Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, Student Housing Business presented 22 prestigious Innovator Awards to student housing owners, developers, operators, architecture firms and universities for excellence in student housing development, marketing and operations. More than 100 industry experts judged on more than 120 entries in this year’s contest. The Innovator Awards were presented during the NMHC/InterFace Student Housing virtual conference, which kicked off today. Look out for more details on the winning projects in the November/December issue of Student Housing Business magazine. Off-Campus Best New Development – More than 400 beds The Mix South City …
The much anticipated virtual NMHC/InterFace Student Housing conference will start next Monday, October 19th, with a keynote address from ACC CEO Bill Bayless. The event will run from Monday through Thursday of next week and feature 20 panel sessions, 18 roundtables, dedicated virtual exhibit hall time, and a virtual cocktail reception/happy hour. “Our 1,000+ attendees/participants will hear some great information and insight from our panels,” says Richard Kelley, publisher of Student Housing Business and senior vice president of France Media’s InterFace Conference Group. “I have been participating in the panel …
In response to the coronavirus, Student Housing Business and the InterFace Conference Group have made the difficult decision to reschedule the 12th annual InterFace Student Housing conference. “We value the health and safety of our attendees and the industry, and we feel that rescheduling is the best step at this time,” says Richard Kelley, publisher of Student Housing Business. “While we had come to this conclusion last week, it was further enforced by a ban through May 1 of all gatherings in Austin of more than 250 people, which was …
Chicago — Executives from the off-campus student housing industry convened October 14-16 in Chicago at the Marriott Magnificent Mile for the National Multihousing Council’s Student Housing Conference. An estimated 600 were in attendance to hear sessions that ranged from development, operations, capital markets, investment sales and connectivity and bandwidth, among others. A research and economic outlook presentation kicked off the general sessions for the conference, following a few members-only sessions. A panel with chief executive and chief operating officers of leading student housing operators, owners and managers followed, moderated by Randy Churchey, …
Dallas — It’s no secret that today’s students spend a lot of time on their phones, perusing social media and scanning the internet. With such a high level of importance placed on digital content, what people are saying about your community through online reviews is becoming more powerful than ever. As an owner or operator, it’s imperative to handle negative reviews quickly and efficiently, and to bolster the amount of positive reviews left about your community. A panel of reputation management strategists weighed in on best online reputation practices during the …
Dallas, Texas — When it comes to attracting the attention of students — and, more specifically, Generation Z — maintaining a positive and unique social media and digital marketing presence is critical. Most owners and operators of student housing today are pushing marketing dollars towards creating a digital brand in hopes of attracting a greater number of lease conversions. As an owner or operator, how do you allocate the right amount of funding to this segment of the business? And how do you know if it’s actually working? A panel of …
Dallas — More than 200 student housing leasing, marketing and operations professionals gathered in Dallas today to hone their social media marketing skills at the second annual LeaseCon: A Social Media, Digital & Traditional Marketing Boot Camp, held at The Westin Galleria. The event focused on using social media, website and online tools to increase leasing results. Participants from more than 25 student housing operators learned from the industry’s top marketing agencies and other leading operators about topics ranging from building your best social media presence, to marketing to Generation Z and …
The development landscape in the student housing sector is evolving. Students are no longer seeking amenities like movie theaters and golf simulators — they want to live in a property that provides them with tools for personal and academic success. Top-of-the-line fitness and study spaces are more sought after than ever, and that focus has shifted the look and feel of new developments coming out of the ground across the country. Alongside this shift in design, developers are being met with fewer land options in close proximity to campus, heavy …
Austin, Texas — What is the economic outlook for the year, and what does that mean for the student housing industry? Hessam Nadji, president and CEO of Marcus & Millichap/Institutional Property Advisors, answered just that in the keynote speech which kicked off the InterFace Student Housing Conference in Austin earlier this month. Nadji began by laying out the basics on where we are today economically in comparison to before and during The Great Recession. “We’ve added 21 million jobs since the bottom of The Great Recession, and that has caused …
Austin, Texas — Nearly 1,400 leaders from all facets of the student housing industry descended on Austin this week for the 11th annual InterFace Student Housing conference, held at the J.W. Marriott. The conference comes to a close today after two and a half days of panel sessions and networking on topics ranging from designing for Generation Z, to the state of the industry as a whole and the economic outlook for the year ahead. We will be covering the conference in a different format this year, with a number …