State of the Macroeconomy & Real Estate Lending Trends

IMN Real Estate Mezzanine Financing & High Yield Debt Conference

The Union League Club, New York

6.9.26

Eric Sauter, Partner in White and Williams LLP's Real Estate Practice Group, will moderate a panel, “State of the Macroeconomy & Real Estate Lending Trends,” at the IMN Real Estate Mezzanine Financing & High Yield Debt Conference held on June 9, 2026 from 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM at the Union League Club in New York.

Eric's panel will discuss:

• What impact are interest rates, geopolitics, and tariffs having on CRE investment and operations generally?  How do you expect this to develop over the coming year?
• What do you see as your most likely sources of capital over the next six months?
• How is inflation affecting liquidity? What do you think needs to happen to unlock liquidity in the marketplace?
• Mezzanine debt & market today, what are you seeing?
• Are certain assets more susceptible to liquidity challenges?
• What impact on CRE lending and investment have we seen recently with banks generally?
• What macroeconomic factors are having the biggest impact on asset pricing? 
• How do you think the current global landscape will affect the global real estate market?
• Which regulatory developments do you expect will make the biggest waves for CRE?
• Which asset classes and markets will face the biggest headwinds in the coming year, and which are primed for growth?  Are you seeing any asset bubbles?

Eric will moderate this panel discussion between Douglas Lyons, Managing Principal at Pearlmark; Shaunak Tanna, Executive Director at PGIM Real Estate; Drew Fung, Head of Debt Investment Group at Clarion Partners; Matthew Snyder, Managing Director at Rithm Capital; and Jonathan Bennett, Bennett of AmTrustRE.

White and Williams LLP is proud to be a returning Silver Sponsor of this informative annual industry event. To read the full conference agenda, click here.