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Screening With Tech: What You Need to Know
Yardi’s Patrick Hennessey and Equifax’s Tyler Sawyer reveal the subtleties of using cutting-edge tools and data to identify the right renters. The two also address the implications of real-time decision-making in the business.
Affordable Housing Is a National Math Problem
Financing the development and preservation of low-income units is a challenge in today’s dynamic marketplace, so private organizations are taking matters into their hands.
Transactions: June 2019
A selection of noteworthy deals announced between April 23 and May 14.
Straight Talk on Short-Term Rentals
This segment of the apartment business is growing up, but there is still a list of concerns from the industry to address. AvalonBay’s Karen Hollinger discusses the findings of the National Multi Housing Council/Kingsley Renter Preferences Report.
Taking Aim at the Co-Living Market
Chris Bledsoe, co-founder of the shared living startup, on why developers are beating a path to his door and how the company’s model could transform the housing sector in the U.S. and beyond.
In the Limelight: Student Housing Investments
The Annex Group’s CEO Kyle Bach and COO Tom Tomaszewski share their views on the trends impacting student housing. Bach discusses the challenges developers face in this expanding market.
Student Housing Portfolio Lands $92M Loan
Aspen Heights and Safanad secured the financing for three properties totaling 1,653 beds in Iowa, Texas and South Carolina.
A Buyer’s Guide to PropTech Amenities
In a recent survey, 86 percent of respondents said they are willing to pay more if their apartment had smart technologies. Learn about PropTech amenities in this 37-page guide.
Freddie Mac Was Targeting Opportunity Zones Before They Existed
The government-sponsored enterprise found that its financing activity in what are now designated as qualified opportunity zones grew more than 75 percent faster than in other areas since 2010.
What You Should Know About Construction Lending
Jonathan Lee, a principal & managing director at George Smith Partners, sheds light on the opportunities and challenges of financing ground-up multifamily projects.