Popp Hutcheson, SC&H Group and our invited panel of experts spoke about current issues facing the hospitality industry and the strategies and best practices to manage them. See what you missed and hear from the industry experts.
2014 Hospitality Summit Recap:
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[collapse title=”Hospitality Industry Economic Update”]
Sales activity within the hospitality industry, current market trends across the country, and the future forecast.
Presented by: Mark Woodworth, PFK Hospitality Research, LLC
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How the recordation of purchase price allocations, renovations, and retirements, is critical to ensuring your fixed assets are not overassessed for personal property purposes.
Presented by: Megan Lusby, SC&H Group and Mark Miller, SC&H Group
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[collapse title=”The Real Deal: What Drives Sale Prices in Today’s Market?”]
What really drives sales prices and why there is such a disconnect between valuation for property taxes and real world deals.
Presented by: Kyle Stevenson, Hunter Hotels, and Raj Contractor, Host Hotels
Moderated by: Mark Hutcheson, Popp Hutcheson PLLC
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[collapse title=”An Eye on Washington: Legislative Updates for the Hotel Industry”]
Hot issues that could impact hotel operations and expenses (minimum wage debate, ADA, unions, etc.).
Presented by: Vanessa Sinders, American Hotel & Lodging Association
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Update on the recent California decisions regarding hotel valuation and the appropriate methodology for removing intangibles from the taxable value.
Presented by: Eliot Johnson, Marriott and Julie Crist, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
Moderated by: Jeff Glock, SC&H Group
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[collapse title=”Hotel Valuation and the Appraisal Institute”]
How appraisal institute courses and text have impacted hotel valuation.
Presented by: David Lennhoff, SC&H Group, and Jeffrey Shaney, SC&H Group
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Open forum discussion that addressed questions presented by conference participants.
Presented by: Bill Robinson, RAM Asset Management, Jim Chiak, Woodbine Development, and Matthew Ahrens, Host Hotels
Moderated by: Rob Unkle, SC&H Group and Mike Shalley, Popp Hutcheson PLLC
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