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Hotel Valuation Index : Houston

The HVI is the authoritative guide to U.S. hotel values, giving hotel stakeholders an educated edge in buying, selling, and holding opportunities. This online tool provides historical and projected values and RevPAR for the Houston market.

Ensuring Your Deal Closes: Three Areas to Focus On

Both buyers and sellers want a seamless hotel transaction closing, but a variety of potential pitfalls can slow a closing. In this article, we review three key areas of a hotel sale that may present obstacles: financing, PIP costs, and property insurance premiums. We also provide recommendations to anticipate and prevent issues. Be sure to read this article if you are close to closing and want to ensure your transaction closes smoothly!

A Brief Guide to Maximizing the Marketing and Buyer Activity of Your Hotel Listing

Essential strategies for hotel owners to attract buyers and lead to a successful sale of their asset include partnering with the right broker, providing thorough and precise financial records, and adapting to market feedback. This approach streamlines the sale process, builds buyer trust, and helps achieve a successful transaction.

Texas Hotel Investment Hotspots: Top Markets to Watch in 2024

In this article, we explore the top hotel investment locations within Texas submarkets for 2024. We provide insights into key cities and emerging submarkets, highlighting factors such as demand, developments, and recent trends to guide investment decisions.

From Challenges to Triumph: Tuscaloosa Carries On

Propelled by the driving force of the University of Alabama and the automotive manufacturing industry, Tuscaloosa’s lodging market quickly rebounded post-pandemic and trended upward through 2023. The outlook for area hotels remains positive, and interest in new hotel development is thriving in the greater market.

Conroe, Texas: North Houston’s Emerging “Leading Lady”

Conroe is known as a historic small town and an affordable staycation destination. However, as of 2023, it is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas. Its current offerings range from state parks to lakeside resorts, and the city has potential for significant development, with ample vacant land available.

HVS Monday Musings: Transforming Dining Experiences with Artificial Intelligence

AI adoption is on the rise globally, including in the F&B industry, where it's streamlining processes, reducing waste, and enhancing guest experiences. Read on to know more.

Slow but Steady Recovery for the Silicon Valley Lodging Market

Silicon Valley historically experienced strong lodging performance driven by high-rated corporate demand during the week. Thus, the rise of remote work policies has had an impact on recovery. However, the presence of Big Tech, surging interest in AI technology, and expansion of the life-sciences sector are anticipated to drive growth in this market over the long term.

Greater Houston Lodging Market: On the Mend

Hotels in the Houston area faced a significant RevPAR decline in 2020, and at the beginning of 2023, the market is again contending with uncertainty surrounding rising inflation, risk of a potential economic slowdown, and volatility in its largest industry. In this article, we take a look at Greater Houston lodging recovery thus far and the outlook for the future.

Pandemic in the Rearview: Nashville’s COVID-19 Impact and Recovery

Similar to other urban lodging markets across the country, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on Nashville’s thriving hotel and tourism industry. With the widely available vaccines and the lifting of pandemic restrictions, we look back at the effects of the pandemic in 2020, Nashville’s burgeoning recovery in 2021, and the long-term outlook for the Music City.

HVS Market Pulse: The Florida Keys Lodging Market

The COVID-19 global pandemic has significantly impacted lodging markets across the country; however, each submarket has been affected differently, which has largely depended on the supply and demand forces of that submarket. As a renowned leisure destination that has weathered economic downturns and natural/ecological disasters in the past, the Florida Keys has proven to be resilient, and this recovery should be no different.
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