Maria Woodis senior editor of Real EstateForum

LOS ANGELES-The frenzied hotel acquisition market of 2006 mayslow down a bit in 2007 due to fewer properties being put up forsale. So said a panel of experts speaking here yesterday at theAmericas Lodging Investment Summit.

The session, entitled "The Transaction Outlook: It's Been aTotally Awesome Ride These Past Few Years. Is a 'Wipe-Out' on theHorizon?", was moderated by Michael G. Desiato, group publisher andeditorial director of Real Estate Media, the parent company ofGlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum. The panelists included:Mark W. Elliott, senior managing director of Hodges Ward ElliottInc.; Douglass W. Henry, senior vice president of Host Hotels &Resorts Inc.; Joel W. Hiser, CEO, Horwath Hospitality & LeisureLLC; Robert T. Koger, president of Molinaro Koger; Mit B.Shah,president and CEO of Noble Investment Group; and Gary A. Stougaard,EVP and chief investment officer of Sunstone Hotel InvestorsInc.