Watch the on-demand webinar for a panel discussion with Alan James (RealPage, Inc.) and Nick Moore (Lionpoint Group) moderated by Jonathan Schein (Institutional Real Estate, Inc.) about aligning your investment ecosystem.
Today, there are nearly 7.5 billion people on earth – a figure that is predicted to increase to nearly 10 billion by 2050. One common factor amongst each inhabitant of the world is the consumption of crops produced on farmland in one way or another. Agriculture produces the foods we eat, liquids we drink, clothes […]
Short-term rentals are a maturing niche asset class within the multifamily sector. Though it is still considered to be a new trend, the short-term rental industry is thriving with an annual revenue of nearly $18 billion in 2018 and a forecasted rise to $23 billion by 2022. Recently, multifamily owners have begun to embrace the […]
Today, we are in a “student loan debt crisis” with 45 million Americans – and counting – owing on their college loans. Nationwide, more than $1.5 trillion in student debt has accumulated, and it is now the second highest consumer debt category, preceded only by mortgage debt. Additionally, the average monthly student loan payment increased […]
In 2019, multifamily was the top target asset class with 68.3% of investors indicating that they would be allocating investment dollars into one or more multifamily deals during that year. One reason that the multifamily sector is in high demand is because of its increasing diversification. With the growth of niche asset classes such as […]
Today, commercial real estate investors are allocating more capital to investment deals than ever before. At the same time, there is increasing demand for greater transparency across the industry. With 2/3 of investors citing ‘degree of transparency’ as an important investment consideration, firms are feeling the pressure, both internally and externally, to become more open […]
Investor Management Services (IMS), now part of the RealPage family, recently received the 2019 #REMAS award for Creative Writing, recognizing the IMS blog as a top resource in the commercial real estate industry for the second year in a row! The #REMAS, offered by The News Funnel, is a creative competition that honor companies and […]
The growth and success of e-commerce has led to massive changes in today’s technological and operational fulfillment processes. Consumers now have the luxury of simply pressing a button and having items appear at their doorstep within a matter of days or even hours. To consumers, however, fast-paced deliveries are more of an expectation and to […]
With the responsibility of more than 1/5 of new major office-leasing activity, technology companies are leasing more of the nation’s total office space than ever before. According to CBRE, this growth can be heavily attributed to an increased number of tech jobs and employment. As a result, the tech industry has grown more quickly post-recession […]
The multifamily sector has been in a continuous state of growth over the last few years, with the development of 2.34 million new apartments in the last decade alone. As the new year and decade approaches, an optimistic outlook of long-term growth potential for the multifamily market is predicted. This exponential growth is largely due […]
Watch the on-demand webinar for a panel discussion with Yonah Weiss of Madison SPECS to learn about ways to improve property performance, create efficiencies, drive cash flow in your business, and leverage technology in 2020.
Deloitte recently released its annual report on the future outlook of the commercial real estate market. The report, titled 2020 Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Using Digital and Analytics to Revolutionize Tenant Experience analyzes the responses of 750 Commercial Real Estate owners/operators, developers, brokers, and investors in 10 countries. The goal of this study is to […]