Press Release|CMBS

KBRA Affirms All Ratings for UBS 2018-C8

7 Feb 2025   |   New York

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KBRA affirms all of its outstanding ratings for UBS 2018-C8, a $883.3 million CMBS conduit transaction. The affirmations follow a surveillance review of the transaction, which has exhibited an increase in K-LOCs with estimated losses (11.7% of the pool balance). However, the magnitude of the changes does not warrant ratings adjustments at this time. In addition, the transaction has benefited from increased C/E levels due to loan payoffs and amortization.

As of the January 2025 remittance period, there is one specially serviced asset (5.7%). KBRA identified seven K-LOCs (20.5%), including the specially serviced asset. This includes:

Three top 10 loans (15.9%):

  • Tryad Industrial & Business Center (2nd largest, 5.7% of the pool balance, 9.2% estimated loss severity)
  • Park Place at Florham Park (5th largest, 5.1%, 10.4%)
  • City Square and Clay Street (6th largest, 5.1%, 38.9%)

Two other K-LOCs have estimated losses:

  • 249 E Ocean Blvd (1.2%, 19.5%)
  • Clarksville Shops (0.3%, 22.2%)

The remaining two K-LOCs represent 3.1% of the pool balance.

Excluding the K-LOCs with estimated losses, the transaction’s WA KLTV is 96.4%, as compared to 106.1% at last review and 103.2% at securitization. The KDSC is 1.75x, compared to 1.73x at last review and 1.79x at securitization.

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Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

A description of all substantially material sources that were used to prepare the credit rating and information on the methodology(ies) (inclusive of any material models and sensitivity analyses of the relevant key rating assumptions, as applicable) used in determining the credit rating is available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) located here.

Information on the meaning of each rating category can be located here.

Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above. Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com.

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