Although banks are the most important providers of finance to the CRE market, CRE loans only account for 10 to 15 percent of the loan book globally. Although individual shares may differ greatly, certain trends can be observed.
In the U.S., CRE loans add up to more than 20 percent of banks’ loan portfolios while for example in German banks they only account for 7 percent on average. However, the range for German banks varies and can be as low as 2 but also as high as 25 percent for an individual bank.