Avatar Financial Provides $3.9M Bridge Loan for Metro Houston Hotel
Why this matters
Hospitality has separated by chain scale and demand segment, with luxury and resort outperforming and select-service holding pricing power on a leaner cost base. New construction starts remain at multi-decade lows, which has supported in-place RevPAR and made conversions of soft-branded flags an increasingly active part of transaction velocity. Houston transaction velocity has been concentrated in industrial and Class A multifamily in the energy corridor and inner loop. Office remains a basis play. For sponsors with operational expertise, the sector continues to offer one of the more compelling income-plus-appreciation profiles available across CRE.
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RICHMOND, TEXAS — Seattle-based lender Avatar Financial Group has provided a $3.9 million bridge loan for the 80-room Fairfield Inn & Suites byMarriott hotel in Richmond, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The three-st…
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