Carlsbad, New Mexico is located 150 miles northeast of El Paso, Texas, in the southeastern section of New Mexico. It is well known as the gateway to the vast, bat-filled caves of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. But what’s really happening in Carlsbad involves oil and gas exploration and … [Read more...]
7.1.19: How to Pre-Qualify a Hotel for a CMBS Conduit Loan: An Update
In November, we explained how to pre-qualify a hotel for a CMBS conduit loan. We have received many positive comments on how useful our process is. Now? We are adding an additional test to the process. The test involves a limit to the maximum loan amount for certain franchises. Step 1: Is the … [Read more...]
ValueXpress Arranges a $6.2-Million CMBS Conduit Loan for the Refinance of a 69-Room Best Western Hotel in Houston, TX
ValueXpress has arranged a $6.2-million CMBS conduit loan for the refinance of a Best Western Hotel constructed in 2002. The three-story property is located near the Galleria section of Houston, Texas. The subject property was acquired by Fountainview BW, LLC in August 2014. The property was … [Read more...]
5.7.19: ValueXpress Refinancing SBA 7(a) Hotel Loans with CMBS Loans
The SBA 7(a) loan guarantee program allows commercial banks to make loans on owner-occupied commercial real estate that would otherwise be considered too risky. Hotels are considered particularly risky by many commercial banks. Most limited service hotels are owner-operated and qualify for SBA … [Read more...]
ValueXpress Arranges $4,500,000 CMBS Conduit Loan for the Refinance of a Hampton Inn Hotel in Santa Rosa, NM
ValueXpress has arranged a $4,500,000 CMBS conduit loan for the refinance of a 64-room Hampton Inn hotel located in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. The three-story hotel was constructed in 2008. The purpose for the loan was to convert an existing floating-rate SBA loan into a 10-year fixed rate loan at a … [Read more...]
ValueXpress Arranges $3,250,000 CMBS Conduit Loan for the Refinance of a Best Western Plus Hotel in Crawfordsville, IN
ValueXpress has arranged a $3,250,000 CMBS conduit loan for the refinance of an 81-room Best Western Plus hotel. The sponsors purchased the hotel in September 2015 from the bank in an all-cash transaction. The property was originally constructed in 2011 and operated as a Candlewood Suites until … [Read more...]
ValueXpress Arranges $9,000,000 Community Bank Loan to Refinance a 103-Room Wingate by Wyndham Hotel Located Near JFK Airport
ValueXpress obtained a $9,000,000 community bank loan to refinance a construction loan that was utilized to construct a 6-story, 103-room Wingate by Wyndham hotel located minutes from John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport. This transaction is the second closing completed by ValueXpress for this client. The … [Read more...]
ValueXpress Arranges $3.2-Million CMBS Conduit Loan for the Refinance of a 55-Room Best Western Hotel in Lake Charles, LA
ValueXpress has arranged a $3.2-million CMBS conduit loan for the refinance of the Best Western Bayou Inn & Suites hotel that was constructed in 2000. The two-story property is located off Interstate 10 at Exit 33 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lake Charles has grown with the onset of the … [Read more...]
11.23.18: How to Pre-Qualify a Hotel for a CMBS Conduit Loan
ValueXpress has completed over 200 hotel loan closings, more than 80% of which are fixed-rate, non-recourse CMBS conduit loans. To be most efficient, ValueXpress has developed a simple prequalification decision tree to determine if a hotel qualifies for a CMBS conduit loan. Step 1: Is the hotel … [Read more...]
4.11.18: A Quick Test to Determine Hotel Eligibility for a CMBS Conduit Loan
Often a borrower wants a quick answer on whether a hotel is eligible for a CMBS conduit loan without providing much information. A way to make a quick assessment is to look at TripAdvisor reviews. But before that, the first step in making an assessment is to “google” the address and look at the … [Read more...]