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- A real estate boss expects at least 500 banks to fail or be taken over in the next two years.
- Scott Rechler, CEO of RXR, said the maturing of commercial real estate loans would hit smaller lenders.
- Commercial real estate has been hit by declining asset prices, costlier borrowing, and tighter lending.
Hundreds of American banks will collapse or be taken over by 2026, a top real estate executive predicted.