Author: Daniel Lesser
Executive Bio
Daniel H. Lesser is President & CEO of LW Hospitality Advisors LLC. He has specialized in real estate appraisals, economic feasibility evaluations, investment counseling, and transactional services of hotels, resorts, conference centers, casinos, and timeshare properties. He provides an in depth perspective to the changing state of lodging trends for GlobeSt.com. Contact Daniel Lesser.
Archive
US Lodging Industry Snapshot: Winter 2011/2012
An interesting dynamic has been evolving within the US hotel business as, against a backdrop of sagging consumer confidence, economic turmoil and a restricted debt market, sector operating metrics have been improving. FULL STORY
US Lodging: Fall 2011 Report Card
There is no shortage of recent news and events which have cast dark clouds on the future of the world. A global economic crisis, rising tensions in the Middle East, and U.S. political uncertainty and rancor have all contributed to a broad crisis of confidence. If the U.S. economy is not currently in a recession, it is certainly at the cusp of slipping into one. On the positive side, despite high unemployment and a largely… FULL STORY
Significant 2010 US Lodging Transactions
NEW YORK CITY-The hotel transaction market reached an inflection point in 2010, with loosening credit markets and growing interest, 2011 looks promising. FULL STORY
The US Lodging Industry: Mid Year 2010
NEW YORK CITY-The US hotel industry experienced a dramatic spurt of positive indicators during the first half of 2010, driven in part by the economic acceleration of the world beginning to emerge from the deep recession. FULL STORY
US Lodging Industry Q1 2010: Point of Inflection
NEW YORK CITY-Bottoming lodging operating metrics may indicate an inflection point for the US hotel sector. FULL STORY
2010: The Dawn of a New Decade
NEW YORK CITY-Well conceived and structured US hotel deals that are executed in the near term will be looked back upon five to seven years from now as nothing short of brilliant. FULL STORY
US Hotels Present Investment Opportunity
NEW YORK CITY-With the market rough for current owners, there will be 'once in a lifetime' investment opportunities for knowledgeable 'value investors' in the short term. FULL STORY
The Decline of US Hotel Asset Prices
NEW YORK CITY-CBRE's Daniel Lesser breaks down the realities that are hammering the US Hotel market and what can be expected in the coming year. FULL STORY
