This week the LightBox podcast team talks with Lisa Pendergast, President and CEO of Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) about the CRE debt market. Together, they discuss the current landscape of the commercial real estate finance market, highlighting a sharp rebound in market sentiment and CMBS issuance volumes. And, despite the robust levels of new issuance, lenders are proceeding with a disciplined approach to underwriting deals. Lisa shares insights into the performance of key asset classes and puts some important perspective on negative media headlines. The discussion also covers policy and regulation and the potential impact of stagflation on CRE finance, and the growing emphasis on affordable housing initiatives. And, Lisa closes with her thoughts about reasons for optimism in today’s market.

01:19 Current State of the CRE Finance Market

03:07 Market Sentiment and Robust Issuance Volume

05:49 Challenges in the Office Sector

10:04 Stagflation and Economic Concerns

17:29 CREFC’s Engagement with Policy Makers

20:47 Role of CRE CLOs for Transitional CRE Assets

25:41 Reasons for Optimism in the Market

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