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08/27/2026

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon is never shy about his opinion on the economy. Recently, Dimon stated that he expects the 10-year Treasury yield to remain north of 4% even if inflation returns to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. His reasoning has less to do inflation and more to do with the 'real rate' component of Treasury yields. The easiest way to understand the real rate is that it's the rate that the market would charge the US to borrow dollars if inflation were 0%.

Dimon pointed to persistent federal deficits, expanding Treasury issuance, and geopolitical uncertainty that could keep investors demanding higher yields to hold long-term government debt. On persistent federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office projects the 2026 federal deficit above $1.7 trillion! If Dimon's prediction comes true, Treasury rates of 4-4.5% over the long term could change things for real estate investors. If borrowing costs remain elevated, waiting for cheaper debt to rescue an investment becomes increasingly difficult to justify.

Investors would do well to keep this possible scenario in mind when underwriting deals in today's environment. Deals should work with today’s cost of capital as a long term assumption, not by hoping for a lower rate environment to refinance in the near future. For private real estate investors, the question shouldn't be, “When will rates come down?” But instead, “Does this investment still make sense if they do not?"

Source: https://ow.ly/mZax50ZC351

08/24/2026

CBRE expects U.S. commercial real estate transaction volume to increase 16% in 2026, including 20% growth in multifamily and 17% in retail. Capital is moving again. However, investors are not necessarily willing to accept yesterday’s pricing to put that capital to work. Case in point: cap rates remain elevated. In fact, CBRE has pushed its forecast for meaningful cap-rate compression back into 2027. In other words, increasing transaction activity doesn't automatically mean investors are bidding yields back down. Buyers are taking a measured approach to the market: demanding more income relative to the price they're paying.

For private real estate investors, this is an important signal. Demand and selectivity can rise at the same time. A healthier transaction market doesn't require investors to become less discerning. It can in fact mean that buyers and sellers are finally finding common ground at valuations that better compensate capital for today’s costs and risks.

Source: https://ow.ly/G0Qa50ZC2pC

08/21/2026

When Brian Niccol arrived at struggling Chipotle in 2018, his focus wasn't on cutting costs or imposing financial discipline. Instead, he was focused on operational excellence centered around the customer. His aim: rebuilding demand through better ex*****on, a stronger digital experience, and more effective restaurants. That formula worked. Over his six-year tenure, restaurant-level margins climbed from roughly 19% to nearly 29%.

At Chipotle, Niccol improved the customer experience, strengthened foot traffic, and then let operating margins follow. He is now applying the same strategy at Starbucks, which he has been running for almost 2 years. Niccol has added more labor in stores, focused on faster service, and renewed investment in the coffeehouse experience in an effort to boost profitability. It's starting to work. U.S. comparable-store sales increased 7.1% in fiscal Q2 2026, while transactions rose 4.3%.

There is a broader investing lesson here. In consumer businesses, margin expansion through cost cutting can be a tempting goal. However, long term profitability is the result of a thriving business, and that's tougher to create from simple cost-cutting measures. In the case of both Chipotle and Starbucks, customer experience is the real game. Margins will follow. We'll continue to monitor the Starbucks turnaround for what it tells us about reviving struggling businesses sustainably.

Source: https://ow.ly/x4ta50ZC2eW

08/20/2026

Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the hotel thesis seemed straightforward: millions of fans, limited rooms, and reservations piling up months before kickoff. Instead, one of CoStar’s biggest surprises was how late travelers waited to book. Despite matchups being known well in advance, booking windows remained remarkably similar to a normal summer.

However, late demand did not mean weak demand. During the World Cup final weekend, two Walker Hotels in New York reported occupancy above 90% while commanding rate premiums of more than 25%, according to CoStar. Smaller host markets including Kansas City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey were among the tournament’s biggest beneficiaries, while major markets such as New York, Dallas, and Los Angeles generated much of their RevPAR growth through higher room rates.

The lesson is subtle but important. A mega-event does not necessarily create months of predictable, market-wide economic growth. Demand can arrive late, concentrate around individual events, and express itself through pricing rather than occupancy. In effect, the World Cup behaved less like one five-week demand surge and more like a collection of individual demand spikes.

That matters with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and other global events ahead. For hotel investors and operators, the opportunity may lie less in assuming that a mega-event automatically fills rooms and more in having the operational flexibility to capture demand closer to the events. In hospitality, knowing how to price consumer behavior may prove just as important as knowing what is coming.

Source: https://ow.ly/zG1L50ZC3kj

07/27/2026

30-year mortgage rates saw a strong move higher week-over-week, rising 18 basis points (0.18%) to 6.81%. Rates have been moving largely in tandem with oil prices, which can signal rising inflation expectations. As inflation expectations increase, bond yields tend to rise to compensate investors for the loss of purchasing power, putting upward pressure on mortgage rates.

06/29/2026

30Yr mortgage rates drop by five basis points (0.05%) week-over-week, hitting their lowest levels since May 14, 2026. Thursdays job report may bring some volatility to markets after a muted week.

03/30/2026

30Yr mortgage rates jumped 11 basis points week-over-week to 6.64%, hitting their highest level in eight months. Rates have continued climbing in recent weeks, moving in tandem with oil prices — investors increasingly believe that rising crude costs could reignite inflation, pushing the Federal Reserve to hold rates higher for longer.

03/05/2026

Our CEO, Jasdeep Khera, featured on . Yieldwink investors invested over $3M in preferred equity to support the development of this IHG Voco brand hotel development in the heart of Times Square.

03/03/2026

In every major U.S. metro, renting now costs less than owning.

According to a recent Axios analysis of metro housing costs, the monthly cost of homeownership exceeds renting in the majority of large U.S. cities. Elevated mortgage rates combined with still-high home prices have widened the affordability gap, even as rent growth has cooled from pandemic peaks.

In several high-cost metros, owning a median-priced home now requires $1,000+ per month more than the cost of renting a comparable property. The shift reflects the rapid increase in borrowing costs since 2022, which has materially raised monthly mortgage payments despite modest price stabilization in some regions.

And this doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon. When the cost of capital rises faster than wages as has happened since the global pandemic, homeownership becomes less and less affordable. The increased cost of homeownership doesn't end at housing however. This dynamic negatively affects household formation, mobility, consumer spending, and long-term wealth accumulation patterns across regions.

Affordability pressures may slow home sales, but they also strengthen rental demand as ownership moves further out of reach. For investors, the opportunity may be in identifying still affordable markets where the rent-own gap sustains continued rent growth.

Source: Axios.com, Data: LendingTree analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data; Note: Monthly costs include utilities, fees, and/or taxes; Median housing costs above $4,000 are recorded as "$4,000+" by the Census Bureau; Original Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios

03/02/2026

30Yr mortgage rates remain unchanged week-over-week, resting at 5.99%. Bond market volatility was also largely muted this last week despite a higher-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) reading. The index for final demand rose 2.9%, above the 2.6% forecast, for the 12 months ending in January 2026.

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