Industry Voices

What Were We Smokin’?

Robert Weeks

KA Inc., Architecture

The failing dorm model still haunts us today.

Last Updated ( Friday, 12 March 2010 7:43:12 pm EST )

Student Housing Financing: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Elizabeth Vallone
Equventure Capital

Adapting to changing circumstances in financing is the best chance for survival today.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 February 2010 2:04:48 pm EST )

Little Green Secret

Don Banks
The Dinerstein Companies

Help investors reduce operating expenses, increase occupancy and reduce turnover with a sustainable approach.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 February 2010 9:34:08 pm EST )

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Rob Bronstein
The Scion Group

With 2009 behind us, I’ve been reflecting on all that commercial real estate have been through in the past few years.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 February 2010 9:30:30 pm EST )

Student Housing Remains Steady

Rich Martinez
Freddie Mac Multifamily

The beginning of a new year is a time for reflection and prediction. The multifamily industry just completed a tough year, and 2010 is being billed as the same.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 February 2010 9:24:09 pm EST )

Are You Speaking Millenial? Marketing to the Echo Boomers

Dawn Ford, Paige Perry and Megan Orser
Smart Apartment Solutions

The Millienials demographic is presenting vast and unique opportunities to the student housing market.

Last Updated ( Monday, 15 February 2010 9:41:49 pm EST )

The Bandwidth Crunch in Student Housing: Part 2

Henry Pye

RealPage Inc.

What property owners and managers need to know to continue meeting students’ ever-growing demand for Internet bandwidth.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 February 2010 9:20:17 pm EST )

The Emergence Of A New Asset Class – The Student Housing Industry: Part 2

Kirk Preiss, president and CFO
The Preiss Company

In the apartment industry, economic occupancy is the key to financial performance.

Last Updated ( Monday, 11 January 2010 9:12:29 am EST )

Tuesday, 12 January 2010 4:53:11 pm EST

The Bandwidth Crunch in Student Housing: Part 1

Henry Pye

RealPage Inc.

A sudden jump in student bandwidth demand poses challenges for owners of student housing and providers serving this market.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 February 2010 9:20:31 pm EST )

The Emergence Of A New Asset Class – The Student Housing Industry: Part 1

Kirk Preiss, president and CFO
The Preiss Company

Before the mid-1990s, only a few students (usually upperclassmen) would leave campus dorms and frats in pursuit of the freedom that apartments and rental houses bring.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 14 January 2010 9:04:57 pm EST )

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