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Is the CMBS borrower experience improving? No, in fact I am finding that it is actually going in the other direction.

Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel in cooperation with JLL created a program to donate furniture from 150 guest rooms that will be matched by Compass Family Services with San Francisco and East Bay families in need.

Some professionals are expecting a slowdown in investment activity next year, if not a downturn.

With Shop My Stay by Locale, guests are now able to trial products with the option to purchase their favorites for at-home use, extending the Locale experience beyond the hotel stay.

The company has also closed the sale of its economy lodging portfolio for $215.5 million.

Investment strategies for 2020 range from selling overpriced industrial assets to taking a full accounting of the top CRE risks.

"We also see pop-up stores becoming a more permanent fixture in retailers' and landlords' strategies to meet shoppers' expectations for new and exciting products."

Does it make sense to keep building residential tracts in potential fire zones or continuing to develop oceanfront high rises?