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COVID-19 Crisis Brings Student Housing Industry Closer Together, Say Operators at NMHC-InterFace Event

Author John C. Maxwell coined the phrase “Teamwork makes the dream work,” and student housing operators are experiencing that truism firsthand as they deal with the nightmare scenario of the pandemic and its ripple effects.Closed campuses, virtual learning, COVID-19 outbreak concerns and an uncertain leasing season next spring are all challenges that property managers are tackling in real time. Ironically, industry professionals say that the pandemic may actually be a net positive in …

Conference Coverage, Features, Student Housing

NMHC/InterFace Panel: Why an Aggressive Approach to Student Housing Development is Warranted

By Taylor WilliamsStudent housing developers say now is a favorable time to aggressively pursue new projects as their customers voice a strong desire to resume on-campus learning, and they are using lessons learned over the past six months to bring debt and equity partners to the table in order to jump-start deals.Whereas demand drivers for new development in the traditional multifamily space typically center on job and population growth, the student housing sector often responds to …

Conference Coverage, Features, Multifamily, Student Housing

Webinar: Las Vegas Industrial Outlook — How has the Pandemic Changed the Industrial Sector in Nevada?

The "Las Vegas Industrial Outlook — How has the Pandemic Changed the Industrial Sector in Nevada?" webinar, hosted by Shopping Center Business and Western Real Estate Business, covers how industrial experts are approaching investment sales, leasing and development within the Las Vegas industrial sector in the wake of COVID-19.With shutdowns, social distancing and the explosion of e-commerce, industrial has become essential. Shopping patterns have changed, affecting manufacturing …

Industrial, Nevada, Webinar, Western, Western Feature Archive

COVID-19 Was ‘Black Swan’ Event for Student Housing, But Outlook Is Promising, Says NMHC/InterFace Panelist

Over the course of the past six months, the student housing industry has grappled with a variety of challenges. For colleges and universities, the largest hurdle heading into the fall semester was deciding the safest route to take for reopening campus. This included decisions on everything from whether or not in-person learning would be allowed, to whether students would be welcomed back into residence halls at normal volumes. These questions was deliberated over throughout the summer, sending …

Conference Coverage, Features, Student Housing

ULI Panelists Address Social Inequity, Urban Exodus in Emerging Trends Session

The U.S. commercial real estate industry is currently balancing a host of market disruptors, and the good news is that those forces are no longer shrouded in mystery like they were at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the annual ULI Fall Meeting, real estate professionals outlined social inequity in the industry, teleworking, and the population and investment exodus from gateway markets as the main issues that the industry will face in 2021.The Urban Land Institute (ULI) …

District of Columbia, Features, Southeast

Investors Seek Safe Harbor in Chicago’s Apartment Market

Multifamily investors prefer to concentrate capital in the primary markets. Although prices are steep and cap rates low, the gateway cities offer private equity and institutional buyers the young, affluent tenants, economic diversification, deep trough of performance data and property market liquidity that can’t be found in smaller cities. Gateway cities offer these assets…until they don’t.The pandemic recession has turned the usual way of looking at things upside down. At least for …

Content Partner, Heartland Feature Archive, Illinois, Midwest, Multifamily, RED Capital Group

Economy is Bouncing Back Ahead of Schedule, Says Wells Fargo Economist at InterFace Event

Just a few months after getting hammered by a pandemic-induced recession, the U.S. economy is rebounding faster than anticipated, according to Mark Vitner, managing director and senior economist with Well Fargo Securities.During his keynote address to kick off the 11th annual InterFace Carolinas conference on Oct. 1, Vitner said the consensus estimate suggests U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at annualized rate of 30 percent in the third quarter. The Bureau of Economic …

Conference Coverage, Features, North Carolina, Office, South Carolina, Southeast

Lending Environment Still Rocky Due to Pandemic, Say Panelists at InterFace Carolinas

The lending environment for commercial real estate has started to bounce back in recent months, but there is still hesitation to close deals across most property sectors. There are some attractive opportunities for lenders in today’s climate, such as multifamily and grocery-anchored retail.That was the sentiment expressed during the virtual InterFace Carolinas panel, titled “Capital Markets Update: When and What will Unfreeze the Lending and Financing Environment?” France Media …

Conference Coverage, Features, North Carolina, South Carolina, Southeast, Southeast Feature Archive

Rents Weaken, Investors Stay Active in San Diego Multifamily Market

By Daniel J. HoganThe economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt more severely in Southern California than in most areas of the country. The Southland’s high concentration of employment in the tourism and entertainment sectors made it especially vulnerable to the effects of social distancing protocols and the reluctance of many to board commercial aircraft.Not only were job losses particularly acute in the initial months of the pandemic — the subsequent recovery has been …

California, Content Partner, Features, Multifamily, RED Capital Group, Western, Western Feature Archive

Survey: Independent Living Residents, Staff Feel Safe During Pandemic

SOUTHFIELD, MICH., and CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A national survey of independent living community residents, staff and prospective residents showed that those in the community overwhelmingly felt safe so far during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, respondents said they were confident that communities had taken appropriate precautions to keep them safe.Plante Moran Living Forward, the Southfield-based senior living development consulting division of Plante Moran Cresa and an affiliated entity …

Features, Multifamily, Seniors Housing
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