Off-campus

Pre-pandemic, package management for both on- and off-campus housing was becoming more challenging as the convenience of online shopping became increasingly important for student residents. When COVID-19 hit, already high levels of e-commerce increased exponentially overnight. Year-over-year package volumes increased more than 90 percent in some cases, bringing package management practices to the forefront in student housing properties nationwide. Multifamily property managers — and student housing managers in particular, have been working to find the best solution to store and deliver packages to residents, and to communicate with residents who …

Last week Student Housing Business hosted a webinar called “Move-In is a Month Away! Are Your Student Housing Properties & Portfolios Ready?” where four leading operators/managers spoke about the plethora of challenges the industry faces when it comes to turn, move-in and operation for the Fall 2020 semester. As students move in, planning becomes much more complex across for those in charge of properties. Listen and learn for insights on a range of topics and discussion points about what it takes to get properties and portfolios ready for the fall …

With fall semester approaching, Student Housing Business hosted a webinar called “Best Practices for Re-Activating Student Housing Amenities.” Top student housing owners and operators weighed in on how to reopen student housing amenities and protocols for stopping the spread of COVID-19.  Listen to student housing panelists discuss the challenges and necessary considerations as students return to gyms, pools and other amenities. Topics discussed by this group of expert panelists and Student Housing Business include: Best practices for reopening Reservation systems to support social distancing Communicating with customers and teams Budgeting in the midst of …