U.S. hotel performance for August 2026
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 Francisco continues to clear office at the deepest discounts to 2019 basis seen in the cycle, while multifamily fundamentals have stabilized and life sciences in the Peninsula remains active. 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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- The 166th San Francisco story tracked on the wire in September 2026. All San Francisco coverage →
- Disclosed hospitality deal value tracked in September 2026: $5B across 15 reported transactions. All Hospitality coverage →
Computed from Real Estate Trail’s own tracked coverage
U.S. hotel RevPAR rose 2.0% year-over-year in August 2026 to $107.43, with San Francisco leading Top 25 Markets and New Orleans posting the steepest declines.
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