SAN DIEGO, CA – June 5, 2012 - HFF announced today that Scott Hall has joined the firm as a managing director in its San Diego office.  Mr. Hall will specialize in hotel investment sales as well as hotel and resort equity and debt placement transactions.

Prior to joining HFF, Mr. Hall worked for Lowe Enterprises as a vice president in the Hospitality Group and, most recently, in the Real Estate Services Group.  Prior to that, he worked as an acquisition, finance and development associate at Watt Commercial Properties.  Mr. Hall began his career in real estate at Fieldstone Communities as a land acquisition and market analyst.  He earned both his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles and is a member of Urban Land Institute.

“We are looking forward to the addition of Scott to help grow our firm’s national hotel investment sales platform, in addition to supporting and expanding the San Diego office’s capital markets and investment sales efforts.  We know his dedication and past experience will make him a valuable asset to the team,” said Tim Wright, senior managing director and head of HFF’s San Diego office.

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, LP (“HFF”) and HFF Securities LP (“HFFS”) are owned by HFF, Inc. (NYSE: HF).  HFF operates out of 21 offices nationwide and is a leading provider of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the U.S. commercial real estate industry. HFF together with its affiliate HFFS offer clients a fully integrated national capital markets platform including debt placement, investment sales, advisory services, equity placement, loan sales, and commercial loan servicing.  www.hfflp.com.