394: Operations On Multifamily Are Sound, Many Properties Will Survive By Restructuring Debt Terms

Since mid-2022, Commercial Real Estate prices have been in a freefall. Dramatic increases in Interest rates have pushed prices down, capital has dried up, and the market has come to a standstill. The lending industry, however, is varied and complicated, and no one quite knows what will transpire when loan maturities transpire. Unlike 2008-09, operations on most properties are sound, but unprecedented rate increases will saddle properties with more debt than they’ll be able to service. Brian Burke, President and CEO of Praxis Capital, has been through several cycles, and believes the fallout from this phenomenon will not be as bad as many predict.