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U.S. commercial real estate is showing another major sign of stress.

According to Trepp’s latest September 2026 data, the office CMBS delinquency rate rose to 12.16%, up 16 basis points from August. That is above the peak seen during the Global Financial Crisis.

CRED iQ's broader measure was even higher, putting office CMBS delinquencies at 13.2% in August, with the office special-servicing rate reaching 15.7%.

One important distinction: much of the current stress is being driven by maturing loans that cannot be refinanced at existing valuations and interest rates, rather than borrowers simply missing monthly payments. CRED iQ estimates that 71% of distressed office balances are tied to failed or imminent refinancing.

Source: Office CMBS Delinquency Rate at Highest Level This Decade – Commercial Observer

The key question now is whether lenders continue extending troubled loans or begin forcing more restructurings, sales and foreclosures.

Is this primarily an office-sector problem, or could it eventually spill over into banks, credit markets and the broader economy?