ATLANTA, Georgia—Hunter Advisors (Hunter) introduced a powerful yr of transaction exercise in 2025, pushed largely by a company sell-down partnership involving financial system extended-stay motels, which represented a significant share of the agency’s general deal quantity throughout a mixture of resort transactions nationwide.
In 2025, Hunter Advisors closed $367.8 million in financial system extended-stay resort transactions throughout 51 motels, representing a major share of the agency’s exercise, which primarily included choose multi-asset and portfolio resort transactions. With 10 properties below contract representing roughly $78 million in quantity anticipated to shut within the first quarter of 2026, Hunter Advisors is positioned to construct on this momentum and anticipates one other yr of strong transactional exercise.
The agency’s financial system extended-stay platform is led by David Perrin and Chase Perry, connecting patrons and institutional sellers throughout possession profiles and deal sizes, from single belongings to portfolios.
“Financial system extended-stay motels proceed to anchor resort transaction exercise throughout the nation,” mentioned Teague Hunter, president and chief govt officer of Hunter Advisors. “These belongings don’t all the time commerce purely on present efficiency and fundamentals alone, however fairly on their distinctive story and future potential. That dynamic rewards expertise, relationships, and disciplined execution.”
Constant Demand
All through 2025, Hunter Advisors noticed sustained investor curiosity in financial system extended-stay properties pushed by sturdy money move, and dependable demand drivers, whilst broader lending circumstances remained selective.
“These belongings are typically held by possession teams that place a premium on certainty and execution,” mentioned David Perrin, senior vp at Hunter Advisors. “Our function is to assist house owners make strategic choices round timing and purchaser choice whereas maximizing worth in a transparent, environment friendly transaction.”
Prolonged-stay properties continued to draw a large purchaser pool in search of stability and long-term efficiency.
“Prolonged-stay stays essentially the most constant performing phase out there, additional cementing it as one of the sought-after asset lessons,” mentioned Chase Perry, vp at Hunter Advisors. “We proceed to see sturdy demand from established regional operators, in addition to new platforms created across the phase, and Hunter’s potential to execute in excessive quantity throughout markets continues to be a major benefit.”
