial $500m of lending capacity and could see that increase as opportunities arise.

Rental housing and industrial are the firm's top priorities.

The advisory’s parent company Black Bear Asset Management also made a preferred equity investment.