Debt Yields Rebound as Negative Leverage Persists Across CMBS Property Types

CRED iQ's loan-level analysis of approximately 3,700 CMBS loans totaling $94.7 billion finds that debt yields have rebounded to a weighted-average of 10.3% across property types, with office leading at 15.75% and multifamily lowest at 8.87%. The analysis reveals that four of six property types (multifamily, retail, industrial, and self-storage) exhibit negative leverage, meaning cap rates fall below loan coupons, indicating that new acquisitions cannot generate day-one positive returns without future NOI growth or refinancing relief.