Are cap rates still compressing?

What are you guys seeing with Cap Rates? While the price of debt continues to rise, it seems like the cap rates (in stuff I'm looking at) have not followed suit and in some cases appear to still be compressing. Curious on when you guys think they start to catch up and move the same way as the debt. Maybe I am missing something or we are just in the part of the cycle where this happens (still relatively new to RE).

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Bump. Where I'm at, Cap Rates seem stagnant but very compressed. In some situations I have seen deals where you need 60% LTV to even cash flow.. which is just ridiculous.

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@OP, the price of real estate debt has not been rising. While benchmark rates, such as LIBOR, tied to deal all-in interest rates have gone up, there has been a basis point for basis point reduction in spread to maintain the same all-in deal interest rate. In fact, this all-in rate is compressing, not widening, as Lenders are willing to accept the bottom end of their target return thresholds in order to win deals.

 
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