01/28/2012
Marriott, Zell share insights, opinions on real estate and cash in hand
According to an article in HotelNewsNow.com
"Participating in a session at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre with real-estate guru Sam Zell of Equity Group Investments and moderated by Dale Anne Reiss of DLA Piper/Artemis Advisors, Marriott recalled a time when he learned the never-forgotten lesson about cash in hand."
01/24/2012
US Hotel Data Paints Picture of Recovery
The opening general session of Americas Lodging Investment Summit in Los Angeles presented the most pressing data points for the U.S. hotel industry - and they point to recovery.
01/09/2012
Research Firm Releases Optimistic Forecast for the Hotel Industry
STR Global, an independent hotel research firm, has released an optimistic forecast for the hotel industry.
11/14/2011
Apple REIT Six, Inc. Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2011
Apple REIT Six, Inc. ("Apple Six"), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns 66 Marriott- and Hilton-branded hotels, has reported results of operations for the third quarter of 2011 on its form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
11/14/2011
Apple REIT Seven, Inc. Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2011
Apple REIT Seven, Inc. ("Apple Seven"), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns 51 Marriott and Hilton-branded hotels, has reported results of operations for the third quarter of 2011 on its form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
11/14/2011
Apple REIT Eight, Inc. Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2011
Apple REIT Eight, Inc. ("Apple Eight"), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns 51 Marriott- and Hilton-branded hotels, has reported results of operations for the third quarter of 2011 on its form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
11/14/2011
Apple REIT Nine, Inc. Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2011
Apple REIT Nine, Inc. ("Apple Nine"), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns 87 Marriott- and Hilton-branded hotels and 110 parcels of land leased to a third party, has reported results of operations for the third quarter of 2011 on its form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
11/11/2011
Apple REIT Ten Acquires Fairfield Inn, South Bend, Indiana
Apple REIT Ten, Inc. stated in recent SEC filing that it completed the acquisition of a Fairfield Inn in South Bend, Indiana. South Bend is home to 8 colleges and universities and jus "steps away" from the University of Notre Dame.
11/09/2011
REIT Buying Oceanside Hotel
A subsidiary of Apple REIT 10, a Virginia-based real estate investment trust that holds hotel properties, has agreed to pay 30.5 million dollars for a Courtyard by Marriott under construction in Oceanside CA.
10/21/2011
Five Reasons Why Hotels Will Outgain the Economy
Despite the somewhat troubling issues we face HotelNewsNow examines five reasons why U.S. hotels will weather the storm quite well.
10/21/2011
Hotels report strong September performance
The U.S. hotel industry reported a revenue-per-available-room increase of 10 percent during September, the largest RevPAR increase since March, according to data from STR.
10/07/2011
Apple REIT Deals Continue Despite Slower Market
While many hotel REITs watched as their capital bases dropped from underneath them, the Richmond, Virginia-based Apple REIT Companies are continuing to acquire as they have been said president Justin G. Knight at last month's Lodging Conference.
10/07/2011
Apple REIT listed at Number 4 on the Hotel BusinessTop 100 list
Throughout the year Hotel Business Magazine publishes a number of proprietary surveys. Apple REIT placed at number 4 on the Owner and Developer list in 2011 .
09/17/2011
Apple Seven Recommends Rejection of Unsolicited, Opportunistic Tender Offer by MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP
The Board of Directors believes that the $4.00 per Unit offer price represents an opportunistic attempt by the MPF to purchase Units at an unreasonably low price and make a profit and, as a result, deprive the stockholders who tender Units of the potential opportunity to realize the long-term value of their investment in Apple Seven.
09/16/2011
Apple Six Recommends Rejection of Unsolicited, Opportunistic Tender Offer by MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP
Apple REIT Six, Inc. ("Apple Six") has been notified of an unsolicited tender offer by a group of entities affiliated with MacKenzie Patterson Fuller, LP (collectively "MPF") to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of common stock and the associated shares of Series A preferred stock (together, the "Units") of Apple Six at a price of $5.00 per Unit
08/10/2011
How REITs Support the Economy
A REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) such as an Apple REIT may offer a growth opportunity for an investor. Apple REITs seek to profit from multiple factors such as room rates and intrinsic property value appreciation. But it is also true that investment in a REIT may support the general economy in numerous ways.
08/06/2011
When You Invest, Where Does Your Money Go
It may seem on the surface that when you place your money into an investment, all of the money you earned on the investment should be given to you. But in the case of many types of investments, this doesn't happen. A portion of the earnings go to the company managing the investment. Upon closer examination it can be seen that there is good reason for this.
08/04/2011
Evaluating a Hotel REIT
Hotel REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) may offer investment opportunities for investors who are seeking long-term growth. When evaluating them, however, one must view them differently than a typical stock investment, in which one is paying careful attention to momentary rises and falls in stock price. Although there is analysis involved with picking, and earning from a particular stock, that analysis deals with a particular set of metrics that should not necessarily be applied to Hotel REITs such as Apple REITs.
07/20/2011
Are the Elderly Always Deceived Through Investments?
There has been plentiful media coverage of late regarding so-called uneducated and elderly investors being exploited through false or misleading offers that in the end lose them their savings.
07/15/2011
Understanding the Difference Between Book Value Per Share and Market Value
Investors should understand the difference between the two differing methods of valuation: book value per share and market value.
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