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Data-center CMBS is growing fast. The underwriting is not apartments.
About $17 billion of data-center CMBS has priced since early 2025, more than triple the prior two years. AAA spreads average about 165 basis points, wider than office, retail, and industrial. Investors are paying for power, cooling, and chip-cycle risk. Separate those assumptions from a broker growth story.
David Fields
Sep 15, 2026
7 min read