CREFC Gathers West Coast Real Estate Finance Leaders in Newport Beach
Event summary
- CREFC's West Coast Finance Forum is scheduled for October 22, 2026, in Newport Beach, California.
- The one-day event will feature discussions with industry leaders like Rick J. Caruso and Charlie Rose.
- Topics include market updates, distressed asset opportunities, and modern real estate financing structures.
- Over 400 companies and 19,000 individuals are part of CREFC's membership.
The big picture
The CRE Finance Council's West Coast Finance Forum comes at a critical time for the $6 trillion commercial real estate finance industry. With economic drivers, policy changes, and technological impacts like AI reshaping the market, the event aims to provide timely insights and foster industry-wide dialogue. The forum's focus on distressed assets and financing structures reflects broader trends in capital markets and investment strategies.
What we're watching
- Market Dynamics
- How the evolving bid-ask spread will influence lender decisions and investment opportunities.
- Distressed Assets
- Whether valuations have truly reset and where opportunities are emerging in distressed commercial real estate.
- Financing Innovations
- The pace at which repo financing and CRE CLOs will reshape the modern real estate financing lifecycle.
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