ATLANTA—Atlanta hotel transactions in 2015 will probably break records even as investors in greater Atlanta's lodging industry are reaping record returns. So says the latest research from Hospitality Real Estate Counselors (HREC).

The high-profile hotel deals just keep coming. There's the newly-built 228-room Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites dual-branded hotel in Midtown by Carey Watermark Investors. There's also the upcoming sale of the Downtown Atlanta 128-room Home2 Suites by Hilton to Apple Hospitality REIT when construction is complete in September.

Beyond new development, several Downtown Atlanta hotels are reportedly deep into the sales process including, the 1,200-room Hilton Atlanta, W Atlanta Midtown, W Atlanta Downtown, Twelve Hotel Centennial Park, and the Twelve Hotel Atlantic Station. 2015 could be a truly record breaking year for hotel sales if the ink dries on all these deals.