Field Guide to Condo-Hotels
(Updated June 2009)
Are condo-hotels still a good investment? Get the basics on this new hotel hybrid, read investment tips, investigate condo-hotel projects nationwide and much more. (A. Siudzinski, Information Specialist)
Condo-Hotel Benefits
Room Service
24-Hour Concierge Access
Security
Housekeeping and Valet Service
Fine Dining Restaurants
Source: Finding success in the condo craze, (REALTOR® Magazine Online Exclusives, Feb. 2006).
Condo-Hotel Basics
Condo-hotel: gone for good?, (The Real Deal, Apr. 30, 2009).
Condo-hotel conversions--time to go the other way, (The Real Estate Finance Journal, Spring 2009). Q
Condo hotels among the worst investments during the boom, (The Housing Chronicles Blog, Apr. 9, 2008).
Rooms with a bubble view; condo-hotel buyers see investments sour as market weakens, (Wall Street Journal, Apr. 5, 2008). Q
Condo hotel model still viable despite slump, (Tampa Bay Business Journal, Jan. 4, 2008).
How to break in to the condo-hotel market, (Florida REALTOR® Magazine, Feb. 2007).
Nationwide Condo-Hotel Developments
Trump condo-hotel in Fort Lauderdale might not open, (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, May 14, 2009).
Race to break the clouds, (Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 14, 2008).
Robert DeNiro to open NY condo hotel, (www.condodomain.com, May 9, 2008).
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
Make money with condominiums and townhouses (Adobe eReader)
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Field Guide to Hotel/Motel Properties
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