Tag: real estate
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Rethinking Retail: From Revenue Stream to Amenity Strategy
For years, developers treated retail space as a financial engine: lease it, collect rent, and let it carry its weight on the P&L. But as the retail landscape continues to evolve, the smartest multifamily developers are taking a different approach: using retail as a value driver rather than a profit center. Retail as an Amenity,… Read more
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Before Grabbing Your Pitchforks: What You Might Not Know About That New Apartment Project
AKA: The Nextdoor Commenter’s Guide to the Reality of Development Why You’re Reading This You’ve seen it before. Someone posts on Nextdoor about a proposed apartment building, and the comments explode: “They’re ruining our neighborhood!” “It’ll be luxury housing we can’t afford!” “It’ll bring crime!” “Developers are greedy!” There’s passion in these discussions, but there’s… Read more
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Why I Started Scholhamer Research & Advisory
Getting Started Multifamily development isn’t what it was a few years ago. Interest rates are high, capital is tight, and construction costs remain unpredictable. Even strong sites with solid fundamentals are taking longer to underwrite, fund, and close. As deals stall or fall apart, already lean development teams are being asked to do more with… Read more