IHG Owners Association Launches Owner Confidence Index as New Barometer for the U.S. Hotel Ownership Market

Why this matters

Capital markets activity continues to be defined by the rotation from bank balance sheets to non-bank lenders. Private credit funds have raised record dry powder; banks have tightened CRE underwriting standards for the sixth consecutive quarter. The result is a market where well-sponsored deals clear, and marginal credit pays a meaningful spread to do so. Atlanta multifamily concessions have started to compress in the Inner Perimeter, and industrial demand along the I-85 corridor remains durable. Office bifurcation is pronounced. For LPs, the allocation conversation has shifted decisively toward real estate debt, with equity allocations being deployed more selectively into operator-led platforms.

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On the RET wire

• The eighth Atlanta story tracked on the wire in October 2026. All Atlanta coverage →
• Disclosed capital deal value tracked in October 2026: $1.9B across 10 reported transactions.
• 20 stories mentioning IHG on the wire in the past 90 days. IHG coverage →

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