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Spreads are tightening. Agencies are competing at record levels. And the 10-year Treasury just surged 34 basis points in two weeks on Middle East escalation.

That is the CRE debt market in May 2026 - simultaneously more liquid and more expensive than anyone projected.

The Fed's two-cut path is gone. The March dot plot projects one cut at best. Market pricing now includes non-trivial probability of a hike. Jerome Powell departs May 15. And yet lender competition for qualifying CRE transactions is as strong as it has been in years.

Spreads on stabilized multifamily have compressed to 154 bps over the 10-year. Life companies are active at 170 bps. Banks and private credit platforms are competing on nearly every deal profile.

The Q2 2026 refinancing and recapitalization opportunity is real. The borrowers who act now will capture it. The ones who wait for rate clarity will likely find that the window closed while they were deciding.

Read the full break down of capital conditions, lender behavior, market pricing, and what it means for borrowers and investors:

CRE Debt Market Sentiment: May 1, 2026 | INSIGNIA Financial Services The May 2026 CRE debt market is navigating a structural paradox: credit spreads are compressing as benchmark rates rise. Agencies are at peak volume, lender competition is intense, and the refinancing window is open — but narrowing. John Morelli of INSIGNIA Financial Services breaks down the capit...