Recent News

"Closing Big Deals" - Mike Cahill speaks with HotelNewsNow.com


Mike Cahill discusses uptick in activity with Hotel Business


Mike Cahill speaks at The Lodging Conference and LIIC Think Tank


HREC welcomes Hank Wolpert to the Dallas office


Mike Cahill speaks with Denver Real Estate Bisnow


Geoff Davis Speaks with GlobeSt.com


LIIC members talk about "Getting the deal done"


Mike Cahill speaks at the Midwest Lodging Investment Summit


Monty Levy speaks with HotelNewsNow about Leadership


Mike Cahill speaks with GlobeSt.com about appearance on History Channel's "United Stats of America"


Mike Cahill discusses the LIIC Top Ten 2012


Geoff Davis discusses Colorado Hotel Transactions with Colorado Real Estate Journal


Patrick Culligan speaks with Tribune & Georgian about Kingsland, Georgia


Geoff Davis' forecast in Real Estate Forum


Mike Cahill discusses rates and deals with LIIC at the Lodging Conference


Mike Cahill speaks with 9 News regarding study on the Gaylord project


Mike Cahill presents an impact study to the Denver City Council for the proposed Gaylord Hotel and Conference Center


Geoff Davis discusses Brands with Hospitality World Network


HREC Launches Note Sale Platform - Hotel Debt Trader


Mike Cahill Speaks with Hotel Management at NYU Conference


Mike Cahill speaks with Financial Frenzy at the 2011 NYU Conference


Scott Stephens carries on family tradition with a hole-in-one


Mike Armstrong discusses premium brand changes with HotelNewsNow


Hotel Business 2011 Executive Roundtable:  Meet the Money - Capital Ideas:  Financing Solutions For Opportunistic Dealmakers


HREC Florida Newsletter January 2012:  Welcome Back I-Drive Orlando!


Mike Cahill discusses the LIIC Top Ten at the Meet the Money Conference 2011


Mike Cahill and Mike Armstrong speak with Hotel News Now on CMBS loans


Bill Murney speaks with Arizona Central about the number of hotel transactions within the past 12 months


Mike Cahill expresses optimism in 2010 hotel sales


Hotel Business speaks to Monty Levy about creation of Atlanta Hospitality Alliance


Mike Cahill moderates discussion on hotel sales' transactions


Mike Cahill speaks with Hotel Interactive about availability of financing for hotel transactions


Hotel News Now speaks to Mike Cahill about uptick in hotel transactions in first quarter 2010


HREC releases the Florida March 2010 Newsletter: A Change is Blowing in the Florida Wind


Hotel News Now speaks to Mike Cahill about the CMBS market


Mike Cahill and LIIC discuss with Hotel & Motel Management the stresses put on hotel transactions by the financial markets


Mark Lukens joins HREC as SVP and Establishes HREC Office in Seattle


Mike Cahill and members of the International Lodging Finance Council (ILFC) discuss the state of lending in the hotel industry


Paul Sexton joins HREC as VP and Establishes new office in Orlando


Mike Cahill offers advice on buying distressed hotels and what to expect in 2010


Bill Murney comments on the James Hotel in Phoenix, AZ


Hotel News Now speaks to Mike Cahill about the global economies effecting the Dubai World


Mike Cahill projects hotel price stabilization dates


Bill Murney comments on the Wigwam sale price


At the Navigating Troubled Times in the Hotel Industry Conference, Geoff Davis and other panelists predict when we will see steady deal flow again  


 

Tom Sommer  

 tsommer@hrec.com

312-645-9010

Vice President
Chicago, IL


 

Employment

  • HREC Investment Advisors - January 2009 to Present – Vice President
  • Mumford Company - December 2005 to December 2008 – Vice President
    • Involved in the sale of over $40,000,000 in limited service and budget hotel transactions in 3 year period.
  • Choice Hotels International - January 2004 to November 2005 – Director of Franchise Sales and Development
    • Responsible for advising, educating and growing the Sleep Inn & Suites brand to Midwest developers.
  • Tomark Group, LLC – February 2000 to January 2004 – Managing Partner
    • Co-founded investment and management firm to acquire and operate two limited service hotels in Indianapolis; Formed real estate company specializing in developing single-family homes and condominiums.
  • U. S. Franchise Systems – January 1996 to January 2000 – Director of Franchise Sales and Development 
  • Joined the Franchise Sales force in the early stages of U. S. Franchise and helped grow the Microtel brand throughout the Midwest.
  • HFS, Inc. (Wyndham Hotels) – December 1990 to December 1995 – Director of Franchise Sales and Development 
    • Expanded the franchises of Days Inn, Ramada Inn, Howard Johnson and Super 8 in such states as California and Nevada; and later throughout most of the Midwest.
  • GATX Leasing – August 1987 to December 1990 – Senior Accountant
    • Responsible for the posting, reporting and analysis of financial statements reflecting the transactional activity of the firm’s extensive real estate holdings including golf courses, hotels and shopping malls.

Education

University of Missouri
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Professional License
Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Illinois