Go Big AND Go Home: Developing Off-Campus Student Housing
Real estate may be all about “location, location, location,” but real estate investment is about timing. As the traditional multifamily market—especially in the Sun Belt—has grown oversaturated, off-campus student housing is emerging as a tempting and worthy investment opportunity for portfolios across…
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A Bright Idea? Electricity Aggregation May Be Your Future
Like any good opportunity, lightning rarely strikes twice. Have you considered taking advantage of municipal electricity aggregation before it’s too late? This sparking, innovative approach to power procurement is gaining traction in Massachusetts, and for good reason. It offers the promise of price…
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Achieving GRESB Gains: Level Up with Green Building Certifications
GRESB preliminary results are in and this can either be a time to pat yourself on the back or look for ways to improve. Boosting your GRESB score doesn’t have to be a daunting task—it can be an exciting journey! Think…
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Document Your Climate Story: Master the Final Piece of the Climate Risk Puzzle
There’s nothing more satisfying than sliding the final jigsaw piece into a puzzle and seeing the picture complete. Knowing your portfolio’s climate risks can feel like a large, impossible-to-solve puzzle. But it doesn’t have to. Throughout the summer, we’ve discussed…
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Clapping Back Against Flat Rents: Operational Spaces for Shoring Up Margin
Multifamily housing lives between two titans. On one side, brooding over much of the United States, the pillar of supply shortage has forced regions like New York and Boston to grapple with sky-high rents. And on the other side, the…
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Thriving Under Rent Caps: Strategies for Property Owners
The sun is setting over your rental properties, casting long shadows over a landscape shaken by rent caps. Across the country, property owners and managers are juggling the need to make rents affordable while ensuring buildings remain in top shape. …
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The Greener Path to Gold: Stoneweg US’ Case for ESG
That title may invoke visions of leprechauns. Don’t worry; we’re not after your lucky charms. But we are after the inefficiencies in your properties. When you think of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), we doubt you think of missed dollars…
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Mitigate Your Risks to Solve the Climate Risk Puzzle
According to NASA, July 22, 2024 was the hottest day on record, but it won’t hold that title for long. As temperatures continue to rise, real estate owners face significant climate risks that jeopardize their portfolios. Many sit at a…
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Understanding Bulk Wifi: Resident and Property Benefits for the Multifamily Industry
If Maslow were to recreate his hierarchy of needs today, he’d probably stamp “dependable wifi” right there next to food, water, and shelter. Reliable internet hasn’t been a “nice to have” amenity for a long time, and as the resident…
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Multifamily Housing Trends
Real estate is always evolving due to the needs of the market and the creation and integration of new technologies. One specific trend is the growing demand for multifamily homes built to rent, especially among millennials. Multi-family trends will continue…
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ENERGY STAR NextGen Certification: What’s New & How Conservice Can Help
The wait is over—well, almost! The EPA has officially announced the launch of ENERGY STAR NextGen certification, a new tier designed to recognize the nation’s most energy-efficient, low-emissions buildings. Applications open on February 24, 2025, giving properties just a few months to prepare for…
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Your BPS Blueprint: A Guide to Emerging Building Performance Standards
You hear “greenhouse gas emissions” and you think…what? “Cars,” certainly. “Industry,” probably. “Agriculture” generally, and “cows” tragically. It might surprise you, then, to find out that a major portion of our nation’s contributions to global greenhouse gas emissions come from…
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Winning the Big Utilities Game
The Big Game fervor is mounting across America. Fans make meticulous plans for their game-day feasts – wings, nachos, or perhaps a mix of both – and don colors to root for their favorite team. Living rooms turn into arenas,…
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Why Vacant Cost Recovery is Important
Communities often bill their residents for various utility charges like water, sewer, and trash. However, there are two utilities that residents are typically required to set up in their own name with the local utility provider: electric and gas. What…
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What’s the Importance of Sustainability for Multifamily
It doesn’t take a keen eye to see that the focus on sustainability is growing increasingly more relevant every day. You could even say the green initiative has moved in, unpacked its bags, and is here to stay. You hear…
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What is ESG? Understanding the Acronym
So what is ESG (Environment, Social, Governance)? And why should property managers and owners invest in long-term ESG strategies? Cole Courson breaks down how ESG metrics provide insight into everything from environmental responsibility and community impact to corporate governance practices,…
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Utility Rate Audits: Because Assumptions Aren’t a Strategy
Making assumptions about massive amounts of cumulative dollars year-over-year is never a good idea. Yet every year, real estate owners all over the country are making the costly assumption that their utility rates are fair, accurate, and as low as they…
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The Unbelievable Scope of Utilities | Utilities Management for the Real Estate Industry
Step into any building. Flip the switch. Turn on the tap. Crank the heater or run the AC. Watch that building come to life. Buildings are living organisms. They possess their own form of lifeblood that sustains their existence and…
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The Insidious Hole You Might Dig for Yourself: Utilities in Build-to-Rent Properties
Some think it’s the underrated investment strategy of the future. Others in the industry insist it’s a crazed phase doomed to settle into a niche offering. But wherever you land on the will-they-won’t-they of build-to-rent (BTR) investments, they’re growing. From mainstage topics…
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