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The new provision should keep LIBOR’s staggered sunset going smoothly.

The Chicago boutique is steering clear from large-cap office markets as it evaluates more industrial plays.

The Los Angeles lender is making a bet on Class A New York office space, alongside co-living and student housing assets.

New chief executive eyes more $50m-plus and multi-property deals.

Players across the capital stack are building more barriers in deals to counter expense risk.

The Fed hopes to combat inflation this year with three substantial rate increases, but the hikes were expected and lenders will be more impacted by spread movement, market participants said.

Many lenders are focused on high-growth markets where life sciences and data storage are key sectors and DIGITAL drivers – trends linked to demographics, infrastructure and globalization – come into play.

Real time analysis coming into its own, rising liquidity premiums for niche sectors and Fed rate hikes are expected to drive US commercial real estate debt markets this year.

A wave of venture capital investment, increased federal spending and tenant demand for high-quality space is putting the sector under the microscope.

The firm believes there has been a push toward real estate debt strategies due to lack of alternatives within the broader fixed income market.