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		<title>(AHT) Ashford Hospitality Trust Prices Share Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/aht-ashford-hospitality-trust-prices-share-offering/78597</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (AHT), the second largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S., has recently priced its public offering of 7.0 million common shares at $12.50 each. The equity offer is part of the corporate strategy of the company to raise capital to repay debt. The company will also grant the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 1.05 million shares to cover any over-allotments. Morgan Stanley (MS) – a global financial services firm; KeyBanc Capital Markets – the investment banking division of KeyCorp (KEY); UBS Securities LLC, a subsidiary of UBS AG (UBS); and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC – the investment banking division of Credit Suisse Group (CS) are acting as joint book-running managers for the secondary offering. Ashford intends to utilize the proceeds ]]></description>
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		<title>(AHT) Ashford Hospitality Trust Mulls Secondary Offering</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. (AHT), the second largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S., has recently announced its decision to issue 6.0 million common shares to raise cash and repay its debt. The company will also grant the underwriters an option to purchase an additional 0.9 million shares to cover any over-allotments. Morgan Stanley (MS) – a global financial services firm; KeyBanc Capital Markets – the investment banking division of KeyCorp (KEY); UBS Securities LLC, a subsidiary of UBS AG (UBS); and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC – the investment banking division of Credit Suisse Group (CS) are acting as joint book-running managers for the public offering. Ashford intends to utilize the proceeds from the secondary offering to repay debt under its senior credit facility and for ]]></description>
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		<title>(HST) Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Invests in Manhattan</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/hst-pebblebrook-hotel-trust-invests-in-manhattan/77489</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) recently invested $152.0 million for a 49.0% stake in a joint venture that owns six luxury hotels in Manhattan with affiliates of the Denihan Hospitality Group. The deal values the six hotels for approximately $910 million. The hotels are currently subject to approximately $600 million in existing first mortgage and mezzanine debt financing. Pebblebrook plans to fund its investment with cash and borrowings from its credit facility. Both Pebblebrook and Denihan will jointly control all operating and financing decisions. Affiliates of Denihan holding the remaining 51.0% stake will continue to manage the hotels. The transaction is expected to close within the next 90 days. This transaction will be a win-win situation for both the companies. Pebblebrook Hotel already has its presence in Manhattan and with this ]]></description>
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		<title>(HST) Host Hotels &amp; Resorts Hikes Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/hst-host-hotels-resorts-hikes-dividend/76638</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Host Hotels &#38; Resorts, Inc. (HST) a real estate investment trust (REIT) recently hiked its quarterly cash dividend by 1 cent to 3 cents per share. This translates into a massive 50% increase over the earlier dividend. The increased dividend will be paid on July 15, 2011, to stockholders of record on June 30, 2011. This takes the annual dividend yield as of June 15, 2011, to 76.0%. The company increased the first quarter common dividend by 1 cent to 2 cents per share. As operations continue to improve, Host Hotels expect to increase the common dividend over the next 2 quarters, with the expectation of a full year dividend of $0.10 to $0.15 per share. At the end of first quarter 2011, Host Hotels&#8217; cash balance stood at $154 ]]></description>
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		<title>(SHO) Sunstone Hotel Investors Invests in San Diego</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/04/sho-sunstone-hotel-investors-invests-in-san-diego/70433</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. (SHO) acquired a 75.0% interest for $475.0 million in a joint venture that owns Hilton San Diego Bay front hotel in San Diego. Hilton Worldwide will remain as the 25.0% minority partner and continue with the managerial operations of the 1190- room hotel. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2011.  Following the acquisition, the partners are expected to enter into a $240 million non-recourse mortgage debt expected to mature in April 2016. Sunstone owns premium quality upper scale and luxury hotels with nationally recognized brands like Marriott International, Inc (MAR), Hilton and Starwood Hotels &#38; Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT). With this deal, Sunstone expects an annual increase in its first-quarter revenue per available room (RevPAR) of 5.4% compared with the prior ]]></description>
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		<title>(HST) Host Hotels &amp; Resorts Sells Sheraton Braintree Hotel</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/31/hst-host-hotels-resorts-sells-sheraton-braintree-hotel/32431</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sheraton Braintree Hotel, a 374-room hotel spanning across 10.2 acres in Braintree, Massachusetts, has recently got a new owner in the form of Carpenter &#38; Co. Inc., a leading real estate company in the U.S. Host Hotels &#38; Resorts Inc. (HST), the largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S., had sold Sheraton Braintree in February 2010 for $9.13 million to Karma Trustee LLC, a group of investors. The hotel was then closed for extensive interior and exterior renovations and was expected to re-launch under a new owner. Sheraton Braintree employed about 125 full- and part-time workers Incorporatedluding 80 to 90 unionized workers, who are expected to retain their jobs once the hotel reopens. Host Hotels recorded a profit of approximately $1 million on the sale of ]]></description>
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		<title>(HST) Two Great Hotels to Choose From</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/25/hst-two-great-hotels-to-choose-from/31927</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my Financial Tides portfolios I was using Barchart to screen for some new stocks and on the top of my screens came 2 hotels: Host Hotels &#38; Resorts (HST) and Starwoods Hotels &#38; Resorts (HOT). If I&#8217;m on Bing and trying to make a travel reservation I have to pick one or the other but how about when I&#8217;m investing? How do I choose? Let&#8217;s take them one at a time with my normal analysis: Host Hotel&#8217;s &#38; Resorts (HST) had a price appreciation in the last 30 days of 27.32%. It hit new highs on 17 of the last 20 trading sessions and was 4 for 5 recently. On Barchart 13 of the 13 technical indicators signal buy for a 100% technical rating. The analysts like it and ]]></description>
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		<title>(HST) Host Hotels &amp; Resorts&#8217; Funds From Operations Dips</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/17/hst-host-hotels-resorts-funds-from-operations-dips/28247</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Host Hotels &#38; Resorts Inc. (HST), the largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S., reported fourth-quarter FFO (funds from operations) of $113 million or 18 cents per share, compared to $289 million or 52 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Fund from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income. For full year 2009, FFO was $303 million or 51 cents per share, compared to $945 million or $1.71 per share. The decrease in FFO was primarily due to non-cash interest expenses and impairment charges. Excluding the non-recurring items, FFO was 24 cents and 79 cents per share for the quarter and for full year 2009, respectively. Total revenue ]]></description>
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		<title>(HST) Host Hotels &amp; Resorts Inc Earnings Disappoint</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/16/hst-host-hotels-resorts-inc-earnings-disappoint/17713</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Host Hotels &#38; Resorts Inc. (HST), the largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S., reported disappointing results for the third quarter of 2009, with year-over-year decrease in revenue and earnings per share. Total revenue decreased $227 million or 19.9% during the quarter to $912 million compared to the year-earlier quarter. The company also reported a loss of 9 cents per share compared to earnings of 9 cents per share in the year-ago period. During the quarter, Host Hotels reported FFO (funds from operations) of $66 million or 11 cents per share, compared to $170 million or 31 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. FFO, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to ]]></description>
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