STR – Commercial Observer

An employee at CoStar Group analyzes real estate data in the company's D.C. headquarters.

Why the FTC Is Trying to Block CoStar’s $600M Acquisition of RentPath

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Checked Out

What to Do With Hotels That May Never Reopen Due to COVID

By David M. Levitt

A wide shot of a tall, glassy building.

Sales · Coronavirus

Serious Reservations: Midtown South’s Hotels Confront COVID

By Patrick Sisson

Major hotel chains like Marriott rely on STR's data to set room rates and understand how they compare with rival hotels.

CoStar Acquires Hotel Data Provider STR for $450M

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Hotel NoMad.

Greater Los Angeles Hotel Market to Remain Strong Through 2019: Report

By Alison Stateman

The Embassy Suites Hotel in Tampa, Fla.

Finance · Acquisition

ACORE Lends $179M for Square Mile’s Hotel Portfolio Acquisition

By Matt Grossman

The check-in atrium at the Moxy Times Square hotel.

US Hotel Room Revenue Climbs for 100th Straight Month: Data

By Nicholas Rizzi

The check-in atrium at the Moxy Times Square hotel.

While Occupancy Skyrockets, NYC Hotel Players See Cause for Concern

By Rey Mashayekhi

As Trump Effect Hits International Travel, US Hotel Sector Feels the Pain

By Mack Burke

The William Vale Hotel in Williamsburg.

After Tepid Growth, Brooklyn Hotel Room Rates Spike

By Lauren Elkies Schram

With Oversupply and Falling Room Rates, the Last Thing the Hotel Biz Needs Is a Travel Ban

By Lauren Elkies Schram

Courtesy AM Resorts.

The Big Sting: Is Zika Affecting Hotel Lending?

By Sara Pepitone

A rendering of the Virgin Hotel in NoMad.

Lifestyle Hotels Are All the Rage Thanks to the Power of the Brand

By Liam La Guerre

3rd Avenue in Gowanus looking north, photographed on 16 September 2016. Photo: Kaitlyn Flannagan for Observer.

Gowanus Went From a Superfund Site to Super Fun, Thanks to a Smattering of New Hotels

By Rheaa Rao

Rendering of Empire Outlets, including the hotel at the top.

SI Kicking Other Boroughs’ Butts When It Comes to Hotels

By Lauren Elkies Schram

TRYP by Wyndham at 234 West 48th Street.

Finance · CMBS

Times Square Hotel Operating at a Loss, Requests Loan Mod

By Danielle Balbi

New York City hotels had a lackluster holiday season.
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NYC Hotels Have Blue Christmas With Weak Performance

By Terence Cullen

Flatiron Hotel.

Design + Construction · Urban Planning

A Glut of NYC Hotels Is Making Some Hospitality Experts Throw Around the ‘B’ Word

By Terence Cullen