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Gray Report Podcast/Video: Rates, The Recovery, and The Wall

The $875B Maturity Wall, Kevin Warsh, and Why Class A Rents Keep Pulling Away πŸ’πŸ“Š

Spencer Gray and Griffin Haddad break down the widening rent gap between Class A and B/C multifamily, the state of the CRE maturity wall, and how Gray Capital turned around two underperforming assets to drive 8% portfolio-wide NOI growth β€” plus their read on the Fed heading into its decision to hold rates.

πŸ“ˆ Portfolio NOI up 8% YoY β€” driven by fixing occupancy (not chasing rent growth) at Solana and River Club
πŸ—οΈ K-shaped recovery: why new Class A product (cabanas, golf simulators) is pulling away from renovated B/C stock
πŸ“‰ National absorption has crossed above completions β€” is 2027 the year real rent growth returns?
πŸ’° The $875B CRE maturity wall ($400B multifamily) β€” why it’s been an orderly workout, not a crash
🏦 Preferred equity 101: new acquisitions vs. “rescue capital” for maturing loans
πŸ›οΈ Setting up the Fed’s rate decision under Kevin Warsh amid Iran-driven oil volatility (decision still pending at time of recording)
πŸ™οΈ Deal spotlight: The Century in West Lafayette, IN β€” 252 units across the street from a $3.6B SK Hynix chip fab bringing up to 8,000 jobs

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