Insights
Forget Neutral. Are Financial Conditions Actually Restrictive?
The Fed raised rates in September, but the more consequential message may be that Warsh is less interested in where policy sits relative to neutral…

September 18, 2026
Forget Neutral. Are Financial Conditions Actually Restrictive?
The Fed raised rates in September, but the more consequential message may be that Warsh is less interested in where policy sits relative to neutral than in whether financial conditions…

September 16, 2026
Be Berkadia Spotlight: Beth Cork
At Berkadia, our success is built upon the talent and hard work of a broad, diversely skilled team. From analysts to loan closing specialists to managing directors, each of our…

August 28, 2026
The State of Borrowing Costs: Higher Rates, Tighter Spreads
Why Agency borrowers have been helped more by spread compression than Treasury policy There has been a lot of ink spilled recently about Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s announcement that the…

August 17, 2026
Healthcare REIT Second Quarter Reporting
Second Quarter Healthcare REIT Themes Capital Recycling Is Accelerating: Healthcare REITs are increasingly monetizing or recapitalizing outpatient medical assets to unlock flexible equity, preserve management income, and redeploy capital into…

August 14, 2026
The Market Is Still Carrying Water for the Fed
Real yields are doing much of the tightening work and theyoffer the clearest read on the true cost of capital. The Federal Reserve may be holding its policy rate steady,…

July 31, 2026
The Market Tightened for Warsh. Now What?
A hawkish Fed Chair, softer inflation data, and a credibility test arriving sooner than the market may expect. Markets came into Wednesday’s FOMC meeting focused on one question: why didn’t…

July 27, 2026
Be Berkadia Spotlight: Jeffrey McGinley
At Berkadia, our success is built upon the talent and hard work of a broad, diversely skilled team. From analysts to loan closing specialists to managing directors, each of our people…

July 2, 2026
Labor Market Cools, but Inflation Remains the Bigger Problem
After three consecutive months of stronger-than-expected payroll growth, June finally delivered a downside surprise. Employers added just 57,000 jobs during the month and prior months were revised lower, taking some…

June 18, 2026
The Missing Dot
Everyone will focus on the missing dot. The market sold off because of the nine that remained. Half the committee is now willing to discuss another rate hike this year,…

June 8, 2026
Three Reasons Investors Are Flocking to Manufactured Housing Communities
In today’s market, investors are asking a simple question: where can they find durable demand, constrained supply, and compelling long-term fundamentals? For many, the answer is manufactured housing communities. Across…
