John R Karver

John Karver is the senior most member of the Midwest regional hotel brokerage practice for CBRE Hotels. Since joining the company in early 1997, John has been the lead broker on the successful sale of approximately 150 hotel and resort assets totaling over $1 Billion; specializing in large single asset transactions, portfolio sales, and the pre-sale of new hotel developments throughout North America. His assignments are most often described as "Unique and/or Complicated" and require highly creative marketing and a true hands-on approach to ensure success.

Prior to joining CBRE, John was a senior executive at Omni Hotels responsible for expansion of the Omni brand from 1987 through 1997. He has had a long and successful career in the lodging industry since mid-1970, acting in both an advisory and acquisition/development capacity in addition to hotel brokerage over the past 16 years.