‘Extend and Pretend’ is Over—What’s Next?For years, lenders and property owners relied on optimistic market forecasts to push debt issues down the road. Last year, the industry mantra was “Survive to ‘25” – in hopes…
How Technology is Changing the Commercial Real Estate Industry The CRE industry is experiencing a tech-driven transformation that's changing everything from how deals are sourced to how properties are managed. Commercial real estate has traditionally…
2025 Outlook: What’s Next for Commercial Real Estate? 2025 presents an uncertain but potentially lucrative economic landscape. Americans have more spending power this year (albeit with lingering high prices and tighter credit conditions), and inflationary…
The Private Credit Opportunity Key Takeaways Ultimately, private credit opportunities boil down to these factors: 1. The CRE private credit market in 2025 offers a promising avenue for investors seeking yield, diversification, and asset-backed securities.…
Ten Lessons from 15 Years Running Summer Street AdvisorsIt has been a wild ride. In 2009, during the height of the Great Financial Crisis, Summer Street Advisors was founded. Fifteen years later and we would not…
Charting a Course Amid Uncertainty: The New Reality for CRE Investors Key Takeaways 1. New Reality Emerges from the Shifting Investment Landscape: The era of low interest rates and inflated property values has ended, requiring CRE investors to recalibrate their…
Time for Banks to Face CRE Loan Realities Key Takeaways: The recent news of additional rate hikes by the Federal Reserve means that banks need to abandon their wait-and-see approaches and take an inventory of…
Key Takeaways: Value Decline – Due in large part to higher interest rates, properties and loans are worth less today than a year ago, creating significant refinancing risk and a need for creative solutions to…
If Remote Working is Here to Stay, What Happens to Office? Key Takeaways: Amid the widespread acceptance of a hybrid workplace model, office demand is declining and beginning to expose a glut of marginal /obsolete…
An Economy and Property Markets in Flux Calls for an Important Shift in Priorities Key Takeaways Growing uncertainty over market conditions and the impact on real estate values is driving the need for more cautious…