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10Y UST nears 5%, office CMBS delinquency hits 12.2% — CRE braces for reckoning

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Rates check

The 10-year UST climbed another 5 bps to 4.74%, while the 2-year added 5 bps to 4.24%. SOFR ticked up 2 bps to 3.65%. For CRE borrowers, this means floating-rate debt is getting more expensive by the day, and fixed-rate permanent loans are pricing well north of 7% — Mortgage News Daily has the 30-year fixed at 7.58%. Underwriting is tightening fast: higher debt costs compress DSCRs, force lower leverage, and push cap rates outward. Sponsors facing near-term maturities should lock rate caps now and explore bridge-to-fixed structures before the Fed’s next move.

The big story

The office CMBS delinquency rate re-spiked to 12.2%, far exceeding the financial-crisis peak, per Wolf Street. This isn’t just a headline — it’s the end of extend-and-pretend. Special servicers are running out of runway, and lenders are increasingly forcing sales or foreclosures. For brokers and sponsors, this means a wave of distressed office assets will finally hit the market, resetting values and creating opportunities for well-capitalized buyers. But the bid-ask spread remains wide, and debt for office is scarce. Expect CMBS spreads to widen further, making refinancing even tougher for borderline assets.

Worth knowing

One number

12.2% — The office CMBS delinquency rate, now worse than the financial crisis peak, signaling a forced reset in office values and a wave of distressed sales.

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