U.S. Hotel Industry Update + Limited-Service Segment Focus

Adrian Watkins Senior Managing Director Schelin Uldricks & Co

Through Q3 2024, the overall U.S. hotel industry experienced general stability with steady growth driven by tourism resurgence, strategic development and improving economic conditions. Key performance metrics indicate national average occupancy rates of 66.8%, average daily rates increased by 1.4% year-over-year and revenue per available room grew 0.9% nationally.  While new hotel development has been…

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Financing Modular Construction Projects

Ethan Schelin Managing Partner at Schelin Uldricks & Co

Modular construction is a method of construction that involves building a project in small “modular pods” at an offsite factory and then shipping these pods to the building site for assembly. Often, these factories are located hundreds of miles away from the actual site, and in some cases, several states away from the site. How…

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CMBS Interest Rate Buydowns

Ethan Schelin Managing Partner at Schelin Uldricks & Co

The concept of an interest rate “buy down” has been around for a long time in CMBS but until recently it was rarely used. In today’s current market it is proving to be an effective tool for loan originators to help boost loan proceeds for their borrowers. In this Insights Series Post we will explore…

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Schelin Uldricks & Co. Provides Investment Banking Services for Hotel Developer

7/16/2024 – Huntington Beach, CA – Schelin Uldricks & Co. is pleased to announce that it has provided investment banking consulting services for a southeastern U.S. based hotel development firm.  The engagement was focused on providing advice to the general partner on financial structuring, equity valuation, and syndication formation related to the development of a…

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Texas Population Growth

Ethan Schelin Managing Partner at Schelin Uldricks & Co

We are currently working on raising joint venture equity for a manufactured housing project in the state of Texas and the transaction has revealed some very interesting statistics about what is happening in the state. Although these trends are intuitive to anyone following the news in the real estate industry, the actual numbers are pretty…

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The Affordability of Manufactured Housing

Ethan Schelin Managing Partner at Schelin Uldricks & Co

We are currently working on raising equity & debt for a manufactured housing project in the southern US and we have been blown away by how much more affordable it is to traditional stick-built housing. We have also been very impressed with the quality and product offerings currently available in the industry. In this Insights…

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