Tentative Signs of Housing Market Recovery in Australia and UK

With the interest rate tightening cycle at its tail end, tentative signs of housing market recovery were observed in Australia and the United Kingdom. Housing price in these two markets have reached a point of inflexion.

In other news, the demand for opportunistic real estate investment remains insatiable with Blackstone announcing a record capital commitment for its latest opportunistic fund. Real Estate debt deals are also gaining traction as recent banking troubles means banks are rather reluctant to lend to the real estate sector, paving the way for private debt to fill in the gap.

What caught our eyes this month?

Blackstone Raises More Than US$30 Billion for World’s Largest Global Opportunistic Real Estate Fund

Bloomberg – In a sign that real estate investors are increasingly allocating more capital towards riskier real estate investment deals, Blackstone Inc. has just announced that they have raised US$30.4 billion in capital commitment from investors for an opportunistic global real estate fund called Blackstone Real Estate Partners X. The fund, which is the largest global property drawdown fund will invest in sectors such as rental housing, hospitality and data centres.

Australia’s Housing Price Rise for a Second Consecutive Month

Business Times – In a sign that the housing market in Australia has turned the corner, home prices in Australia rose for a second consecutive month in April 2023. According to figures from property consultants CoreLogic, national housing prices rose by 0.5 percent in April, after rising by 0.6 percent in March. This provides strong evidence that housing price in Australia have bottomed out after falling by 9.1 percent from May 2022 to February this year.

Blackstone: It’s a Very Favourable Time to be a Lender

PERE News – As more and more banks retreat from the real estate financing markets, more opportunities are appearing for alternative lenders. Private real estate debt funds have benefited from rising interest rates and low default rates. Overall, Blackstone is seeing the greatest demand for private credit products and services, given higher interest rates and wider spreads. The firm has raised over US$3.5 billion for its Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Fund V.

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UK Housing Price Rise for the First Time in 8 Months

Business Times – According to the Nationwide Building Society, UK house prices rose for the first time in eight months in April, halting for now the worst correction in 14 years. UK home values rose by 0.5 percent in April, after registering a fall of 0.7 percent in March. Recent data on mortgage applications also points to signs of a tentative recovery in the UK housing market.

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