As Cap-Rate Compression Ends, Schnitzer Says Operators Will Win Industrial’s Next Cycle
Why this matters
Capital markets activity continues to be defined by the rotation from bank balance sheets to non-bank lenders. Private credit funds have raised record dry powder; banks have tightened CRE underwriting standards for the sixth consecutive quarter. The result is a market where well-sponsored deals clear, and marginal credit pays a meaningful spread to do so. For LPs, the allocation conversation has shifted decisively toward real estate debt, with equity allocations being deployed more selectively into operator-led platforms.
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- Disclosed capital deal value tracked in September 2026: $23.5B across 49 reported transactions.
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In a wide-ranging podcast interview, longtime Oregon industrial owner Jordan Schnitzer argued that the era of cheap debt and falling cap rates that rewarded financial engineers has closed, shifting the advantage to ha…
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