Hotel Sector Sees Plenty of Activity

There is a lot of news about the hotel industry out there as of late. Strategic Hotels & Resorts is exploring a possible sale. The luxury facility REIT recently had a major investment by Cascade Investment, which is controlled by Bill Gates. Among Chicago-based...

Hotel Sector Keeps Picking Up Steam

The hotel sector of commercial real estate saw a bit of a lag for a few years during the Great Recession, but that is starting to change. Many hotel operators and managers are starting to get more aggressive with their expansion and investment plans. One of the newest...

Will Increasing Land Deals Mean More CRE Development?

Commercial real estate development has mostly been stagnant since the recession, and with the exception of apartments and single-tenant retail parcels, not a lot has gone on. However, this could be changing. Bob Sonnenblick of Sonnenblick Development recently told us...