Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. is a real estate investment trust focused on luxury urban hotels and resort properties with revenue from rooms, food and beverage, and other lodging operations. The company targets high-RevPAR assets across the United States and U.S. territories in the Caribbean and is externally advised by Ashford Hospitality Advisors LLC.
Recurring news for BHR includes quarterly operating results and hotel performance measures such as occupancy, average daily rate, RevPAR, and Hotel EBITDA. Company updates also cover monthly preferred dividends for its Series B, Series D, Series E, and Series M preferred stock, advisory-agreement matters, capital-structure disclosures, shareholder governance activity, and board or officer transition items tied to the externally advised REIT structure.
Ashford Inc. (NYSE: AHT) named Jim Plohg as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Ashford Inc., Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) and Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR), effective Dec. 16, 2025.
Mr. Plohg joined the Ashford group in 2014, has over 25 years of legal, operational and investment experience, and will oversee legal, compliance and regulatory affairs across the three entities.
The appointment is presented as an internal leadership elevation intended to leverage Mr. Plohg's legal, real estate and hospitality background to support Ashford's continued growth of its investment, development, financial and related services platforms.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR) changed its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders from an in-person event to a virtual-only format.
The Annual Meeting remains scheduled for Dec. 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Central time and will be accessible via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BHR2025. The previously announced physical location at 14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas is no longer in use.
Company annual meeting materials, including the proxy statement and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2024, are available at www.bhrreit.com under Investor > Financials & SEC Filings > Annual Meeting Material. Braemar is a REIT focused on luxury hotels and resorts.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR) closed the sale of the 410-room The Clancy in San Francisco for $115.0M ($280,487 per key) on Nov 7, 2025.
The sale equates to a 5.2% capitalization rate on trailing 12-month net operating income and reflects trailing hotel EBITDA of $8.0M and hotel NOI of $6.0M for the 12 months ended Sept 30, 2025. Braemar used proceeds to pay down approximately $64.7M of debt and retained roughly $43.7M after transfer taxes and transaction costs.
The company described the transaction as strategic portfolio sharpening and noted the financial metrics are based on unaudited operating data for the 12 months ended Sept 30, 2025.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR) declared quarterly and monthly cash dividends for preferred and common stock for the quarter ending Dec 31, 2025. The Board set a $0.05 per diluted share quarterly dividend for common stock (annual rate $0.20), payable Jan 15, 2026 to holders of record as of Dec 31, 2025. Preferred dividends include Series B $0.3438, Series D $0.5156 per diluted share for the quarter, and monthly payments for Series E and Series M CUSIPs ($0.15625–0.17917) on Nov 17, 2025, Dec 15, 2025, and Jan 15, 2026 to respective record holders. As of Sept 30, 2025, Series E had 12,697,673 shares and Series M had 1,404,544 shares outstanding.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR) entered a definitive agreement to sell The Clancy, a 410-room San Francisco hotel, for $115 million (about $280,487 per key) and received a $3.5 million non-refundable earnest deposit on Oct. 7, 2025. The price implies a 5.0% capitalization rate on trailing 12-month net operating income. Trailing 12-month hotel metrics: Hotel EBITDA $7.7M and Hotel NOI $5.7M. Closing is expected in November 2025, subject to customary conditions; buyer may extend closing 30 days with an additional $1M deposit.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR), a REIT specializing in luxury hotels and resorts, has scheduled its Q3 2025 earnings release and conference call. The company will release its third quarter results after market close on November 4, 2025.
The earnings conference call will be held on November 5, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. ET. Investors can access the interactive teleconference at (646) 960-0284, with a replay available through November 12, 2025. A live broadcast will also be available on the company's website at www.bhrreit.com, with an online replay accessible for approximately one year.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR) has announced the initiation of a sale process for the company, following a strategic review by its Board of Directors. The company's portfolio includes 14 luxury properties with the highest RevPAR among publicly traded lodging REITs, showing 2.9% YTD RevPAR growth through June 2025.
As part of the sale process, Braemar has negotiated a $480 million Company Sale Fee with its external advisor Ashford Inc., representing a significant discount from the calculated termination fee. The company's portfolio currently consists of 2,885 rooms across prestigious brands including Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Four Seasons, and Park Hyatt, generating $135.8 million in TTM NOI. Additionally, Braemar has entered into a non-binding LOI to sell The Clancy hotel for $115 million.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR), a luxury hotels and resorts REIT, has announced the appointment of Bob Ghassemieh to its Board of Directors. This appointment comes as part of a cooperation agreement with the Ghassemieh Group, which owns approximately 7.3% of BHR's outstanding common stock.
The agreement includes provisions for standstill and voting arrangements, with complete details to be filed in a Form 8-K with the SEC. White & Case LLP is serving as legal counsel to Braemar, while Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP represents the Ghassemieh Group.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR) has successfully refinanced its Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North property with a new $180 million non-recourse loan from Aareal Capital Corporation. The new financing replaces the previous $140 million loan and features improved terms, including a reduced interest rate of SOFR + 3.00% compared to the previous SOFR + 3.75%.
The new loan structure includes a three-year initial term with two one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. This refinancing enhances Braemar's liquidity position while reducing its cost of debt at a higher loan-to-value ratio, reflecting improving credit market conditions for lodging assets.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR) has completed the sale of the 369-room Marriott Seattle Waterfront for $145 million ($393,000 per key). The transaction, based on trailing 12-month performance through May 31, 2025, represents an 8.1% capitalization rate on net operating income, factoring in anticipated capital expenditures of $7 million.
Following the sale, BHR paid down approximately $88.4 million of debt and retained $50.8 million in net proceeds after transfer taxes and transaction costs. The company's CEO Richard J. Stockton confirmed this strategic divestiture enhances their balance sheet and liquidity, with no additional property sales projected for the calendar year.