CREFC Announces its Annual High Yield, Distressed Assets, & Servicing Conference

Featuring panel discussions focused on alternative lenders and their investment strategies in various commercial property markets

NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The CRE Finance Council (CREFC), the trade association that exclusively represents the nearly $6 trillion commercial and multifamily real estate finance industry, will host its annual High Yield, Distressed Assets, & Servicing Conference on March 4 in New York City. This year's event is tailored to alternative lenders and servicers, as well as high-yield investors focused on both CRE debt and equity. Panel discussions will home in on CRE loan performance amidst an elevated rate environment and propose strategies on how best to address sub-performing and non-performing loans.

This CREFC one-day conference features a robust program examining the most relevant issues in CRE finance, including the role played by alternative lenders as capital providers and understanding how servicers manage complex transactions being tested by a wave of maturing loans. Panelists will also consider how geography plays a role today in commercial property defaults and examine the latest trends in the multifamily sector.

Conference panels include:

• Balancing the Portfolio: Real Estate's Role in the Modern Investment Landscape
  
  
• Pushing Boundaries: Where Do Alternative Lenders Go Next?
  
  
• Servicing under Stress: Navigating Complex Loan Structures
  
  
• Darling to Distress? The Multifamily Puzzle
  
  
• Geography Matters: Addressing Tri-State Default Trends

We look forward to seeing you at our 2025 CREFC High Yield, Distressed Assets, & Servicing Conference. Our sincere gratitude goes out to this year's partner sponsor Holland & Knight LLP. 

When: March 4, 2025

Where: New York Athletic Club

180 Central Park South

New York, NY 10019

Program: https://bit.ly/HighYieldProgram25

Registration: https://bit.ly/HighYield25Registration

"Each year, our March conference attracts top industry professionals who share their valuable insights on the latest trends in CRE finance," said Lisa Pendergast, President and CEO, CREFC.

"This year, our panelists will consider how a growingly dynamic regulatory environment and shifting macroeconomic issues impact income-producing properties. Our panels will examine the role of alternative lenders in today's environment and what's driving their interest in commercial real estate. Housing in general, and multifamily in particular, will be a keen focus as dynamics in the sector are constantly changing as issues such as tenant protections and affordability take center stage. Loan performance - be it for securitized or balance-sheet loans - also tops the list of lender and bond investor concerns and will be addressed in one of the day's panels."

To learn more about CREFC's upcoming conferences and events, please visit: https://www.crefc.org/events

About CREFC

The CRE Finance Council (CREFC) is the trade association for the nearly $6 trillion commercial real estate finance industry with a membership that includes approximately 400 companies and 19,000 individuals. Member firms include balance sheet and securitized lenders, loan and bond investors, private equity firms, servicers, rating agencies, and borrowers. For 30 years, CREFC has promoted liquidity, transparency, and efficiency in the commercial real estate finance markets, and functioned as a legislative and regulatory advocate for the industry, playing a vital role in setting market standards and best practices, and providing education for market participants.

SOURCE CRE Finance Council