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CREFC to Convene Commercial Real Estate Finance Leaders at High Yield, Distressed Assets, and Servicing Conference in New York

February 10, 2026

NEW YORK, NY — February 10, 2026 — The CRE Finance Council (CREFC) once again plans to bring together leaders from across the commercial real estate finance ecosystem at its High Yield, Distressed Assets, and Servicing Conference on March 10, 2026, at the New York Athletic Club.

This one-day conference convenes servicers, alternative lenders, investors, and all capital markets participants focused on commercial real estate debt, with a particular emphasis on high yield strategies and sub-performing and non-performing loans. The program reflects the evolving dynamics of credit markets as private capital expands its footprint, asset classes diverge in performance, and loan maturity pressures continue to reshape investment and servicing strategies.

As the recognized voice of the commercial real estate finance industry, CREFC represents lenders, investors, issuers, servicers, and market participants across the capital stack. Through its research, policy advocacy, and member-driven programming, CREFC provides a forum for the industry’s most timely and candid discussions.

“The commercial real estate market is moving into a phase in which credit conditions, asset performance, and capital availability are no longer moving in lockstep,” said Lisa Pendergast, President and CEO of CREFC. “Private credit continues to expand its role in the lending stack, while traditional lenders adjust to a more complex risk environment. At the same time, asset stress and opportunity are emerging unevenly across property types.

“This conference brings together servicers, alternative lenders, and high yield investors operating across commercial real estate debt and equity to examine how these forces are reshaping the market in real time. Our 2026 program includes sessions tailored to the expertise of market participants, with deep dives into the expansion of private credit, signals in the New York City office recovery, multifamily opportunities and challenges, evolving dynamics in hospitality, and innovative approaches to servicing.”

Key sessions at the High Yield, Distressed Assets, and Servicing Conference include:

• Private Credit Expansion: Evolving Players in the Debt Stack
• NYC Office: Separating Signal from Noise in the Recovery
• The NYC Multifamily Squeeze: Managing Opportunities
• Heads in Beds, Stress in the Stack: Hospitality Deep Dive
• Beyond the Box: Servicing Complex and Emerging CRE Assets
• Reimagining Urban Real Estate: One-on-One with GFP’s Brian Steinwurtzel

CREFC gratefully acknowledges the support of our conference sponsors, including Partner Sponsor Holland & Knight.

Event Details:

• When: March 10, 2026
• Where: New York Athletic Club | 180 Central Park South | New York, NY 10019
  
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House Passes Housing Supply Bill 

February 10, 2026

On February 9, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Housing for the 21st Century Act in a bipartisan 390-9 vote. CREFC and 11 other real estate trade organizations sent a joint letter urging passage ahead of the vote. Click here for the letter. 

Why it matters: Both the House and Senate have passed housing supply bills, and now the chambers must negotiate to align their priorities and advance a bill to the President’s desk. 

Go deeper: Recall the Senate passed the ROAD to Housing Act last fall and attached it to the must-pass defense bill, but House leadership rejected the provision in favor of the House Financial Services Committee working through its own bill. 

• ROAD and Housing 21 both seek to boost housing supply by reducing burdensome regulation, streamlining approvals, and incentivizing pro-housing zoning policies. 
• However, some House Republicans are opposed to certain bipartisan provisions in the Senate bill. 
• The House-passed bill also includes several community bank bills that aim to reduce regulations and burdens on small banks. Click here for a section-by-section summary of the Housing 21 bill.

What’s next: Lawmakers will need to work to advance a compromise bill soon, as bipartisan appetite for legislation will diminish as the midterm elections get closer. 

Yes, but: The White House issued a Statement of Administrative Policy that praises the bill, but it notes the bill lacks a ban on institutional investors purchasing single-family homes (see our story below for more detail). If the White House insists on that provision, it could complicate a housing bill’s path to enactment. 

Contact David McCarthy (dmccarthy@crefc.org) with questions. 

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Sustainability Trends Update

February 9, 2026

The CRE Finance Council announces the fifth update of its Sustainability Trends in the Commercial Real Estate Finance Industry: Update Report, February 2026, which outlines sustainability-related risks and opportunities for the commercial real estate (CRE) sector.

The report examines 14 topics related to property risk and resilience:

• Resiliency and efficiency standards;
• Regulation, policy, and politics; and
• Emerging and potential trends.

CREFC's Property Risk & Resilience (PRR) Committee continues to recognize the need for a reliable monitoring system to help industry partners navigate the complicated U.S. sustainability landscape.

• The Strategic Issues Monitor (SIM) is a benchmark tool designed to identify, evaluate, and track macro sustainability trends that will most significantly impact the U.S. commercial real estate finance industry over the next three years. 

What's next: CREFC’s PRR Committee will continue to identify and evaluate risks and opportunities to CRE as the U.S. sustainability landscape evolves, including changes in regulation, policy, and technology.

Please contact Sairah Burki (sburki@crefc.org) with comments.

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