By Charlie Kokernak Featured in Multi-Housing News What lenders now understand about this seemingly homogenous property type. Self storage remains an attractive asset class for lenders and owners, but the category alone is no longer carrying the transaction. As we move through the second half of 2026, life companies, banks, credit unions, CMBS lenders and debt funds all remain active. Capital is available, and competition can be meaningful for the right request. At the same t

It’s hard to believe it has been just four months since I was driving down to San Diego for the MBA CREF last February, full of optimism that the Fed had adopted an easing bias, lender allocations were growing, transaction flow returning and an improving rate climate would be the defining story of 2026.

If there has been one consistent theme in the commercial real estate market in recent years, it’s been volatility. Geopolitical conflict, economic disruptions, and persistent inflation have created an environment few expected to normalize.

By Thomas Grzebinski Featured in Multi-Housing News Disruption. Uncertainty. Volatility. Three dreaded words that make commercial real estate owners, operators and investors cringe. Conflict with Iran has set world markets on edge again and clouded rate expectations and economic projections with the fog of war. For some if not most, it is setting off alarm bells and heightening concern. This new reality doesn’t mean that the debt market is in some sort of free fall currentl

Uncertainty creates opportunities and new comfort levels. By Austin Ridge The recent post-volatility years upended many borrowers’ traditional lending relationships, forcing sponsors to identify new sources for optimized debt to successfully fund their portfolio goals. Now the same is true for permanent lenders and their pursuit of yield in today’s highly competitive debt markets, particularly when targeting loans for the preferred industrial, retail and multifamily property

In the pursuit of yield, new loan programs for traditional and viable alternative assets are emerging. By Jeff Matlock It’s no secret. There is an enormous quantity of lender capital in the market today. For insurance lenders, most have committed to increasing, and for many dramatically increasing, their allocations to real estate lending in 2026. But in today’s marketplace they are facing increased competition for their preferred allocations to permanent debt on stable multi

By Robert Slatt Featured in Commercial Property Executive Further rate cuts are an unknown, but conditions are improving for borrowers and lenders. The capital markets are moving towards 2026 in relatively good shape. Whether or not last week’s Fed Funds cut was an economic necessity, it did not derail the market’s expectations—in and of itself a good thing. Was the reduction warranted? The tea leaves do not show this was a unanimous decision in any way. While inflation remai

Featured in Commercial Property Executive By Mike Wood Insurance company lenders have an appetite for commercial real estate lending and promise to be a stabilizing force for the years ahead. It’s hard to believe that we are already counting down the days to Thanksgiving, with the December holiday season just around the corner. Another year almost in the books. The lending climate is closing the year at a turning point for the better, and we seem to be sustaining positive mom

By Charlie Kokernak Public and private stakeholders gathered in Portland to talk about reigniting production. Here are the key takeaways. In major cities across the nation, unmet housing demand is sparking a renewed interest in a public-private sector dialogue on where common ground can be identified to motivate future development. Case in point: A recent roundtable hosted by Oregon Governor Kotek and Portland Mayor Wilson brought developers, equity partners, lenders and civi

At Connect Apartments 2025 coming up on Thursday in Los Angeles, you’ll hear from capital markets experts in the “Multifamily Finance in...

Featured in Multi-Housing News Despite disruptions, multifamily investors have numerous debt options, writes Gantry's Tom Grzebinski....

Featured in Commercial Property Executive Gantry's Robert Slatt on why he's relatively optimistic about CRE finance for the remainder of...

Featured in Commercial Property Executive A busy summer portends an active second half, writes Gantry's Michael Heagerty. Evaluating the...

Featured in Multi-Housing News By Tom Dao Despite current challenges, quality operators have maintained their access to capital,...

Featured in Commercial Property Executive Gantry's Sara Litton on what servicers and lenders had to say at MBA's recent conference....