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July 10, 2026
We are pleased to share the release of The State of CRE Servicing – Midyear 2026, the second report in our Spotlight on Servicing educational series focused on the servicing business.
Drawing on discussions from last month’s CREFC Annual Conference, the report highlights the key servicing themes that emerged across multiple sessions and explores what they reveal about the current state of commercial real estate servicing. From evolving asset management strategies and investor expectations to the growing demand for timely, transparent loan reporting, the report provides a timely overview of the issues shaping today's servicing landscape.
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Spotlight on Servicing reports can be found in the CREFC Resource Center or Member Alert archives.
For questions or additional information: Rich Carlson Senior Director, Servicing Liaison CRE Finance Council rcarlson@crefc.org
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June 30, 2026
As we covered last week, the revised 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644) passed the Senate by a vote of 85-5 and the House 358-32.
Why it matters: Trump was expected to sign the bill, but he posted on social media several times that the bill was written by Democrats and then declined to sign as a pressure tactic on the Senate to pass the election-related legislation.
Go deeper: The bill still contains a section that seeks to ban large institutional investors from owning more than 350 single-family homes.
Contact David McCarthy (dmccarthy@crefc.org) with questions.
CREFC held a highly engaged, roundtable meeting during the CREFC Annual Conference in New York City to address evolution and standardization across CRE Collateralized Loan Obligation (CRE CLO) reporting. The session, which brought together over 120 market participants, focused on driving enhanced transparency and assessing the structural deployment of CREFC’s Collateral Manager Data Report (CMDR).
The discussion centered on several critical updates, market adoption metrics, and forward-looking data initiatives:
NCREIF and CREFC announced the launch of the NCREIF/CREFC Fund Index Open-end Moderate-Yield Debt in December 2025, the first-ever institutional fund-level benchmark for private real estate debt funds. Developed jointly by the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries and the CRE Finance Council, the Moderate-Yield Debt Index fills a long-standing market need for a standardized, transparent benchmark that reflects the risk-return characteristics of actively managed open-end commercial real estate debt strategies.
Consultation Phase. The Moderate-Yield Debt Index will be issued in a consultation phase for one to two years to solicit the appropriate level of feedback from industry professionals and ensure the index’s methodology and governance align with market expectations. During this period NCREIF and CREFC will engage stakeholders on methodology refinements, data standards, and reporting practices. After the initial consultation, if appropriate, the NCREIF/CREFC Fund Index Open-end Moderate-Yield Debt will be memorialized as an official NCREIF/CREFC product.
CREFC has teamed up with NCREIF to produce and promote the NCREIF/CREFC Open-end Debt Fund Aggregate (the “Debt Aggregate”). In short, this product will deliver a fund-level compilation of open-end debt funds providing financing to commercial and multifamily real estate borrowers/owners. The Debt Aggregate will be issued in a draft “consultation” format for at least one year, which allows time for industry feedback before it is rolled out as an official product.
For questions or to get involved, contact Lisa Pendergast
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The mission of the Young Professionals (YP) Network is to provide a platform for junior CRE finance professionals to foster meaningful business relationships and gain relevant industry knowledge through networking events, seminars and panels.
YP programming events are developed by YPs – so the content is current and applicable in their daily work. Each YP educational event includes a networking aspect to build and foster industry relationships with both peers and seasoned industry leaders. YPs are surveyed by region for ideas for future programming to ensure educational and industry needs are met.
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