EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report onForm 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C48 (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1,2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, AEGON USARealty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Fair Oaks Mall Mortgage Loanprior to March 12, 2021, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the FairOaks Mall Mortgage Loan on and after March 12, 2021, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Fair Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fair Oaks Mall Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Fair OaksMall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Fair Oaks MallMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, CWCapital Asset ManagementLLC, as Special Servicer for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Aventura Mall Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Aventura Mall MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theAventura Mall Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Aventura MallMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Christiana MallMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Prudential - Digital RealtyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Prudential - DigitalRealty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for thePrudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Virginia Beach HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Virginia Beach Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Virginia Beach Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the StarwoodHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood Hotel Portfolio MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theStarwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theStarwood Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Liberty PortfolioMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Liberty PortfolioMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theLiberty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theLiberty Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Home Depot Technology CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the HomeDepot Technology Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Home Depot Technology Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Home Depot TechnologyCenter Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Home Depot TechnologyCenter Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March  11,2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)