Previously we described that over 30% of US renters didn't pay their April apartment rent as the fallout of coronavirus-induced mass unemployment claims continues to ripple across various key sectors. Despite that some tenants will receive temporary protection from evictions "by a patchwork of federal and local laws" the reality is that as unpaid rents pile up, so will mortgage defaults as landlords struggle to satisfy their obligations - which will in turn affect fixed-income investments backed by said mortgages.

On the commercial side, Bloomberg estimates that about $81 billion in commercial rent comes due on average each month, but of course this is anything but a typical month, resulting in "The delay of a sizable portion of that will put an enormous strain on the complex systems for financing real estate and highlight how quickly the pain caused by social distancing has spread," as Bloomberg observes.