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Orange County hotel deal ranks among California’s largest of 2024 as buying climate improves

Utah investment firm acquires two Anaheim properties for more than $200 million By Lou Hirsh | CoStar News | December 24, 2024 | 12:14 P.M. An investor has snapped up two Anaheim hotels in California’s largest hospitality sales deal of 2024, the latest sign of a potential nationwide rebound in such transactions in the coming year.…
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Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina Finishes $100M+ Reno REAL ESTATE: Upgraded Rooms, Pool Area, Meeting Space, Lobby, New Restaurants By  Donald Bloodworth  – December 19, 2024 SAN DIEGO – More than $100 million went into updating the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina in a newly finished renovation billed as a transformation that “redefines…
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Hotel industry experts say Fed’s latest rate cut won’t help US hotels much

Lowered projections for cuts in 2025 a cause for concern By Bryan WrotenHotel News NowDecember 19, 2024 | 7:16 AM The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut the federal funds rate a further 25 basis points will lower the cost of capital. But even when combined with the two previous cuts from this year, hotel industry…
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LA’s Hotel Pipeline Struggling With Construction Costs, Long Entitlement Periods Ahead Of Big Sporting Events

December 3, 2024 Bianca Barragán, Southern California  Los Angeles is gearing up to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, a Super Bowl and World Cup games in the next decade, but its hotel landscape is facing challenges from every angle. There are 105 hotel projects in the Greater Los Angeles area in the development process, Majestic Hospitality Group CEO Christopher Henry said,…
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Downtown Oakland Hotel Trades at 76% Discount

Plunging values, and safety concerns are hitting lodgings in the airport corridor. By Jack Rogers| November 22, 2024 at 05:38 AM Hotel values are cratering in Oakland, with the latest benchmark set by a downtown property that sold for 76% less than its last trade. Core Property Capital paid $10.6M for the Courtyard Oakland Downtown, a…
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Hotel workers union solicits surprising ally: Wells Fargo

By Alex Barreira – Staff Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Nov 20, 2024 | Updated Nov 20, 2024 7:15am PST As the contract impasse between San Francisco hotel workers union Unite Here Local 2 and operators Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott nears its 100th day, the union is turning its appeals to a surprising place: Wells…
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