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10 Tips When Buying a Hotel

Nationally, hotel performance is growing and the hotel transactions market is strong. Many analysts think there is still time in this extended market cycle before the next down turn. According to Hotel Management, “The hotel industry is predicted to grow comfortably through 2018 and for the next two years. According to STR, high occupancy levels should…

How to Know When It’s Time to Sell

6 Factors to Consider When Timing Your Exit MBA Hotel Brokers has been selling hotels for 20+ years. We have been through multiple industry cycles, local market boom and busts, and we have sold hotels in every ownership status and resolved countless situations which at first seemed like ‘deal breakers’. We have seen it all….

3 Questions to Ask Yourself When Considering a Hotel Refinance

And a Free Online Calculator to Check Current Rates and Compare Savings.  The hotel financing market is changing. The Federal Reserve has increased prime interest rates twice so far in 2018 and has proposed two possible hikes later this year. Here are a few questions to see if refinancing is a good option for your…

The Beat Goes On

Steady Growth and Changing Market Dynamics for the Hotel Industry In reviewing the hotel market data, I am reminded of the 1967 hit Sonny & Cher song, “The Beat Goes On”.  The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 14, 1967, peaking at number 6. I think the song’s message is basically, even…

Got an Exit?

2017 Cap Rates, Interest Rates, and New Supply and Thier Impacts Some may be casting doubt on the hotel transactions market for 2017, but there are many reasons to be optimistic. For now, conditions remain favorable for sellers. Hotel sales volume may have been down in 2016, but hotel sales were actually strong in 2016 with…

Book Review: Enlightened Real Estate

Maybe hotels can also create a greater harmony and a little taste of enlightenment in the weary world of a modern traveler. In “ENLIGHTENED REAL ESTATE: Transforming ourselves and the world around us”, by Barry B. Scherr, with a special section by noted Vastu architect, Jonathan Lipman, AIA, the author makes the case that despite acceleration of…