Trepp LLC released a report in March that suggested loan losseswere continuing to mount this was due in large part to newappraisals on properties transferred to loan servicers. Theoptimism experienced during the CMBS boom has been replaced by morerealism as values are continuing to decline in many markets.

The Westin O'Hare Hotel in Chicago, for example, was originallyvalued at $131 million, but the most recent appraisal came in at$33.9 million, a decline of more than 74%.

Yet lodging is not the only sector seeing massive valuedeclines. Just look at the Tallahassee Mall in Florida, whichposted more than a 79% drop in value. The office sector is alsosuffering. New York City's 119 West 40th St., for instance,experienced a decline of more than 52%.

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