News & Research

Bidding Boom: Online Hotel Auctions Gain Momentum with Buyers and Sellers

Hospitality continues to be one of the most active asset classes on RI Marketplace. In 2026, 51 hotels have been auctioned, generating nearly 667,000 listing views and more than 4,300 executed confidentiality agreements.

A recent Hotel Business feature explores how online auctions are expanding beyond distressed sales, giving brokers and sellers broader reach, greater price transparency and a more defined path to close.

Marketing Attribution Identifies Winning Bidder in 118% Above Reserve Student Housing Sale

Reaching a Specialized Buyer Pool As a lender-owned disposition, University Flats Phase I was marketed with a clear objective: maximize recovery through a compressed timeline that brought qualified buyers together on a fixed close date.

RI Marketplace combined targeted marketing and full-funnel attribution to broaden the buyer pool for University Flats Phase I, revealing how the winning bidder and underbidder were sourced and how each progressed from first touch to final bid.

Spreckels Theatre Auction Could Spark San Diego's Downtown Arts District Plan

Downtown SD Partnership CEO Betsy Brennan tells Times of San Diego the Marketplace auction represents a catalytic opportunity to bring new investment to the urban core.