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By The HNN editorial staff,
08 February 2011
From the desks of the HotelNewsNow.com editorial staff:
• STR releases updated 2011 forecast;
• roundtable: quality of borrower increasingly important;
• Google not interested in becoming an OTA;
• Hard Rock Hotel lenders, borrower reach agreement; and
• the first Home2 Suites by Hilton officially open.
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By Jeff Higley, Editorial Director
24 May 2011
The hotel industry has started to regain favor among balance-sheet and CMBS lenders, but it isn’t a free-for-all yet. A panel of experts from the ILFC says assets that trade need to have a positive story before lenders will consider bankrolling an acquisition.
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By Jeff Higley, Editorial Director
02 June 2011
Finding the right return takes plenty of digging for lenders as they look for hotels with a story to tell when determining whether to bankroll an acquisition.
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By Jeff Higley, Editorial Director
25 May 2011
As the hotel industry continues to establish the groundwork for a recovery from the recession, valuing an asset is harder than ever. Appraisals are important, but other aspects come into play, too.
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27 May 2011
From the desks of the HotelNewsNow.com editorial staff:
• MGM China prices US$1.4b offering;
• Spanish hotel transactions forecast ‘anemic’;
• Home Inns buying Motel 168 for US$470m;
• Sorenson: hotel environment shows promise;
• Pebblebrook acquires Viceroy Miami for US$36.5m.
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By Stacey Mieyal Higgins, News Editor-International
22 February 2010
In Part 1 of an ILFC roundtable, financiers discuss equity requirements and the importance of cash flow to hotel financing. Read the story. Read the transcript. Watch video highlights.
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HNN Newswire
22 February 2010
In this transcript, members of the International Lodging Finance Council discuss the state of lending during an exclusive roundtable
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By Stacey Mieyal Higgins, News Editor-International
23 February 2010
In Part 2 of highlights from the ILFC roundtable, hotel-industry financiers discuss signs of a market thaw and the implications of extend-and-pretend. Read the story. Read the transcript. Watch video highlights. Read Part 1.
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HNN Newswire
07 June 2010
During the Meet the Money conference in May, members of the International Lodging Finance Council gathered to discuss the state of lending.
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By Jeff Higley, Editorial Director
09 February 2011
When the economy crashed, many industry pundits predicted the demise of commercial mortgage-backed securities. Not so fast, say a group of experts who participated in a lending roundtable.
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