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Commercial real estate has weathered worse economic storms than what is being seen today, said attendees at the CRE Finance Council’s  June conference, held this week in New York.

Concerns are rising over a slower commercial real estate recovery.

Residential-related lending strategies are increasingly taking hold among real estate investment managers.

Speakers at last week’s ULI’s Spring Meeting questioned whether data center hype is outweighing real returns. That brings the relative safety of accessing the asset class via lending into focus.

Managers are increasingly highlighting the stabilizing influence of credit investments in a private real estate portfolio.

Macro volatility has not diminished managers from plans to debut or expand real estate private credit platforms.

Trump’s tariff proposals stand to accelerate an already anticipated evolution in logistics property demand.

While a trio of deals have been postponed, at least one conduit deal is working its way through the market.

The impact of tariffs on interest rates and transaction volumes is top of mind for lenders and borrowers today.