What Trio of Things Would Our 2026 Lenders Take With Them to a Desert Island?
Why this matters
Commercial real estate continues to digest a multi-year reset in cost of capital. Transaction velocity is below the 2019-2021 trend but improving, cap rates have stabilized across most stabilized property types, and the bid-ask gap has narrowed materially in the past two quarters. Sponsors with permanent capital and operating platforms have an advantage in the current execution environment. The next twelve months will continue to reward underwriting discipline and operational sophistication over balance-sheet aggression.
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Sure, you think of our lenders on an island, and you’re probably imagining them sunning themselves in the lap of luxury: white sand beaches, turquoise water, one waiter serving them a mai tai and another fanning them…
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