First Shoe to DropThere’s a new red light flashing when it comes to commercial real estate.
An obscure investment product used to finance risky projects is facing unprecedented stress as borrowers struggle to repay loans tied to commercial property ventures.
Known as
commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations (CRE CLO), they bundle debt that would usually be seen as too speculative for conventional mortgage-backed securities.
In just the last seven months, the share of troubled assets held by these niche products surged four-fold—rising by one measure to more than 7.4%.
For the hardest hit, delinquency rates are in the double digits. That’s left major players in the $80 billion market rushing to rework loans while short sellers ramp up attacks on publicly-traded issuers.
Source: Bloomberg
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