Real estate survey 2014: New era of financing emerges from the ashes

Liquidity is up and leverage is down. Alternative lenders are stepping in where banks can no longer tread. While the period of re-regulation may not yet be over, real estate finance is starting to look in rude health once again.

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The recovery of the global real estate market from the devastating toll inflicted by the financial crisis is continuing to gather pace, with investment almost back to 2008 levels and growing confidence fuelling increased risk appetite.

However, real estate 2.0 looks different in many ways. Asia Pacific has surged ahead of North America and Europe to consolidate its position as the largest market, accounting for almost 50% of the $1.18 trillion invested globally in 2013, according to commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield.