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Fetch announced an initiative to solve the unique package management issues facing student housing operators. Multifamily operators with both market rate and student housing communities in their portfolios estimate their student housing properties receive between 30% and 50% more packages.
The top storylines in multifamily this week are what traffic solutions teach us about parking, the multifamily reckoning, 2024 resolutions, maximizing revenue streams, marketing challenges for the year, background checks, rental housing and the 119th Congress, forever renters and the inflation report.
HOV/toll lanes currently cover more than 5,500 miles of highways in the United States. These lanes put the power in the hands of drivers. Handing over control makes a big difference in cost perception, and it's a path that multifamily needs to follow for community parking.
Incorporating a rewards program into the digital payments process is not just a passing trend, it’s a complete game changer. When it’s applied to concessions and incentives, operators are able to gain valuable insights into modern resident behavior.
Zark announced the hiring of Sarah Wyman as Director of Marketing. As the company’s substantial growth continues, Wyman will direct the company’s efforts to alleviate onsite parking problems through improved features and ease of use.
Metropolitan areas are awash in parking, which gives the impression that no parking issues should exist at all. However, many metropolitan areas have made a 180-degree turn in their approach to parking, switching to parking maximums. This is creating an environment replete with challenges.
The top storylines in multifamily this week are unlocking revenue potential, maintenance and the customer journey, being pet-friendly, resident financial wellness, things not to do in 2024, TikTok and Gen Z, surviving the supply surplus, multifamily investment and the expansion of Disney Storyliving.
The top storylines in multifamily this week are holiday package management, preventative maintenance costs, pets and revenue, 2024 tech trends, rent collections process, student housing challenges,seniors and housing, Flow's first community and Fannie Mae revises housing figures.