Capital Flows, But Only for Right Opportunities

NEW YORK CITY-Several factors, including the ongoing European banking crisis and a shaky outlook for the US economy, have affected capital flows. But, according to industry leaders it is possible to get financing for the right type of deal. The two final panels at Wednesday’s RealShare New York conference, held at the Mariott Marquis Hotel and produced by ALM’s Real Estate Media Group, went in depth into capital flow and deal making, as well as the innovative public/private partnerships that are making the two possible. More than 200 people were in attendance.

At the “Investment and Capital Markets Update: What a Difference a Year Makes” panel, talk turned to the improvements in availability to capital seen since this time last year. Mark Weiss, head of capital investments at RFR Holdings, told the crowd that there is a lot of mezzanine money available for financing currently. “If leverage is important to you, there’s an awful lot of mezzanine money out there,” he said. “It goes on and on in terms of people who are willing to put out money in the mezzanine market.”