Study: Condo-hotel demand to cool: Some projects may be canceled, Lodging Econometrics said.

From: Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) | Date: August 15, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Christopher Boyd

Aug. 15--Condominium hotels may be the hottest thing in hospitality right now, but a market study released Monday predicts that investor demand for the units will drop and a number of announced projects may not be built. Lodging Econometrics, which monitors hotel real estate trends, said in its latest forecast that demand for condo-hotel units in Orlando and other resort markets will soon soften. That could mean cancellation of projects that ...

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