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Gen Z Residents Reshape Multifamily Operations
This cohort is 44 million strong, extremely tech-savvy and used to instant results. Are you prepared to handle their living needs?
The Critical Role of Resilient Design in Post-Disaster Reconstruction
The architect Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz on how strategies for resiliency help communities withstand the impact of natural disasters.
Applying the Value-Add Mindset to Class A Properties
Market forces require portfolio tweaks, but multifamily remains a key component of any balanced commercial real estate portfolio, notes Castle Lanterra’s Elie Rieder.
Standardized Pet Processes Can Recover Lost Revenue
Here are three ways to generate additional revenue to recover the cost of pet amenities and wear and tear on a community, according to Bridge Property Management’s Peter Cowan.
Appealing to the Modern Renter’s Economic Mind
Can the multifamily industry translate the one-click experience concept into its processes? Lynn Owen of Compass Acquisition Partners explains how it can.
Senior Housing 2020: Gearing Up for the Silver Tsunami
Expect an active investment market as REITs and other investors look to prune mature properties from their portfolios, notes JLL’s Charles Bissel.
Multifamily Investment Fundamentals Shift but Remain Strong
The low-interest rate environment is fostering competition for acquisitions, which is creating some unique investment scenarios, notes Stephen Catarinella of CAPREIT.
Value-Add Investors Reconsider Core Assets
Rising acquisition prices coupled with the unpredictability of renovation expenses are driving some investors toward more stabilized assets, says JVM Realty’s Jay Madary.
What Rent Control Means for Residents With Pets
It seems that most owners will either waive their no-pets policy or go fully in the opposite direction and ban pets under all circumstances, according to Adam Frisch of Lee & Associates.
The Ripple Effect of California’s Rent Control Laws
New regulations could have unintended consequences for both the largest state and the entire country, contends Mark Ventre of Stepp Commercial.