Hotel Development: Pencils Down

Hotel supply grew a meager 0.5% in 2022 and is forecasted to grow just 1% on average for the next three years, according to a CBRE June report.Meanwhile, demand is expected to exceed supply with some projections showing demand increased as high as...

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Three Questions and a Funeral

Three Questions and a Funeral The U.S. hotel transaction market looked to be downshifting as we closed out 2022. The first part of 2022 had three times the transaction volume (deals $10M+) of 2021, but the rise in interest rates has dramatically slowed...

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U.S. Urban Market Opportunity

U.S. Urban Market Opportunity There may not be a better time to buy a hotel in a large, high-barrier market. Lenders and other capital stack participants (think EB5 investors) are becoming increasingly impatient as the recovery in the largest U.S....

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ALIS In Wonderland

I recently returned from the ALIS (Americas Lodging Investment Summit) conference in Los Angeles. It felt a little like falling down the rabbit hole. It felt strange (but energizing) to be around so many people again.  While I expected to see despairing...

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