Wednesday morning, September 10th, and while your competition waits for tomorrow's ECB decision, we're delivering the pre-meeting global intelligence that positions institutional real estate capital ahead of the curve. **Wednesday Pre-ECB Positioning:** - ECB September 11 meeting tomorrow with market consensus expecting hold at 2.0% deposit rate - Wait-and-see approach with potential cuts possibly deferred until December - Fed September 16-17 FOMC with 97% probability 25bp cut creating central bank divergence - French political uncertainty and inflation near 2% target supporting ECB pause **Global Investment Wednesday Intelligence:** - Global real estate investment recovery projected 27% increase to $952B in 2025 - North America leading growth 38% to $575B driven by Fed rate cuts - Institutions reducing CRE target allocations 10% average following 2023 underperformance - Investment activity projected 10% growth reaching $437B this year **Wednesday Refinancing Intelligence:** - $957B commercial mortgages maturing 2025 including $150.9B private-label CMBS - Nearly 63% of all US banks' CRE loans set to mature by year-end 2025 - Delinquency rates 7.2% July 2025 (up nearly 2pp from July 2024) - Office sector 11.0% delinquency July, loan modifications surging with "extend-and-pretend" tactics **CMBS Market Resurgence:** - Private-label CMBS issuance $59.55B H1 2025 (highest in 15+ years, up 35% YoY) - Full-year 2025 forecast $110B-$138B potentially reaching pre-GFC levels - SASB deals dominating issuance backed by trophy properties - Institutional capital active with private debt funds increasing market presence **Currency Wednesday Positioning:** - EUR/USD at 1.17085 ahead of ECB meeting (slight decrease but up over past week) - US 10-Year yield 4.08-4.09%, 30-Year eased to 4.73% - Dollar weakness on Fed cut expectations with 66bp easing expected this year - 10-Year forecast 4.06% end Q3, 4.00% in 12 months **Sector Wednesday Intelligence:** - Data Centers: 2.8% vacancy in primary markets, 21.3% FFO growth Q3 (top REIT performer), global investment $60B+ 2024 growing 20% by mid-2025 - Office: 20.4% vacancy Q1 record high but stabilization signs emerging, construction at 13-year low - Industrial: 7.5% vacancy, 1.7% rent growth, 8.0% FFO growth Q3, Miami-Dade/Minneapolis/Houston outperforming Wednesday intelligence that positions institutional capital ahead of tomorrow's ECB decision while others wait and react. Because in institutional real estate, pre-meeting positioning isn't optional - it's competitive advantage.