Over the past 50 years, Steve Rushmore has taught hundreds of classes and seminars to more than 20,000 hotel industry professionals. He is also a frequent lecturer at major hotel schools around the world, including EHL, NYU, Michigan State, FIU, Penn State, Cornell, Houston, Glion, Hong Kong Polytech as well as the Harvard Business School.
As a leading authority and prolific author on the topic of hotel market analysis and valuations, Steve has written all six textbooks and two seminars for the Appraisal Institute covering this subject. He has also authored three reference books on hotel investing and has published more than 350 articles.
Now, you can now take courses with Steve without leaving your living room. He is developing a whole series of online courses covering topics such as “How to Value a Hotel”, “How to Use Hotel Market Analysis & Valuation Software”, “Negotiating Hotel Management Contracts”, “Hotel Mortgage-Equity Valuation Models”, “How to Buy a Hotel”, “Hotel Economic Cycles”, and many more.
Steve’s most recent contribution to hotel valuation education is his online course- “How to Value a Hotel.” Designed for experienced appraisers looking to specialize in valuing hotels or new valuers starting their careers, the course provides the knowledge and tools needed to evaluate hotel markets, forecast income and expense, and value all types of hotels. For the final project, students value an actual hotel. Upon successfully completing Steve’s course- students receive the Certified Hotel Appraiser (CHA) or Certified Hotel Valuer (CHV) certification recognizing their unique knowledge and skills used to value hotels.