Margette Hepfner shares her experience at the country’s second-largest apartment management company and the story behind the company’s growth. Margette Hepfner came to Lincoln Property Company in 2013, in the newly created position of Vice…
A respected industry analyst says those who succeed in picking, buying, financing and managing properties during a downturn will be set up to thrive when the economy improves.While no one knows when the next recession will arrive, Ryan Severino,…
Single-asset sales continue to increase as investors chase yield and safety in a potential recession.In September 2018, Greystar closed its $4.6 billion purchase of student housing REIT EdR. This year’s third quarter didn’t see a comparable…
With the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) nearing implementation on January 1, lawmakers scrambled to enact last-minute corrections and moved to provide some clarity around how the law will be enforced. The CCPA has far-reaching consequences…
NAA and NMHC filed comments with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) voicing strong support for the agency's newly released Proposed Rule on Disparate Impact under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). We have long-raised…
As you may be aware, resident communication and consumer privacy regulations are hot topics affecting our industry today.As we continue to make resident communication more effective and accessible, we are subject to regulations like the Telephone…
The days of amenities wars may be over as developers focus on the basics.Are the days of lazy rivers, climbing gyms and virtual reality studios over in student housing?Joseph Pimentel of Bisnow Los Angeles thinks they might be as developers focus on…
For a renovation to work, the property management team must be on board.Regardless of how great your renovation is, if the onsite team isn’t selling it to residents and prospective residents, success will be an uphill battle.“When you do a pro forma…
Some of the country’s leading enterprises are recognizing what the rental housing industry has long known: Our nation is facing an affordable housing crisis fueled by a lack of adequate housing supply at all price points to meet the growing…
In our next installment of Profiles in Success, a series where NAA talks to successful apartment professionals to learn how they got to where they are, who inspired them and what their biggest challenge was, we visit with a Service Manager from…