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The hotel industry, and the lending environment in particular, is in a state of transition as many wonder when the cycle will end. But lenders speaking at the recent Hotel News Now Lender Roundtable said that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Here are some of their takeaways on the state of the industry.

Hotel News Now recently gathered a roundtable of hotel industry lenders, including HSF's Matt Mitchell, to share their opinions on the state of hotel financing and the industry in general.

Dallas developer Craig Hall knows a thing or two about financing developments and construction projects. And, with that experience, Hall formed a lending division of Hall Group about two decades ago that has been putting equity into developers’ hands.

The developer of the Gale Residences Fort Lauderdale Beach obtained a $35.6 million construction loan four months after starting work on the site.

The Houston market is incredibly diverse and resilient, characterized by a robust local economy, aspects of which are immune to energy shocks. The team at HALL Structured Finance (HSF) is bullish on Houston’s long-term prospects, confident the city will continue to expand its role as one of the preeminent centers of global commerce.

TownePlace Suites by Marriott will be a four-story, 112-room hotel in Oak Creek, 13 miles south of Milwaukee.

Hall Structured Finance has closed on more than $100M in loans in the past quarter and expects to end the year with almost $200M in loans.

The planned eight-story, 175-room Hyatt House Hotel on International Drive has the financing needed to begin construction.