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Choice Hotels

Feb 2, 2026

Choice Hotels’ Extended-Stay Push Accelerates in 2025

Choice Hotels posts record extended-stay signings and openings, accelerating WoodSpring-led growth across U.S. markets.

Omid Shahbazian

Arlington’s Key Bridge Site Set for Massive Mixed-Use Transformation

Hospitality

Jan 7, 2026

Arlington’s Key Bridge Site Set for Massive Mixed-Use Transformation

Redevelopment of Potomac Overlook promises 1,775 homes, 200-room hotel, and expanded public green spaces, reshaping the local urban landscape.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Hospitality

Jan 7, 2026

Hospitality Faces a Digital and Labor Shift as Guest Expectations Evolve

Rising labor costs and AI-driven traveler behavior are pushing hotels to rethink staffing, services, and guest experiences.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Jan 6, 2026

AI Agents Poised to Transform Hotel Operations

Hotels invest heavily in AI agents to streamline service—trust issues remain.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Senior Housing

Jan 5, 2026

Capital Recycles, Operators Stay: Hospitality and Senior Housing Reset

Asset-light strategies surge as institutional capital targets resilient operating platforms.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Hospitality

Dec 30, 2025

Hospitality 2025 Recap & 2026 Outlook

Overview of Hospitality & Extended Stay performance in 2025 and what to expect in 2026

Omid Shahbazian

Hospitality

Dec 17, 2025

Experience-Led Assets Reshape Hospitality M&A Priorities

Institutional capital is pivoting toward integrated ecosystems that link loyalty, personalization, and technology-driven engagement.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Hospitality

Dec 12, 2025

Lower Rates Revive Hotel Investment

Falling debt costs are pulling investors back in, reshaping demand signals and accelerating transaction activity in the hospitality sector.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Hospitality

Dec 3, 2025

Strategic capital flows underscore shifting institutional beliefs in the trajectory of hospitality sector fundamentals

Large scale investment activity may signal a turning point in perceptions of long-term sector resilience and cyclical opportunity.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Hospitality

Dec 2, 2025

Sonder’s Collapse Exposes the Structural Limits of Asset-Light Hospitality

Years of negative cash flow, reporting issues, and a $1.4B deficit show how execution risk—not growth projections—determines long-term viability.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

U.S. Hotel Margins Compress as 2025 Outlook Softens

Hospitality

Nov 21, 2025

U.S. Hotel Margins Compress as 2025 Outlook Softens

Hotel sector faces first RevPAR decline since 2020; rising costs and muted demand pressure margins, but 2026 events and travel may offer rebound potential.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Blackstone’s Four Seasons Bet Signals San Francisco Hotel Reset

Hospitality

Nov 17, 2025

Blackstone’s Four Seasons Bet Signals San Francisco Hotel Reset

Global capital targets San Francisco’s luxury hospitality as value reset, city recovery, and major events reshape hotel investment dynamics.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Sunstone Hotels Faces Activist Pressure as Lodging Sector Recovery Splits

Hospitality

Nov 17, 2025

Sunstone Hotels Faces Activist Pressure as Lodging Sector Recovery Splits

Activist Investor Push Highlights Concentration Risks and Uneven Hotel Market Rebound for Sunstone REIT

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Hospitality

Nov 3, 2025

Sunshine State Hotels Hold the Line

Leisure demand keeps Florida’s hospitality market near full occupancy as costs and capital tighten

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Demand Cools At The Economy End Of Lodging

Hospitality

Oct 26, 2025

Demand Cools At The Economy End Of Lodging

Wyndham’s 5% RevPAR drop flags a late-2025 plateau; owners feel the margin squeeze while franchisors grow via pipeline.

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Hotel Recovery Uneven Amid High Costs and Low Transactions

HotelIndustry

Oct 22, 2025

Hotel Recovery Uneven Amid High Costs and Low Transactions

Capital and confidence remain out of sync as hotel margins compress and bid–ask spreads widen

CRE360 Editorial Desk

Hotel Sector Faces Refinancing Crunch Amid Recovery

Hospitality

Oct 20, 2025

Hotel Sector Faces Refinancing Crunch Amid Recovery

Leverage meets liquidity as hotel owners confront a $5.8B debt wall while operations recover.

Omid Shahbazian

Hotel Recovery Splits: Luxury Booms, Budget Lags

Hospitality

Oct 17, 2025

Hotel Recovery Splits: Luxury Booms, Budget Lags

Affluent travelers drive top-tier gains as economy hotels stall.

Omid Shahbazian

🟡CRE Markets Split: Trophy Gains, Tariffs Bite, Labor Surges, Hotels Cool

Hospitality

Oct 1, 2025

🟡CRE Markets Split: Trophy Gains, Tariffs Bite, Labor Surges, Hotels Cool

From rising prime asset values to tariff-driven cost hikes, record hospitality hiring, and slipping hotel occupancy — today’s CRE360 Signal tracks the forces reshaping real estate.

Omid Shahbazian

Hospitality

Oct 1, 2025

Hospitality Jobs Surpass Pre-COVID Levels

U.S. hospitality now employs 2.1M more workers than 2020, but at 35% higher wages.

Omid Shahbazian

Occupancy Weakness Pulls U.S. RevPAR Negative

Hospitality

Oct 1, 2025

Occupancy Weakness Pulls U.S. RevPAR Negative

Hotel RevPAR dipped –1.4% YoY as occupancy softness offsets resilient ADR, pressuring underwriting assumptions.

Omid Shahbazian

Capital

+17

Sep 29, 2025

Lending momentum jumps; spreads steady

Debt funds and CMBS re-open the channel, easing execution for qualify-to-close CRE.

Omid Shahbazian

Capital

Sep 25, 2025

🟡Confidence Returns to Times Square 30M

Hotels as Iconic InterContinental Sells for $2

Omid Shahbazian

Highgate & Gencom Buy Times Square InterContinental for $230M

Hospitality

Sep 25, 2025

Highgate & Gencom Buy Times Square InterContinental for $230M

Major NYC hotel trade signals renewed investor confidence as borrowing costs ease and urban demand outperforms U.S. averages.

Omid Shahbazian

Hilton Daytona Beach Sold for Renovation Play

Hospitality

Sep 25, 2025

Hilton Daytona Beach Sold for Renovation Play

Columbia Sussex acquires 744-room resort, betting on a major Hilton-flag reposition despite softening local demand.

Omid Shahbazian

Hospitality

Choice Hotels’ Extended-Stay Push Accelerates in 2025

Arlington’s Key Bridge Site Set for Massive Mixed-Use Transformation

Hospitality Faces a Digital and Labor Shift as Guest Expectations Evolve

AI Agents Poised to Transform Hotel Operations

Capital Recycles, Operators Stay: Hospitality and Senior Housing Reset

Hospitality 2025 Recap & 2026 Outlook

Experience-Led Assets Reshape Hospitality M&A Priorities

Lower Rates Revive Hotel Investment

Strategic capital flows underscore shifting institutional beliefs in the trajectory of hospitality sector fundamentals

Sonder’s Collapse Exposes the Structural Limits of Asset-Light Hospitality

U.S. Hotel Margins Compress as 2025 Outlook Softens

Blackstone’s Four Seasons Bet Signals San Francisco Hotel Reset

Sunstone Hotels Faces Activist Pressure as Lodging Sector Recovery Splits

Sunshine State Hotels Hold the Line

Demand Cools At The Economy End Of Lodging

Hotel Recovery Uneven Amid High Costs and Low Transactions

Hotel Sector Faces Refinancing Crunch Amid Recovery

Hotel Recovery Splits: Luxury Booms, Budget Lags

🟡CRE Markets Split: Trophy Gains, Tariffs Bite, Labor Surges, Hotels Cool

Hospitality Jobs Surpass Pre-COVID Levels

Occupancy Weakness Pulls U.S. RevPAR Negative

Lending momentum jumps; spreads steady

🟡Confidence Returns to Times Square 30M

Highgate & Gencom Buy Times Square InterContinental for $230M

Hilton Daytona Beach Sold for Renovation Play

CRE 360 Signal™