Michael Zaransky’s Blog
As the U.S. Population Ages, Multifamily Managers Will Need to Adjust
Americans are growing older, but they are not going away. Far from being consigned to nursing homes and retirement communities, those age 55 and older have in recent years shown a desire to be where the action is, and will want that again, after the [...]
How to Keep Multifamily Properties Safe During the Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has presented multifamily property owners and managers with a challenge unlike any they have ever faced before, and one that has brought with it dire consequences. Through Dec. 30, over 83 million people around the globe had been diagnosed with COVID-19, and [...]
New Fronts in the Amenity Wars: Retail Space, Greenspace, Safety, Bandwidth
One of the things most impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic has been how people have changed their thinking in terms of their respective living situations. This shift in consumer interest has particularly impacted apartment complexes and multi-family properties. The need to practice social distancing [...]
The Slow Return of Multifamily Construction
Where the coronavirus pandemic is concerned, we’re through the glass darkly now. Our new normal is so abnormal, it is impossible to see what might lie ahead. There are hints, certainly, but they are just that. Circumstances change so much from day to day, week [...]
Why Occupancy Rates Continue to Skyrocket
The American Dream has been reshaped and redefined over the years, morphing from a yearning for freedom to a desire for land to aspirations of homeownership. It is the last of those upon which we have most often fixated since the mid-20th Century: What better [...]
It Ain’t Easy Being Green, but it is Essential that a Multifamily Property Is
As noted on the website Buildinggreen.com, multifamily properties are by their very nature green, given the density of the community they support. The problem comes in, however, when inferior infrastructure is in place -- whether because of age or the use of subpar building materials, [...]
