The World Cup Moved Group Demand Instead of Blocking It, Is SEO Hospitality's Most Overrated Discipline, Only 10% Feel Ready for AI
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. San Diego life sciences vacancy remains the lowest in the major life-science clusters, and multifamily fundamentals continue to be supported by a coastal supply ceiling. 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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Tuesday reframed July's numbers. CoStar's analysts point out that the strongest performances came from cities that hosted no World Cup matches at all, with Chicago up 16%, Detroit up 17% and San Diego up 11% on RevPAR…
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