There are two articles published in the California Receivers Forum’s Summer 2010 issue of Receivership News that address conflicts and ethical and liability issues of court appointed receivers and those seeking to appoint them, such as lenders and special servicers. A copy of both articles is available through the link below. Neon Hotel SignThese issues…
Court appointed receivers, lenders and lawyers will gather to hear about what to expect in commercial real estate this year for the office, industrial, hotel and agriculture sectors on February 29, 2012. The event is a joint presentation by the Bay Area and Sacramento Chapters of the California Receivers Forum and will be held from…
Given that many California hotels are teetering on the brink of foreclosure, the Bay Area Chapter of the California Receivers Forum hosted its July 15, 2010 luncheon program on “Hotel Receiverships – Unique Issues for these Special Assets” at The City Club in the San Francisco Financial District. More than 60 persons heard the speaker…
The Bay Area Chapter of the California Receivers Forum is holding a program on current trends in receivership with a distinguished panel that includes a Lender, Court Receiver and Attorney. The event will be held in San Francisco. Here are the details of the meeting and program content: Receiverships Current Trends in Receiverships What to…
Several hotel investment advisors and hotel investor groups are predicting that real estate transaction volume in the hospitality sector will rise although slowly. Many believe that the combination of improving industry fundamentals and the lack of new development can only add to the motivation to sell. As to lenders holding distressed hotel assets and wanting…
If you are a hotel real estate investor or hotel asset manager, there is more positive news on the horizon for hotels both in room rate growth and higher investment activity going into 2011 and beyond. It appears with the increases in revenues and transactions that investors and lenders are now becoming more optimistic. $…
Recent stories we follow as part of our hospitality consulting focused on pricing and RevPar. This is a subject on the mind of most who expect rate to be the eventual solution to a return in economic growth. Still, the overall sentiment is that room rates will not rise that quickly yet demand will. Interim…
Stories this past week that we follow as part of our hospitality consulting had a theme of money, money, money. Or, better said as the economy heats up so is the possibility of hotel lending, franchisor pips and now is the time to buy beginning to mount. This was largely the talk recently at the…
Several stories this past week that we followed as part of ourHotel Real Estate Investment hospitality consulting focused on hotel budget brands in China, government loans for smaller hotels and the average hotel real estate room sale price in 2010. Here is some of that commentary and our take on it: China is still the…
More signs in publications we follow as hospitality consulting advisors point to growth in the lodging sector continues. This is marked by increased bedding purchases, rising valuations and a growing leisure travel market: – Hotel BeddingFor example and as reported in Hospitality News Network, “Owners are finally feeling more secure about the financial future and…