The outlook for the U.S. lodging industry continues to be extremely strong, according to the recently released June 2015 edition of PKF Hospitality Research’s (PKF-HR, a CBRE company) Hotel Horizons®. The report forecasts that U.S. hotels will continue to enjoy revenue per available room (RevPAR) … [Read more...] about 7.20.15: PKF Hospitality Research Issues U.S. Lodging Forecast
2.13.14: Wells Research Supports Weaker Underwriting Metrics in CMBS Loans
Jim Brett, head of CMBS analytics at ValueXpress, was recently lamenting, “Mike, I feel like the CMBS deals are more aggressive than last year. The underwriting and asset quality just doesn’t feel as good, except for a deal here and there. If I looked at the trailing credit metrics, I wonder what I … [Read more...] about 2.13.14: Wells Research Supports Weaker Underwriting Metrics in CMBS Loans