News in Brief from Eastern Union, CBRE, Luxury Mortgage Corp.

With a demand for a second round of federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that will inevitably exceed supply, real estate finance company Eastern Union, Brooklyn, is urging pandemic-wracked small businesses nationwide to get a head start on the loan approval timetable by immediately pre-applying for the program.

Hotel Development Slips But Remains Robust

The U.S. hotel construction pipeline dipped during the third quarter but remains “robust,” said Lodging Econometrics, Portsmouth, N.H.