Deutsche Bank to Enter the Real Estate Lending Sector in the U.S.

Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) will be entering the U.S. commercial real estate lending niche soon and is reported to be mulling over the sale of a $2 billion loan, a source familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.  

The loan, which is currently managed by the bank’s Special Situations Group, consists of “distressed mortgages and various forms of debts,” Bloomberg said in an exclusive report. Bloomberg’s source said the bank would partner with a U.S. private equity company.

According to the report, Deutsche Bank aims to make most of rising property values in the U.S. and investors’ increasing interest in debts that generate higher yields. U.S. home prices rose by 6.4 percent in August compared with last year’s figures, data from real estate research firm CoreLogic showed, according to the Cape Breton Post.

The Deutsche Bank is currently the biggest underwriter of loans in America since 2011, Bloomberg noted, utilizing research from the Commercial Mortgage Alert. The bank sells loans “packaged into securities” to investors.

The Special Situations Group is led by Jonathan Pollack, which currently serves as the bank’s global head of commercial real estate.

The German bank’s spokeswoman, Amanda Williams, did not comment on the matter, according to Bloomberg.

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