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Affordable Housing Creativity Born Out of Necessity

by Channing Hamilton February 7, 2025

Housing affordability continues to be a pressing issue across the country. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the U.S. has a shortage of 7.3 million rental homes affordable and available to renters with extremely low incomes. There are 34 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income renter households, which are defined as households either at or below the federal poverty guideline or 30 percent of the area median income (AMI), whichever is higher. “The country is facing a severe shortage of high-quality affordable housing, with …

February 7, 2025

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The Hidden Costs of Accessibility Oversights

by Channing Hamilton February 3, 2025

In the multifamily housing industry, accessibility compliance isn’t just about following regulations — it’s about protecting investments, ensuring equal access for all residents and mitigating risk. Yet many property owners find themselves facing costly retrofits and legal exposure due to what experts call “death by a thousand wrong answers.” Not getting any advice can be just as bad as getting a lot of wrong advice from unqualified sources. It is imperative that you receive guidance from experts who understand the nuances and overlap of different regulations. If you don’t, you …

February 3, 2025

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Smart Tax Strategies Can Unlock Value in Your Multifamily Investment

by Channing Hamilton January 31, 2025

Owning multifamily real estate isn’t just about consistent rental income, it’s a powerful tool for building long-term wealth. But here’s what many investors miss: Your property could be a gold mine of untapped tax savings that can significantly boost cash flow. By using the right tax strategies, property owners can unlock thousands of dollars — sometimes millions — in deductions, freeing up capital that can be reinvested back into your portfolio for upgrades, new technologies, hiring staff and more. Two key strategies that can supercharge your savings are cost segregation …

January 31, 2025

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New RealPage App Provides One-Stop Shop for Renters, Landlords

by Channing Hamilton January 10, 2025

RealPage has a new app for residents called LOFT that’s designed to take the sting out of several operational pain points. The app comes on the heels of a survey of residents and property managers. The Richardson, Texas-based commercial real estate tech and data company queried more than 75 owners and operators to uncover which service objectives property managers were struggling to meet. The survey show that an overwhelming 97 percent of residents indicated they would be more likely to renew their lease if working with their property manager were as …

January 10, 2025

Aventine in Huntersville, North Carolina

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Investors Hedge Their Bets in 2025 to Guard Against Possible Industry Turbulence

by Channing Hamilton January 6, 2025

The multifamily investment market has provided some mixed signals over the past year. There have been the ebbs and flows in the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield and interest rates, a moderating level of inflation (the Consumer Price Index rose 2.7 percent in November on an annual basis), and a hard-fought presidential election with Donald Trump emerging as the victor. Despite the volatility in the debt markets, the overall sentiment among investors remains positive. CoStar Group notes that multifamily transaction volume nationally rose 18 percent year over year in the …

January 6, 2025

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How Tech Upgrades are Expanding Access Control Solutions

by Channing Hamilton December 30, 2024

Security is a top priority in the multifamily industry. Monitoring and controlling access to a property protects owners and their residents from the impacts of violent crime, theft, vandalism and trespassing. The benefits of an effective security, monitoring and access system run deep. “Access control is not just about security,” says Roger Solomon, a senior associate at Trio Advisory Group. The company offers consulting services on access control, video surveillance and other technologies for commercial real estate properties. “Access control is also about ensuring convenience for residents and staff, enhancing …

December 30, 2024

Build-to-Rent Conference Coverage Features Georgia Operations Southeast

Stickiness of Renter Sets Build-to-Rent Sector Apart from Traditional Multifamily, Says InterFace Panel

by Channing Hamilton December 24, 2024

ATLANTA — When considering a single-family, build-to-rent (BTR) development or acquisition, the main priority of the developer or investor is to focus on finding a place where people want to live, said Zach Persky, vice president of acquisitions for Quinn Residences. Access to jobs, retail corridors and good school districts are all important factors for potential residents. Persky was one of the speakers on the BTR panel at the 15th annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference, which took place Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. Kyle Palmer, …

December 24, 2024

The winning team from the University of Florida

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University of Florida Wins Multifamily Investment Case Competition by NYU | Stern, Berkadia

by Channing Hamilton December 23, 2024

NEW YORK CITY — The University of Florida has won the inaugural Multifamily Investment Case Competition, a contest organized by Berkadia and the New York University Stern School of Business (NYU | Stern) for the team’s presentation, which proposed a hybrid debt and equity fund that leveraged the benefits of Florida’s Live Local Act (102). The Florida team recommended a $300 million hybrid debt and equity fund, dubbed The Gator Capital Workforce Housing Hybrid Fund. Roughly 70 to 80 percent of the fund would go towards the debt strategy, while …

December 23, 2024

The capital markets panel at the 2024 InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference

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InterFace Panel: Multifamily Markets Can Work With New Interest Rate Ranges

by Channing Hamilton December 20, 2024

ATLANTA — There is nothing wrong with the new interest rate environment that currently governs capital markets activity in commercial real estate, and borrowers just need to adjust their expectations, put them into historical context and get back to making deals. This is the view of at least a couple veteran lenders who spoke at the InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference on Dec. 4 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. The event is now in its 15th year and continues to attract hundreds of multifamily developers, investors and lenders from …

December 20, 2024

The investment panel at InterFace Multifamily Texas

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Sweet Spot: The Ideal Cap Rate Range for Buying Multifamily Assets in Texas Today

by Channing Hamilton December 16, 2024

The concept of cap rates is an interesting phenomenon when you stop to think about it. Short for “capitalization rate” and calculated as net operating income (NOI) divided by sales price, this all-important real estate metric represents a page borrowed from Wall Street’s playbook, a savvy maneuver by investors to create a vehicle of asset valuation and apply it to select securities on a widespread basis. The circumstances of the metric’s inception are largely unknown, but all that matters is that the real estate industry has successfully propagated the use …

December 16, 2024

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