721: Commercial Real Estate Could Crash, But Are Everyday Investors Impacted

<p>A <strong>commercial </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/this-housing-market-isnt-like-2008-but-you-should-still-be-concerned" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>real estate crash</strong></a> is looking more and more <strong>likely in 2023</strong>. <strong>Rising interest rates</strong>, compressed<strong> cap rates</strong>, and <strong>new inventory </strong>about to hit the market is making commercial real estate, and multifamily more specifically, look as unattractive as ever to a real estate investor. But with so much money still thrown at multifamily investments, <strong>are everyday investors going to get caught up in all the hysteria?</strong> Or is this merely an <strong>overhyped crash </strong>that won’t come to fruition for years to come?</p><p><strong>Scott Trench</strong>, <strong>CEO of BiggerPockets</strong> and host of the <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcasts/money" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>BiggerPockets Money Podcast</em></a>, has had suspicions about the multifamily space since mortgage rates began to spike. Now, he’s on the show to explain <strong>why a crash could happen</strong>, <strong>who it will affect</strong>, and <strong>what investors can do</strong> to prepare themselves. This is NOT a time to take on the high-stakes deals that were so prominent in 2020 and 2021. Scott gives his recommendations on what both passive and active investors can do to keep their wealth if and when a crash finally hits.</p><p>But that’s not all! We wouldn’t be talking about multifamily without <strong>Andrew Cushman</strong> and<strong> Matt Faircloth</strong>, two large multifamily investors who have decades of experience in the space. Andrew and Matt take questions from two BiggerPockets mentees, <strong>Philip </strong>and <strong>Danny</strong>, a couple of California-based investors trying to<strong> scale their multifamily portfolios</strong>. If you want to <strong>get into multifamily the right way</strong> or dodge a lou