"Private credit funds accounted for roughly 24% of U.S. CRE lending volume last year, well above their 10-year average of 14%. For middle-market borrowers, that capital mattered. Private lenders offered flexibility, speed and a willingness to structure around complexity."
"Commercial lending in the middle market still depends way too much on fragmented broker relationships and variable, inconsistent lender criteria. Most transactions are not rejected because of rate alone; instead, they fall apart because one variable is misaligned debt coverage, how the loan is secured, geography, loan size, prepayment terms."
"In strong markets, that inefficiency is easier to overlook. Capital is easy to access, and borrowers often settle for good enough. In tighter cycles, trial-and-error becomes expensive. Brokers spend weeks or months circulating deals. Borrowers absorb higher costs or delayed timelines."
Private credit funds have grown to represent 24% of U.S. commercial real estate lending, up from a 10-year average of 14%, providing crucial liquidity and flexibility to middle-market borrowers as banks tightened lending. However, this expansion concealed systemic inefficiencies rather than modernizing the market. As loans mature and refinancing activity increases amid rising rates, private lenders are becoming more selective while delinquency rates rise. The middle market now faces a refinance wall without previous capital cushions. Commercial lending remains dependent on fragmented broker relationships and inconsistent lender criteria, with deals failing when single variables misalign rather than due to rates alone. In strong markets, this inefficiency goes unnoticed, but tighter cycles expose costly trial-and-error processes affecting brokers, borrowers, and lenders.
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