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Dekel Capital Founder & Principal Shlomi Ronen contemplates the top trends that impacted the capital markets this year, and discusses how the major capital sources and real estate sectors performed.

2017 Capital Markets Year in Review

As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the major trends in the real estate capital markets and their impact on operating, investing and new development activity nationwide.

The capital markets continue to push forward with a full head of steam through year-end.

The capital markets outlook for 2018 is positive, thanks to increased activity at the end of the year. Another good indicator: new private capital entering the market.

With banks constrained by regulations, more and more private lenders are stepping to up to fulfill investor needs. While these capital sources are unregulated, Shlomi Ronen, managing principal at Dekel Capital, says that underwriting standards are remaining conservative, and there is no cause for concern. We sat down with Ronen to ask him about him 2018 outlook,

SAN DIEGO/ LOS ANGELES, November 29, 2017. Dekel Capital, a Los Angeles-based real estate merchant bank that specializes in sourcing and placing equity and debt for active middle market commercial real estate developers and investors, recently placed core-plus JV equity on behalf of Montana Avenue Capital Partners, LLC.

Proceeds were used to acquire and reposition a premier Class A, industrial flex multi-tenant park, encompassing a sprawling 13.6 acres, the Property consists of eight industrial flex buildings and one office building,

As everyone is busy working on their year-end closings, we will keep this one shorter than usual.

The capital markets continue to push forward with a full head of steam through year-end. There is reliable competition among lenders throughout the capital stack as the national economic drivers appear to have shed any geo-political factors that could dampen general optimism. Lenders are entering new markets for the right story.

The Dekel team will be attending the ULI Fall meeting in Los Angeles, California next week. 

Dekel Capital is actively sourcing both equity and debt capital for experienced investors targeting opportunistic, value-add and core plus deals. 

We would welcome an opportunity to meet and discuss your investment focus for 2017-2018.

Select equity assignments:

• $70 million for core-plus office, Silicon Valley
• $53 million for core-plus office/industrial,

CHARLESTON/ LOS ANGELES, October 16, 2017. Dekel Capital recently closed a $17 million non recourse construction loan for Xebec Realty Partners.. Proceeds will be used to develop a 262,080 SF state of the art Class A multi-tenant light industrial facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Dekel Capital utilized its extensive network to identify a lender that was capable of understanding the property’s unique positioning and attractive location, and could provide competitive loan terms.