The Oil Collapse & Its Impact on Hotels

The Oil Collapse & Its Impact on Hotels

THE OIL / NATURAL GAS PRICE COLLAPSE AND ITS IMPACT ON HOTELS Written by Bill Stuckeman & Sonny Torres   Boom – yes / Bust – big time / Bounce Back -?????? In August of 2014 the Average Price of West Texas Crude was $95.00 a barrel. Hotels that were located...
RETAIL….IS THERE A RETURN POLICY?

RETAIL….IS THERE A RETURN POLICY?

RETAIL….IS THERE A RETURN POLICY? If you buy an item through a retail store and you aren’t satisfied with it when you get home, you can usually return the item to the store.  If only there was a similar return policy for the whole mall or retail center!  Many retail...
Request Denied – Game Over?

Request Denied – Game Over?

Request Denied by Bjorn Borgenhard So, you have been in Special Servicing for 6 months. You have accommodated every request from the Special Servicer for additional information and cooperated with the seemingly endless line of appraisers and property inspectors. You...
ABC’s of CMBS

ABC’s of CMBS

Learning the ABC’s by Stephanie Miles & Megan White Recently, we were on a call with a potential client when the conversation turned to conditions being placed on buyers of properties with CMBS loans that need to be assumed. We ran through the general conditions...
Re-Do’s

Re-Do’s

Re-Do’s & CMBS by Pam Banegas It feels like Hollywood runs out of creativity juice from time to time and resorts to remakes or a re-do! The question is this: is the re-do better than the first one? Was the Warren Beatty/Annette Benning re-do of An Affair to...