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December 11, 2023
Private-Label CMBS and CRE CLOs
- BX 2023-XL3, a $1 billion SASB backed by a floating-rate loan secured by 109 industrial properties across nine states
- KSL 2023-H5, a $736 million SASB backed by a floating-rate loan secured by 19 hotels totaling 3,102 rooms in six states and Washington, D.C.
CMBS Spreads Tighten
Agency CMBS
The Economy, the Fed, and Rates…
“The Fed needs to see disinflation and weakness in the economic data, particularly in the labor market, to move. Right now, we don’t have that.”
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House Financial Services Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) surprised many last week when he announced he would not run for re-election in 2024 and plans to retire at the end of his term. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced he will resign a the end of the year, which had been widely expected after his ouster.
Why it matters: Looking at Congress overall, this is the most rapid pace of retirements in over a decade. McHenry’s retirement opens up a race in Financial Services to succeed him as the top Republican.
By the numbers: 38 members of Congress—seven members of the U.S. Senate and 31 members of the U.S. House—announced they would not seek re-election in 2024. Reasons for the House departures break down as follows:
The big picture: While some retirements create opportunities for seats to flip, the key impact in safe seats will be in the primaries. An open primary gives more extreme candidates a smoother path to victory without a well-funded incumbent in the way.
Contact David McCarthy (dmccarthy@crefc.org) and James Montfort (jmontfort@crefc.org) for more information.
38 Members of Congress have announced their retirement as of Dec. 8.
Having launched its Sustainability Initiative in early 2021, CREFC recognized the need for a robust and unbiased ESG monitoring system that allows our industry partners to track the complex and evolving nature of the U.S. ESG landscape.
CREFC partnered with Oxford Analytica to design a Strategic Issues Monitor (SIM), a benchmark that will allow organizations to identify, assess, and track macro ESG trends with the most impact on the U.S. commercial real estate finance industry and our members over the next three years.
What's next: In June 2023, we presented that baseline report, ESG Trends in the Commercial Real Estate Finance Industry. The report’s goals were to provide an update on new developments and implications for the trends enumerated in the baseline report.
We are pleased to share our first update, ESG Trends in the Commercial Real Estate Finance Industry: Update Report, December 2023, which covers:
Please contact Sairah Burki at sburki@crefc.org with any comments or questions.
CREFC has teamed up with NCREIF to produce and promote the NCREIF/CREFC Open-end Debt Fund Aggregate (the “Debt Aggregate”). In short, this product will deliver a fund-level compilation of open-end debt funds providing financing to commercial and multifamily real estate borrowers/owners. The Debt Aggregate will be issued in a draft “consultation” format for at least one year, which allows time for industry feedback before it is rolled out as an official product. For questions or to get involved, contact Lisa Pendergast
Overview of Debt Fund Index (presentation slides from CREFC's September 28, 2023 Capital Markets Conference)
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