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Ana Lai

Ana Lai, CFA, is Senior Director of Real Estate at S&P Global Ratings. An experienced credit analyst specializing in investment-grade and high yielding equities and corporate bonds, her coverage includes the REIT, capital goods, and retail sectors.

By Ana Lai

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    Comment: Heightened Refinancing Risk Pressures Credit Quality

    Following publication of its 2024 Credit Outlook: Real Estate report, S&P Global Ratings' credit analyst, Ana Lai CFA comments on the the U.S. real estate sector where ratings remain under pressure as 'higher-for-longer' interest rates and a restrictive bank lending environment impair
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    Headwinds Looming Over U.S. Office REITs

    Ana Lai, Senior Director Real Estate, S&P Global Ratings, says the office real estate market in the United States is deteriorating, pressured by longer-term secular headwinds from remote working and near-term cyclical risks from a slowing economy and weaker job growth, and explains recent