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CRE Liquidity Is Closing the Gap Between Capital and Deals

Via Connect CRE · August 28, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · August 28, 2026

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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Excerpt from Connect CRE:
JLL’s recently released Global Bid and Credit Intensity Indices shows that credit markets are supporting transaction velocity, investor conviction is overcoming macroeconomic uncertainty and lenders continue competing…
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