Hotel Revenue Growth Slows, But Not Expected To Crash In A Downturn

Labor cost increases have eclipsed hotel revenues for the last three years, yet hotel analysts say the industry prepares to weather future economic hits. Two recent U.S. hotel reports paint an industry picture of slowing growth. Revenue per available room, or RevPAR,...

Powell Overshadowed by Further Escalation of Trade War Concerns

CoStar Analysis: Message That Fed Will Sustain Recovery Lost in Tweet Storm Markets were roiled by new tariffs imposed on U.S. goods announced by China, a much-anticipated speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and President Trump’s reaction to both. The...

Does an Inverted Yield Curve Spell Doom for CRE?

And here’s another question: Will lower interest rates lead to riskier CRE deals? WASHINGTON, DC—On Wednesday the yield curve inverted—that is, yields on two-year Treasury bonds were higher than those on the ten-year bonds—for a short period of time before the markets...