October 29, 2025
As other sectors of the US hotel industry struggle, group room rates still show robust growth
Through September, the national average daily rate percent change stands at 0.9%.
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October 29, 2025The case of demolished hotels: Why they need to be taken down and what they can become
Ever fancy buying steeply discounted furniture and home accents from a hotel?
October 29, 2025DC multifamily market shows signs of strain amid prolonged government shutdown
The latest government shutdown is casting a long shadow over Washington, D.C.’s multifamily market, with industry insiders pointing to weakening demand and shifting renter behavior.
October 29, 2025Housing costs cool, helping to keep a lid on inflation
A softer-than-expected inflation reading in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ shutdown-delayed release of September’s consumer price index all but locked in a cut in short-term interest rates at today’s Federal Reserve policy meeting.
October 29, 2025Hotel investors in Asia-Pacific eager for deals while performance underwhelms
A major conference in any industry is a helpful barometer, and the recent Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific in Singapore provided some key insights for the hospitality business in Asia.
October 28, 2025US industrial forecast sees more vacancy in 2026 with weakness in tenant demand
The national outlook for industrial real estate in 2026 anticipates the vacancy rate continuing to rise and a fourth consecutive year of moderating demand as the economy weakens and real retail spending growth slows.
October 28, 2025Austin central business district hotels see shifting demand patterns during festival weekends
Austin’s central business district submarket experienced mixed hotel performance during the first half of October, with both demand and average daily rate shaped by the Austin City Limits Music Festival and broader shifts in downtown activity.
October 28, 2025How everything I knew about the hotel industry turned out to be wrong
After the gyrations of the COVID-19 pandemic, a guest speaker at a lodging conference quipped: “May you live in precedented times.”
October 27, 2025US office forecast improves as tenant demand rebounds across more markets
The national outlook for office is a bit brighter with vacancy halting its rise and absorption turning positive during the third quarter. These and other market signals have contributed to a minor upgrade in CoStar's outlook for the sector.- October 27, 2025
Government shutdown is driving a decline in hotel occupancy in Washington, DC
The current government shutdown, which began at midnight on Oct. 1, 2025, has now entered its fifth week and hotels, particularly near the nation's capital, are feeling the effects. 
October 27, 2025Third-quarter hotel sales in the Southeast declined year over year but improved over the second quarter
Southeast U.S. hotel sales velocity gained traction in the third quarter due to several large transactions in Florida and South Carolina.
October 27, 2025For 2026, travelers seek meaning from trips with emphasis on nature, sports
With hotel metrics down annually across the board, professionals in the hospitality and travel industries who need something to look forward to can check out Expedia Group's annual report of travel trends and top destinations.
October 27, 2025Back in the black: Demand for retail space turns positive
After recording the first consecutive quarterly declines since 2020, retail demand is back in the black heading into the final quarter of the year.
October 24, 2025Canadian hotel industry continues its robust performance growth in third quarter
Canada's hotel industry continues its healthy performance run with year-to-date revenue per available room — or RevPAR — up 4.7% through September, driven primarily by a 3.9% increase in average daily rate, or ADR.
October 24, 2025US hotel industry slows for two consecutive quarters
U.S. hotel revenue per available room, or RevPAR, dropped 2.1% in September, the sharpest monthly deceleration since 2022. This marks the second consecutive quarter of declines in RevPAR.- October 24, 2025
US hotel performance retreats as occupancy falls for 17th straight week
Following the U.S. hotel industry’s first weekly increase in revenue per available room since August, RevPAR declined 0.7% for the week of Oct. 12-18. Average daily rate was up 1.7% but came in below the rate of inflation (~+2.7%). The gain in ADR was offset by hotel occupancy, which dipped for a 17th consecutive week. In 18 of the past 25 weeks since the beginning of May, RevPAR has decreased year over year with occupancy down in all but two of those weeks. 
October 24, 2025Wealthy Americans continue to drive hotel performance in the luxury segment
Stem cell therapy at a hotel spa sounds too good, too outlandish or too something to be real. But for global jetsetters who do not have the time to frequent medical clinics and do not bat an eye at many price tags, it might be the perfect fit.
October 23, 2025A World Series commercial real estate showdown
It's October, and sports fans are focusing on baseball's World Series. This year, the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Toronto Blue Jays in the fall classic.
October 22, 2025Economists view recent trends and offer words of caution for the road ahead
At the National Association of Business Economics' annual meeting in Philadelphia last week, economists, executives and policymakers discussed a wide range of topics. Here are a few takeaways from conference speakers on the American consumer, artificial intelligence and immigration and trade policies that may interest the commercial real estate industry.
October 21, 2025Rising US office leasing still remains below pre-pandemic pace
Leasing volume in the U.S. office market ticked up in the third quarter, according to preliminary estimates, but remains just shy of its pre-2020 norm.
