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High Debt Costs Squeeze Hotel Ground-Up Development
Elevated interest rates and impending loan maturities are steering hotel developers away from new construction and toward brand conversions and renovations. Lenders are demanding higher leverage standards and favoring extended-stay and luxury projects in high-demand markets.
Key Takeaways
- 1Hotel construction and bridge loan rates now reach 8% to 10% or higher, outpricing 10-year CMBS loans by 2 to 3 percentage points.
- 2Roughly $48 billion in hotel loans mature across 2025 and 2026, pulling scarce capital toward refinancing existing assets rather than new builds.
- 3Developers face tighter lender requirements, needing at least 80% complete plans and ready-to-pull permits within 90 days.
Source: asianhospitality.com
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