Hospitality Real Estate Finance

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Focuses on real estate financing for hospitality-oriented projects. Lectures address the following topics: methods of measuring rates of return; feasibility and appraisal processes; equity and debt financing vehicles to include joint ventures, limited partnerships, construction mortgages, and participating, convertible, and seller-financed mortgages; forms of operating agreements to include management contracts, leases, and franchises; and trends in international hotel franchising. Presentations by hospitality industry real estate practitioners tie course material to current industry practices.