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The Refinance Gap

Episode 26 Published 2 months, 1 week ago

Trepp: ~$65B private-label CMBS maturing H2 2026, but ~$28B has extension options pushing to 2027
799 hard-maturity loans ($15.1B) analyzed; $16.2B theoretical refinance capacity in aggregate
54% of hard-maturity balance ($8.1B) needs fresh equity; $5.6B needs 20%+ cash-in
Interest-only: $8.2B maturing, only $6.8B refinance capacity; 80% need cash-in, 61% need 20%+
Amortizing: $6.9B maturing, $9.4B capacity; only 23% need cash-in, 9% need 20%+
Office: $4.8B hard maturities; 63% need cash-in, 56% need 20%+
Mixed-use: 80% need equity, 76% need 20%+
New York: $627M refinance gap, 40% of all loans needing 20%+ paydowns
Debt yield is the scoreboard: 2024-2025 loans that paid off averaged 13-14%; non-payers averaged 9% or below
2026 total hard maturities: $76.6B; 36% ($27.3B) at or below 8% debt yield
39% of hard maturities concentrated in Q4
One New York Plaza ($835M, 2.6M SF): 6.5% debt yield, modified and extended to 2028
CMBS office delinquency hit all-time high of 12.34% in January 2026