Are CRE and multifamily investors prepared for higher-for-even-longer interest rates? The Fed's decision to maintain the current level of the federal funds rate is no surprise, but this does not eliminate the challenges that persistently high interest rates have brought. The multifamily market may be the best-positioned CRE sector in the current economic environment, but many apartment operators are taking a cautious "heads in beds" strategy.Sources discussed in this episode:The New York Times: “As Fed Holds Rates Steady, Powell Says Next Step Is ‘Not at All Clear’” - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/business/federal-reserve-may-meeting.html FOMC May 7 Statement: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250507a.htmNewmark: “Q1 2025 Capital Markets Report” - https://www.nmrk.com/storage-nmrk/uploads/documents/hotel-nsights/1Q25-Newmark-State-of-the-U.S.-Capital-Markets_External.pdf CREDiQ: “The Extend-and-Pretend Surge: $40 Billion in CRE Loan Modifications Signals a Shifting Market” - https://cred-iq.com/blog/2025/04/17/the-extend-pretend-surge-40-billion-in-cre-loan-modifications-signals-a-shifting-market/ Cushman & Wakefield: “Multifamily’s ‘firm foundation . . . through this next period of volatility’” - https://assets.cushmanwakefield.com/-/media/cw/americas/united-states/insights/research-report-pdfs/2025/multifamily-digest-may-2025.pdf?rev=e6619f079c7444b9b645574c1400f30e RealPage: “Operators Appear to Buy Occupancy as Rent Growth Slows in April” - https://www.realpage.com/analytics/april-2025-data-update/ Download Gray Capital's latest report: ⁠https://www.graycapitalllc.com/window/⁠Sign up for our free multifamily newsletter here: ⁠https://www.graycapitalllc.com/newsletter⁠ DISCLAIMERS: This podcast does not constitute professional financial advice and is for educational/entertainment purposes only. This podcast is not an offer to invest. Any offering would be made through a private placement memorandum and would be limited to accredited investors.

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