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🚨 Why A 100% Leased Building Got A Default Notice

This is what extend-and-pretend looks like when it breaks

Oct 02, 2026
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A fully leased building with Apple as its largest tenant just received a notice of default.

The $209 million Crossroads III loan was extended once, moved to special servicing in August, and received the notice on September 1.

It is part of a wider shift: office CMBS delinquency has reached 13.2%, while 51% of office loans sent to special servicing over the past year were still current when they arrived.


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Now the 10-year Treasury has hit 5.3%, its highest level since 2002, putting even more pressure on loans that need to refinance.

Pricing is resetting on the sales side too, where half of Los Angeles office deals closed at a loss and larger commercial assets sit 19.4% below their 2022 peak.

Here’s where lenders are moving loans early and where buyers are closing below prior prices:

🏢 Half of LA Office Sales Lose Value

📈 10-Year Treasury Hits 5.3%

🏘️ Multifamily Delinquencies Hit 20-Year High

🏙️ Small CRE Deals Near Record Prices

🏷️ Housing Price Cuts Hit 4-Year High

🚨 Office Loans Flag Trouble Before Default

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Half of LA Office Sales Close at a Loss

Half of Los Angeles office sales between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026 traded below the previous owner’s price, with losses rising to 79.2% among buildings larger than 100,000 square feet. 2nd Oct

Treasury Yields Put More Pressure on CRE

The 10-year Treasury hit 5.3%, its highest level since 2002, raising refinancing costs and increasing pressure on owners who now face tougher choices between adding equity, refinancing, or selling. 2nd Oct

Multifamily Delinquencies Hit a 20-Year High

Freddie Mac’s multifamily serious delinquency rate rose to 0.64% in August, its highest level in more than two decades and above its comparable Great Recession peak. 2nd Oct

Smaller CRE Deals Outperform Larger Assets

Smaller commercial properties sit just 0.5% below record pricing while the index tracking larger assets remains 19.4% below its 2022 peak, showing a widening split by deal size. 2nd Oct

Housing Price Cuts Hit a Four-Year High

Mortgage rates above 7% pushed the share of listings with price reductions to 20.8% in September as pending sales fell 4.1% and inventory climbed above 1.16 million homes. 2nd Oct

Office Loans Move to Servicing Before Default

Office CMBS delinquency reached 13.2% while 51% of loans transferred to special servicing over the past year were still current, showing lenders are acting months before missed payments or maturity failures.

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