Bill Bayless, CEO of American Campus Communities, spoke in an exclusive interview with Randall Shearin, Editor of Student Housing Business, and Richard Kelley, Publisher of Student Housing Business about managing through the COVID-19 crisis and what the “new normal” might look like for both the student housing industry and higher education overall. American Campus Communities owns and manages over 100,000 beds at 92 universities, so the onset of the coronavirus required a combination of quick thinking and “doing the right thing” to meet the needs of all stakeholders involved, including …
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Student housing experts and Student Housing Business hosted a webinar to discuss how companies can maintain leasing velocity in 2020 in spite of the uncertainty created by COVID-19. Click here to listen to their expert opinions and their advice for what’s to come in the world of leasing. In this one-hour webinar with Q&A session, student housing professionals discuss the following questions: How are owners and operators generating interest and getting (electronic) signature on leases? What strategies are student housing professionals employing and what are they learning along the way? Will …
No one knows quite what the impact of the COVID-19 crisis will be for on- and off-campus student housing, only that there has been and will continue to be a major impact. Listen in as four CEOs discuss consequences and the likely outcomes that the novel coronavirus will have on student spaces. Leasing and operations, the investment market, the development market, financing and the capital markets — each is being affected in a dramatic way, and will continue to be for many months. No one has all of the answers, …
Moderator Randall Shearin, Editor of Student Housing Business, leads a panel of experts as they discuss the difficulties and opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Student housing experts Casey Petersen, COO, Peak Campus; Chris Richards, Executive Director, Real Estate Operations, Greystar; Adam Byrley, COO, The Preiss Company; Grant Collard, CEO, Redstone Residential; Alex O’Brien, COO, Cardinal Group; and Miles Orth, EVP and COO, Campus Apartments speak about the expected occupancy for Fall 2020, what message operators have for student housing investors, the likely fallout and possible positive impacts (including increased …
University Furnishings and Student Housing Business bring together several college students for a no-holds-barred discussion of their student housing experience. Participants discuss the good, the bad and the ugly — beginning with their experience searching for a new place to call home, and covering everything that happens until move out. This webinar offers the authentic perspectives of today’s college student and purpose-built student housing resident. For more information on the student housing industry, subscribe to the weekly Student Housing Business newsletter or the bi-monthly magazine.
Transportation is often at the top of the list of things property managers love to hate. How many drivers do we need? How do we train them? What type of license and which endorsements do they need? What if we have different types of vehicles – are the drivers one-size-fits-all? Answering one of these questions incorrectly can significantly impact service delivery, create an unsafe environment for the transportation system, expose the property and investors to an unnecessarily high level of risk, and ultimately negatively impact revenue. So, what can you …
Generation Z will comprise the college population for the next 15 years, making it important to understand their core beliefs, lifestyle, habits, style identity and design preferences. While Gen Z is known for its connectedness and for living life online, today’s students are also described as more “real” and pragmatic than previous generations. Their world is complicated and they want their living spaces to be calm havens from the outside world, all while mirroring the décor and design trends they see in a growing number of design-oriented platforms. In this webinar, …
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