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Connect CRE · Capital

The Ride, Like Most Business, Was About Navigating the Journey

Via Connect CRE · October 15, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · October 15, 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:
By Mark Strauss Editor’s note: This past April, managing director, capital markets Mark Strauss of Walker & Dunlop set out on a triple mission: to raise $1 million for No Kid Hungry, to raise awareness of childh…
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