CMBS

At least 25 properties that Columbia Sussex Corp. has financed with loans packaged into commercial-mortgage backed securities are in special servicing or on servicer watch lists.

The transaction finances the loan portion of a $989.5 million acquisition of warehouse and distribution properties located in nine states.

Fitch and Trepp reported that overall commercial mortgage-backed security delinquencies were down, while the MBA reported a slight increase.

The first commercial mortgage securitization is backed by eight recently acquired garden-style apartments in five states.

The largest U.S. shopping center became delinquent on its debt last year after its owner Triple Five Group began skipping mortgage payments, citing hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic.

While the balance of newly delinquent loans fell by 50% from November, the ratings agency warned that many borrowers will likely struggle to bring loans current under ongoing pandemic conditions.

Reports indicate distressed owners would rather surrender their hotel or retail properties instead of negotiate workouts on delinquent loans as the pandemic spread carries on.

The three-year loan will boost the hotel-centered REIT's dwindling cash reserves battered by the COVID-19 global impact on travel.

The $425 million loan securitization is among two single-asset, commercial-mortgage deals launching this week. Brookfield Asset Management's global real estate arm is also tapping investors to finance an $825 million loan backed by a downtown Manhattan office building.

But late payments for all other investor types rose compared with the second quarter.