CBRE Expects RevPAR Growth to Improve in H2 2024, Driven by Holiday and International Travel
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Q3 2023 Major U.S. Hotel Sales Survey
Daniel Lesser | October 26, 2023
By Daniel Lesser Notwithstanding a persistent jittery economic environment and rising global geopolitical concerns, market conditions in the U.S. appear simultaneously shaky and resilient. National lodging sector metrics, particularly average room rates and RevPAR, continue to achieve exceptional results as demand for travel and lodging remains robust. Although overall leisure patronage is trailing off from pandemic highs, due in part to Americans opting for international travel, domestic corporate individual and group meeting business continues to rebound to pre Covid-19 levels. Additionally, inbound international travel to the U.S. conti...
Travel and Tourism Sector Deal Activity Down by 33% YoY in Q1-Q3 2023, Finds GlobalData
GlobalData | October 16, 2023
A total of 558 deals* were announced in the travel and tourism sector globally during the first three quarters of 2023, which was a decline of 33% compared to the announcement of 833 deals during the same period in 2022, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database also revealed all the deal types under coverage, and most of the key markets recorded a considerable year-on-year decline in the announcement of deals during Q1-Q3 2023 compared to Q1-Q3 2022. For instance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals volume for the travel and tourism sector declined by...
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Executes Contract to Sell 221-Room Hotel Zoe Fisherman’s Wharf for $68.5M
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | October 16, 2023
BETHESDA, Md. -- Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) (the “Company”) announced today that it executed a contract to sell the 221-room Hotel Zoe Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California for $68.5 million to a third party. The property sale is subject to normal closing conditions. The Company offers no assurances that the sale will be completed on these terms or at all. The sale is targeted to be completed later in the fourth quarter of 2023. For the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2023, the hotel’s net loss is estimated at ($1.2) million, its net operating income is estimated at $2.2 million, and its earnings before...
Hotel Property Tax Relief Varies by Geography
CBRE Hotels | October 2, 2023
By Robert Mandelbaum and David P. Fuller MAI Based on a sample of more than 3,000 hotels from CBRE’s Trends® in the Hotel Industry database, U.S. hotel property tax expenditures averaged $2,626 per available room (PAR) in 2022. This is 10.8% less than the $2,943 PAR recorded in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Concurrently, the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for these same properties fell by 1.7%. From 2019 to 2022, the combination of EBITDA decreases, and cap rate increases put downward pressure on values. A 100 bp increase in cap rates, coupled with the 1.7% decrease in EBITDA correlate...
The Mogharebi Group Advises Sunstone Development on Acquisition of Budget Inn Near Disneyland Park in Anaheim
The Mogharebi Group | August 3, 2023
Anaheim, CA (August 3, 2023) – The Mogharebi Group has arranged the sale of the 60-year-old Budget Inn, a 24-key limited-service hotel located at 1042 Ball Road in Anaheim, announced Mogharebi’s Executive Vice President Otto Ozen. The buyer was local private investor Sunstone Development which intends to explore long-term alternative strategies for the site including full-service hotel uses. The off-market transaction completes Sunstone’s 1.1-acre land assemblage at the gateway to Disneyland Park that included the purchase of the adjacent 44-key Days Inn by Wyndham last year. Sunstone recognized that together, these properties comb...
What’s Whetting Investors’ Appetite for Hotels?
JLL | July 31, 2023
Recent hotel deals in Asia Pacific reflect uptick in travel and macro-economic confidence A string of marquee hotel sales across Asia Pacific are raising hopes of a rebound in investor appetite. After macroeconomic challenges and rising debt costs battered deal activity in the first half of 2023, July saw a series of major deals, including Singapore’s largest-ever single-asset hotel sale. Singapore property developer UOL Group sold the 542-room PARKROYAL Kitchener Road hotel to Midtown Properties, a unit of Worldwide Hotels Group, in a deal worth S$525 million ($388 million). This was quickly followed a week later by the first h...
Sonnenblick-Eichner Company Arranges $100 Million Sale of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe, California
Sonnenblick-Eichner Company | July 25, 2023
Beverly Hills, CA (July 25, 2023) -- Sonnenblick-Eichner Company, on behalf of Steve Hermann Hotels, has arranged a $100 million sale of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, an 85-room, full-service, luxury boutique resort located in north San Diego County’s exclusive enclave of Rancho Santa Fe, CA. The resort is undergoing an extensive “top-to-bottom” renovation. When fully operational in the fourth quarter of this year, it will be positioned as one of the most preeminent and exclusive destinations in California. The resort was purchased by an institutional investment fund. “We were able to generate interest in the acquisition given...
JLL’s Global Real Estate Perspective May 2023
JLL | July 24, 2023
Subdued activity as uncertainty delays decision-making Economic conditions remain challenging in many countries with inflation still stubbornly high, interest rates continuing to climb and softening labor markets, while distress in the banking sector has added to volatility. This is leading to more defensive strategies from occupiers as they delay requirements. Continued uncertainty and elevated borrowing costs are also impacting investor sentiment and inhibiting transaction markets. The effects of economic headwinds on the office sector increased during the first quarter, with global leasing volumes 18% below Q1 2022 and declining across...
5 Ways AI Is Creating New Demand in Commercial Real Estate
JLL | July 21, 2023
Much of the attention around generative artificial intelligence (AI) has focused on its transformative potential. For the real estate sector, however, the analytical prowess of AI and its ability to unearth new avenues of demand for space are what’s sparking interest. “AI has enormous potential to reshape real estate, with near- and long-term impacts ranging from the emergence of new markets and asset types to innovations in investment and revenue models,” says Yuehan Wang, Global Research Associate, Real Estate Technology, JLL. “A rapidly expanding AI ecosystem and its supporting infrastructure will...
Q2 2023 Major U.S. Hotel Sales Survey
Daniel Lesser | July 20, 2023
By Daniel Lesser Defying the expectations of many, the U.S. economy has demonstrated resilience driven in part by a solid employment report with stronger-than-expected wage growth during June, along with continued healthy levels of consumer spending. With this said, the U.S. economy has been slowed by the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to tame inflation through a series of interest rate hikes that began early last year. Although trending downward, with inflation remaining above its two percent target, the Federal Reserve is on track to raise interest rates again this month and mull another hike as soon as September. Despite elevate...
Avison Young Closes Last Hilton Hotel in Portfolio Sale
Avison Young | July 19, 2023
ATLANTA – July 19, 2023 – Avison Young announces today that the firm has closed the transaction on the last Hilton hotel in a 10-property portfolio sale. The portfolio were all Hilton and Marriott assets located in Maryland and Pennsylvania and consisted of four Home 2 Suites, two Homewood suites, two Hampton Inns & Suites, one Fairfield Inn and one Tru by Hilton. Brad Sinclair said, “This portfolio sale represents once again, the strength of the Hilton and Marriott brands and consistent yield for investors. Financing today is very challenging, but with the right property type and actual performance, debt is still available.”...
Mobius Vendor Partners President Bob Kobek Reacts to BBB Report on Timeshare and Vacation Club Sales
Mobius Vendor Partners | July 10, 2023
Indianapolis, IN (July 10, 2023) – Bob Kobek, President of Indianapolis-based Mobius Vendor Partners, who also serves on the Board of Directors of the Better Business Bureau (BBB)® Serving Central Indiana, has shared his reactions to a recent study from the Better Business Bureau entitled Unpacking timeshare and vacation club sales, by Brian Edwards, BBB International Investigations Specialist. “The BBB mission is to promote trust and business integrity. While its latest study does give a thorough overview of timeshares, the various timeshare structures, and the pros and cons of ownership, its perspective doesn’t consider that times...
How Real Estate Is Raising Its Data Game
JLL | May 31, 2023
CRE professionals are facing a data deluge that requires robust tech strategies Corporate real estate professionals grappling with a raft of complex challenges are increasingly turning to technology for solutions. But it’s new ground for many of them, who are having to quickly get to grips with proptech solutions that can help manage buildings, drive sustainability and improve workplace experiences. One particular area of focus has become the dreaded “d” word: data. On the one hand, real estate professionals are drowning in a sea of data sourced from operational, financial and supplier systems, building sensors, workplace apps...
Growth in Worldwide Wealth Vaults Global Luxury Travel to New Heights Creating Increased Investor Interest
JLL | May 17, 2023
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group releases The Evolution of Global Luxury Hospitality report CHICAGO, May 17, 2023 – The global luxury hospitality industry is undergoing a transformation as luxury hotels have risen in popularity in tandem with rising global wealth and consumers’ increased prioritization on immersive experiences. The number of luxury hotel brands and supply have increased by more than one million rooms over the past 40 years. Investors have taken notice as luxury hotels have become an increasingly institutional investment and changing consumer preferences give rise to new investment opportunities. As the world becomes i...
Kansas City’s Flourishing Demand Generators Bolster Hotel Interest
Benjamin Giebler | May 9, 2023
By Benjamin Giebler, Daniel P. McCoy The Kansas City hotel market has rebounded following the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and high levels of leisure demand and the return of convention activity have driven the recovery. Despite rising construction costs, a number of hotel developments are proposed in Kansas City, signaling an optimistic outlook for the market. Events and Developments in Kansas City A number of major events and development projects across Kansas City should boost hotel demand and bolster pricing power in the coming years, as outlined below. In March 2019, construction began on a $1.5-billion project to convert ...
Impact of Recent Interest Rate Increases on Commercial Real Estate Transactions and Pricing
Luigi Major | May 8, 2023
By Luigi Major The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the global economy, leading to widespread inflationary pressures. Governments around the world responded with unprecedented levels of fiscal and monetary support to stimulate their economies, the impact of which was felt months later as economies reopened and consumers once again began spending. This trend, along with supply chain issues, led to a noticeable increase in the cost of goods and services. In response to the inflationary pressures resulting from these factors, the United States Federal Reserve System (known as the Fed) has embarked on an interest rate-hike c...
Paramount Lodging Advisors Successfully Transacts in Angleton TX With the Sale of the La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham
Paramount Lodging Advisors | May 2, 2023
Angleton, TX - Paramount Lodging Advisors is pleased to announce the successful sale of the La Quinta Inn & Suites Angleton, TX. The property was sold by the firm's Texas-based Senior Managing Director Kami Burnette and Senior Associate Mason McDavid, along with Senior Managing Directors Bennett Webster and Brent Clemens, who represented the seller in the transaction. The Subject Hotel is a 57-room limited-service hotel located approximately 40 miles southwest of Houston. The property was sold to regional owners who are excited to take on the Wyndham property improvement plan and compete in the local market with an updated hotel. "W...
Hotel Transactions See 18% Decline in 2022 as Interest Rates Surge
HVS | May 1, 2023
1 May 2023, London: Hotel transactions across Europe failed to show the recovery expected during 2022 as confidence was hit by the Russian invasion of Ukraine which fuelled huge increases in energy and food costs, a rise in overall inflation and higher interest rates. According to the annual HVS European Hotel Transaction Report transactions for the year totalled €13.3bn, an 18% fall on the previous year, although the average achieved price per room rose 13% to €235,000 on the back of price rises in portfolio transactions. “The year started strongly with initial activity outpacing Q1 2021, but the economic implications of Russia...
Paramount Lodging Advisors Successfully Transacts in College Station With the Sale of the TownePlace Suites by Marriott
Paramount Lodging Advisors | April 25, 2023
College Station, TX - Paramount Lodging Advisors (PLA) has successfully executed the sale of a Marriott-branded hotel located in College Station near Texas A&M University. Texas-based Sr. Managing Director Kami Burnette and Sr. Associate Mason McDavid, as well as Sr. Managing Directors Bennet Webster and Brent Clemens represented the seller in the transaction. The 94-key, extended-stay hotel was built in 1999 and is located only a mile and a half from Texas’ largest public university. The new owners are excited to begin work on the Marriott property improvement plan where they hope to benefit from refreshed room product in a contin...
Q1 2023 Major U.S. Hotel Sales Survey
Daniel Lesser | April 21, 2023
By Daniel Lesser With continued elevated levels of inflation and interest rates, and fears of an impending economic recession, the U.S. commercial real estate industry continues to find itself in choppy waters. The recent stunning and swift collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), and subsequent failures of Signature Bank (SB), and Credit Suisse Group AG (CS) has created a perceived credit crunch now rippling across the global financial system. The SVB implosion was caused by a three-year monetary policy that began during the COVID pandemic and included enormous sums of government stimulus and near-zero interest rates resulting in a bloat...
Hotel Conversions to Residential Use Heat Up
Rod Clough | April 12, 2023
By Rod Clough, Koby Kearney As economy and budget hotels are nearing the end of their economic life, some properties are finding new capital for renovations from buyers seeking to convert properties to residential use. We have compiled a sample list of hotels that have gone through this metamorphosis, illustrated at the bottom of this article. These transactions reflect the following range of prices per room. Price Per Key for Hotel to Residential Conversions Source: HVS We want to caution buyers, particularly municipalities that may not be savvy hotel buyers, not to overpay for these assets, as these dated hotels should be avai...
What Opportunities Will You Find at Meet the Money?
Jim Butler | April 6, 2023
By Jim Butler and the Global Hospitality Group The energy is building as we prepare for Meet the Money’s return in May! Our registrants can look forward to an exciting conference structured around networking, dealmaking, and gathering insight from the industry’s best minds. There are plenty of opportunities in today’s hospitality industry for those seeking them, and Meet the Money is an ideal place to start looking. Who will you meet, and what possibilities will you find? Hotel owners, operators, developers, lenders and investors will come together at this year’s conference to build networks, resolve challenges, find financin...
Hotel “Broker” vs. Trusted Advisor
Robert J. Webster | April 4, 2023
By Robert J. Webster When I first started out in hotel brokerage back in the late 1980s, the market was unsophisticated and had not adopted the fiduciary focus that was required to establish trust. Consequently, the term hotel “broker” had mostly a negative perception. Over the course of the past 35 years, for many professionals, “broker” has moved to a role as a trusted advisor for those who passionately make paramount their fiduciary responsibilities. In this article, I would like to distinguish the difference between the negative connotation of “broker” from the role of a trusted advisor. First and foremost, trusted a...
Banyan Investment Group Rebrands as Satori Collective
Satori Collective | March 27, 2023
ATLANTA--Officials of the former Banyan Investment Group today announced that the firm is rebranding as Satori Collective, an investment management firm focusing primarily on hotel property investment. Additionally, the company has spun off its property management platform to become Aperture Hotels, an independent, third-party hotel management company. Moving forward, Satori and Aperture will work independently of one another. “Satori is a Buddhist term meaning ‘awakening and deep understanding,’ which is how our team approaches commercial real estate investment,” said Andy Chopra, co-founder and managing partner, Satori. “With m...
