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The rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors has accelerated in the worlds of finance, politics and the multifamily housing industry. It has accumulated new designations and labels along the way including green finance, social impact investing and mission-driven finance.
The 2024 Renter Preferences Survey Report released by NMHC and Grace Hill provides a comprehensive look at the home features and community amenities that are most important to renters, how much they are willing to pay for them and what are their biggest considerations during their home search.
The top storylines in multifamily this week are faster renewal decisions, pest control, empathy-driven design, social media metrics, scalability in package management, Kansas City's tech boom and housing, cities building the most apartments, Gen Z and millennial preferences and apartment growth in 2024.
The top storylines in multifamily this week are modern incentives, mistakes for PMs to avoid, what Star Wars can teach about multifamily, updating operations, artificial intelligence, shareable EVs, reframing multifamily management, insurance woes and California caps security deposits.
The top storylines in multifamily this week are attracting pet owners, value-add rehabs, branding apartments by property class, connectivity infrastructure, reimagining resident retention, the EV surge, Impact Hero Award winners, record apartment demand, and the affordability crisis deepens.
The top storylines in multifamily this week are retaining residents through choice, ESG, emergency response for residents, centralization, data-based decisions, tech for reducing burnout and turnover, operational efficiency challenges, Q4 deals and economists distort the record on rent control.
Today’s owners/operators face a choice: either embrace sustainability now and be well prepared for upcoming changes or delay and struggle to catch up later. Ignoring ESG will become increasingly difficult as demands begin to arrive from multiple sides.
The top storylines in multifamily this week are renters driving innovation, co-living and the affect on housing, tips for hiring the right people, pet technology, package management, bicycle amenities, the multifamily construction pipeline, distress in the CRE market and the revival of small multifamily homes.