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Attracting Institutional Capital to Affordable Housing Debt Markets
How can affordable housing lenders attract institutions in a way that reflects fundamental requirements of institutional investors? Here are several criteria to consider.
Buyer Inspections and Selling a Property ‘As Is’
A senior associate from Marcus & Millichap discusses three steps that savvy owners of small- and mid-sized apartment buildings can take to avoid buyers requesting concessions or the deals falling out of escrow.
Screening Possible Renters: How to Find Only the Best for Your Building
It’s quite common for the management teams in massive buildings to readily accept anyone with decent financial qualifications. But there are additional things you should be looking for.
How to Impact Google Rankings
While addressing resident concerns is paramount, responses can be leveraged to increase traffic to community websites and garner more qualified leads.
Sustainability and Profitability: How to Make a Positive Impact
While the elusive task of achieving sustainability in an existing property may seem daunting, there are steps owners and managers can take to make an impact while keeping costs low, resident retention high and the bottom line healthy.
Apartment Market Has Bright Future at 2018’s Midpoint
While the market has softened slightly, there is still ample reason to believe the industry will continue to experience healthy operating fundamentals throughout the rest of 2018 and beyond. Here are four reasons why.
Is Your Parking Lot ADA Compliant?
Avoid the headache of lawsuits or penalties and make sure your parking lot is serving all your residents—and their visitors.
Avoiding the Hazards: Conquering Renovation Hurdles
Being aware of potential issues during this process can help make or break your efforts when it comes to updating a community. Here are four tips to keep in mind while implementing a capital improvements plan.
Leasing & Property Management Synergy
By running buildings on autopilot, management teams miss opportunities to provide better services to their residents as well as to collect additional income.
What to Do When Your Residents Park in the Reserved Spaces
When management approves a request for a disability-related reserved space, it is also management’s responsibility to “protect the space”—which means enforcing the reservation by towing anyone who parks there if they are not the person authorized to park in that space.