NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to 17 classes of JPMDB 2018-C8 (see ratings list below), a $713.1 million CMBS conduit transaction collateralized by 41 commercial mortgage loans secured by 69 properties. The collateral properties are located in 20 states, with two state exposures each representing more than 10.0% of the pool balance: California (22.9%) and Texas (15.9%). The pool has exposure to all of the m
