Emil Iskandar
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets
In today’s highly fluid real estate capital market environment that is affected by constantly changing capital flows and underwriting parameters, Emil leverages his extensive experience and understanding of hospitality financing on behalf of clients. Working in a collaborative way throughout each step of the financing process, he provides clients alternative options and delivers the optimal debt and equity capital solutions that fit their specific needs. To date, Emil has completed over $1 billion of transactions that include senior debt, bridge loans, mezzanine, construction loans, preferred equity, joint venture equity, and loan restructuring.
Connect with Emil on LinkedIn.
Alternative Financing to Help Close Hotel Deals
Obtaining leverage through debt financing is key to achieving the desired equity return on a hotel acquisition. The reduced availability and prevailing high cost of traditional loans are forcing buyers to be creative and consider alternative strategies to seize an acquisition opportunity. This article presents a few of these alternatives.
How Financing Costs Are Impacting Transactions
Commercial real estate financing, particularly related to the hospitality industry, has been in a state of flux as the pendulum of the economy swings towards a correction. This article describes the state of the current hotel lending environment in the U.S.
Why is hotel lending stuck in neutral?
Vaccine rollouts, an increase in local and regional non-air travel trends and higher transaction volumes are all positive news supporting an elevated degree of confidence for a market rebound. Multiple announcements made by large investment funds committing to substantial capital injections into the hospitality lending space will also provide a boost.
Emil Iskandar
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets
In today’s highly fluid real estate capital market environment that is affected by constantly changing capital flows and underwriting parameters, Emil leverages his extensive experience and understanding of hospitality financing on behalf of clients. Working in a collaborative way throughout each step of the financing process, he provides clients alternative options and delivers the optimal debt and equity capital solutions that fit their specific needs. To date, Emil has completed over $1 billion of transactions that include senior debt, bridge loans, mezzanine, construction loans, preferred equity, joint venture equity, and loan restructuring.
Connect with Emil on LinkedIn.
Alternative Financing to Help Close Hotel Deals
Obtaining leverage through debt financing is key to achieving the desired equity return on a hotel acquisition. The reduced availability and prevailing high cost of traditional loans are forcing buyers to be creative and consider alternative strategies to seize an acquisition opportunity. This article presents a few of these alternatives.
How Financing Costs Are Impacting Transactions
Commercial real estate financing, particularly related to the hospitality industry, has been in a state of flux as the pendulum of the economy swings towards a correction. This article describes the state of the current hotel lending environment in the U.S.
Why is hotel lending stuck in neutral?
Vaccine rollouts, an increase in local and regional non-air travel trends and higher transaction volumes are all positive news supporting an elevated degree of confidence for a market rebound. Multiple announcements made by large investment funds committing to substantial capital injections into the hospitality lending space will also provide a boost.