Principal Asset Management’s Rich Hill On REITs, CMBS and Private Credit
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 August 2026: $33.5B across 44 reported transactions.
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Rich Hill is senior managing director and global head of real estate strategy and research at Principal Asset Management , a firm that oversees $107 billion of global real estate investments across a mix of public and…
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