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Sunbelt Multifamily is Breaking. Who Wants to See the Deals?

We're seeing more and more broken multifamily deals come across our desk, and the numbers are finally catching up to what we're seeing on the ground.

Multifamily CMBS delinquencies are now 7.69%, according to Trepp. Two years ago they were 3.3%. On top of that, 8.37% of multifamily CMBS loans are with the special servicer. Across all of CRE, CMBS special servicing is at 11.42%, the highest level since early 2013. And the maturity wall isn't behind us: 17% of commercial and multifamily mortgage balances come due this year.

Here's what most people miss. Headline bank delinquencies actually dipped last quarter, but 90+ day delinquencies and realized losses went up. Lenders aren't getting paid back. They're working these loans out, and they're getting more aggressive about it. That's not a cycle that's resolving. It's one that's heading toward recaps, note sales, and forced sellers.

Most of what we're seeing is Sunbelt multifamily bought or built on floating-rate debt that's now maturing. In many cases, the underlying real estate is operating well. It's a capitalization problem, not an asset problem. The sponsors just can't refinance at today's rates, and they're running out of extensions. Meanwhile, disciplined buyers are picking up quality assets 25–30% below where comparable properties traded two years ago.

We're working with a range of capital sources on these situations, including:

• Rescue and recap capital: short-duration preferred equity into performing assets facing a maturity default, priced for the urgency, with basis protection built in from day one.

• Value-add and opportunistic equity: partnering with experienced sponsors buying at a real discount to replacement cost, with upside from both the basis and operational lift.

• Note and asset buyers: groups that want to step in at a discount where the sponsor can't solve it.

The deal flow is growing faster than our list. If you're providing rescue, recap, or opportunistic capital, or would for the right deal, I'd like to know what you're looking for. We're often seeing these before they're broadly marketed. Reply to this email or click the button and we’ll schedule a call.

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Nathan Whigham
President
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