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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. reports developments for a lodging real estate investment trust focused on luxury and upper-upscale hotel properties in the United States and international markets. Company news commonly covers quarterly and annual operating results, comparable hotel RevPAR and Total RevPAR trends, hotel EBITDA, business outlook updates, investor presentations, and portfolio-level performance.
Recurring announcements also address capital allocation, hotel asset sales, reinvestment programs, dividends, share repurchases, and financing activity. As a REIT and hotel owner with interests in joint ventures, Host's updates often connect property transactions, lodging demand, food and beverage revenue, and balance-sheet actions to its portfolio strategy.
Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT), has released an updated investor presentation for Q2 2025. The presentation is available on the company's website in the Investor Relations section.
As an S&P 500 company, Host Hotels & Resorts maintains a significant portfolio of 75 properties in the United States and 5 international properties, comprising approximately 42,900 rooms. Additionally, the company holds non-controlling interests in seven domestic and one international joint ventures.
Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the nation's largest lodging REIT, reported strong Q2 2025 results with comparable hotel Total RevPAR growth of 4.2% to $400.91 and RevPAR growth of 3.0% to $239.64. The company generated revenues of $1.586 billion, up 8.2% year-over-year, though net income decreased 7.0% to $225 million.
Key developments include the sale of The Westin Cincinnati for $60 million, repurchase of $105 million in common stock, and receipt of $9 million in business interruption proceeds. The company maintains a strong balance sheet with total assets of $13.0 billion and available liquidity of $2.3 billion.
Based on strong H1 performance, Host Hotels raised its 2025 guidance, now expecting comparable hotel RevPAR growth of 1.5% to 2.5% and Total RevPAR growth of 2.0% to 3.0% over 2024.
Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) has announced significant changes to its executive management team. Bob Garechana, currently Executive Vice President and CFO, will become the new Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Alec Brackenridge, the current CIO, will transition to Executive Vice President – Investments before retiring at the end of 2025.
Bret McLeod will join the company in July 2025 as Executive Vice President - Finance and assume the CFO role on August 7, 2025. McLeod, currently CFO of Great Wolf Resorts, brings extensive experience in corporate strategy, capital markets, operations, and investor relations from his previous roles at Citycon and Host Hotels & Resorts.
The transition represents a planned succession strategy for Equity Residential, with CEO Mark J. Parrell expressing confidence in both Garechana's ability to advance the company's capital allocation strategy and McLeod's potential to lead the finance team and drive transformational initiatives.
Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the largest lodging real estate investment trust in the U.S., has announced the release of its updated investor presentation for Q1 2025. The presentation is available on the company's website in the Investor Relations section.
As an S&P 500 company, Host Hotels & Resorts maintains a significant portfolio of 76 properties in the United States and 5 international properties, comprising approximately 43,400 rooms. Additionally, the company holds non-controlling interests in seven domestic and one international joint ventures, focusing on luxury and upper-upscale hotel segments.
Host Hotels & Resorts reported strong Q1 2025 results with 7.0% growth in comparable hotel RevPAR and 5.8% increase in Total RevPAR. The company's revenues reached $1,594 million, up 8.4% from 2024, though net income decreased 7.7% to $251 million.
Key performance metrics include:
- Comparable hotel RevPAR: $240.18
- Total RevPAR: $408.57
- Adjusted EBITDAre: $514 million (up 5.1%)
- Diluted earnings per share: $0.35
Despite macroeconomic uncertainty, the company maintains its 2025 RevPAR growth guidance of 0.5% to 2.5%. The business mix shows transient at 60%, group at 36%, and contract at 4%. Host completed $146 million in capital expenditures and repurchased 6.3 million shares for $100 million. The company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share and maintains strong liquidity of $2.2 billion.
Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust, has scheduled its first quarter 2025 earnings announcement. The company will release its financial results on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, after market close.
A conference call to discuss Q1 2025 results and business outlook will be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Investors can access the simultaneous webcast through the company's website at www.hosthotels.com. A replay of the call will be available from May 1, 2025, through July 30, 2025, via the company website.
Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), the nation's largest lodging real estate investment trust, has released an updated investor presentation for Q4 2024 results. The company, a member of the S&P 500, owns 76 properties across the United States and 5 international properties, totaling approximately 43,400 rooms. Additionally, Host Hotels maintains non-controlling interests in seven domestic and one international joint ventures. The presentation is available on the company's website in the Investor Relations section.