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If the saga at Silicon Valley Bank hastens the arrival of the next recession, expect to see many more properties go into default sooner rather than later. This is bad news for lenders because they have ramped up their financing of real estate.
Banks are being compelled to pull back from real estate lending in the face of falling values and the imminent introduction of new Basel III rules that introduce a minimum capital floor.