Development Financing
Second City Smash
They came to Chicago looking for answers: Where is the economy headed? What's the outlook for the hotel industry? What are the opportunities for hotel...
REVENUE MANAGERS FORECAST DEMAND WITH IMPROVED HOSPITALITY IQ
Business Intelligence, or BI, is the term used to describe sharing of the right information across the enterprise, with the right people, at the right...
Investors Meet in Chicago
The first Midwest Lodging Investors Summit is fast approaching. The event, which will bring together hotel owners, investors, operators, lenders and brand...
The Financing Challenge
Clearly, the tide has turned in lodging financial markets, and after many years at a disadvantage, lenders are back on top. They control the flow of debt...
Adjusting to a Shifting Market
Lodging experts suggest times are getting tougher for hotels, even though increases in ADR are offsetting declines in occupancy. While that's true nationwide,...
Hotel Financing in a Changing Economy
Between the sub-prime meltdown, the roiling stock market and a forecasted good, but slower, growth year for the hotel industry, lenders have become more...
Is It Time to Rebalance?
Just as you should periodically rebalance your stock portfolio, hotel owners also should regularly review their hotel portfolio to see if it needs a little...
Still Great in '08
Like it or not, the fate of the U.S. hotel industry has always been, and probably always will be, tied to the U.S. economy. Even when the industry occasionally...
Big Box Strategy
As with the retail products industry, there are winners and losers in the hotel industry. We're all familiar with winners in the retail industry, including...
What Credit Crunch?
Joe Champ is an experienced developer with a proven track record in the hotel industry. For him and scores (maybe hundreds) of lodging developers, the...
ESUITES MUSCLES INTO LIFESTYLE SEGMENT
Jerry Ellenburg, a self-proclaimed contrarian, is founder and chairman of eSuites Hotels, a new upscale boutique brand that promises to compete with the...
Finance Sourcebook
AFC Realty Capital111 W. 57th St., suite 520New York, NY 10019212-245-2050212-245-0022 (fax)www.afcrealtycapital.com American Microloan2050 Center Ave.,...
Appraise Your Appraisal
As an owner planning to refinance, or as a buyer acquiring a property, you may have little, if any, say in the selection of an appraiser. The importance...
Smoothing the Legal Path to Development
Successful development of a pure hotel or the currently favored mixed-use project is a delicate blend of business, finance, marketing and law. The challenging...
Take Off the Rose-Colored Glasses
Last month's Americas Lodging Investment Summit in sunny Los Angeles had a schizophrenic feel to it. On one hand, 2,500 smug hoteliers, investors, lenders...
