by Joe Stampone | Oct 23, 2021 | Development, Multifamily
2021 has been a crazy year and it’s difficult to comprehend what’s going on. Take the multifamily industry for example. When I speak with people outside commercial real estate, they’re shocked when I tell them about the historically high rent growth and occupancies...
by Joe Stampone | Sep 16, 2021 | Development
Since joining Atlas in 2011, we’ve been primarily focused on value-add multifamily investments. We’ve acquired ~7,500 units and have executed light value-add strategies (~$5,000/unit) to extensive repositioning’s (~$40,000/unit). Over the past several years, following...
by Joe Stampone | Apr 25, 2021 | Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Multifamily
The lines between hospitality and traditional apartment communities continue to blur, with the modern renter expecting flexibility. The way we work has forever changed and we will not go back to our pre-COVID lives once we reach herd immunity. As an apartment...
by Joe Stampone | Mar 20, 2021 | Development, Innovation, Multifamily
Multifamily real estate is evolving to become more of a consumer product. By that, I mean that real estate is becoming more flexible, branded, and focused on the consumer. At the same time, ownership of apartments is rapidly shifting from individuals to regional and...
by Joe Stampone | Feb 20, 2021 | Development, Innovation, Multifamily, Technology
There is a lot of conversation within the multifamily real estate development community about the size and layout of unit types. For years, the average size of apartments was trending downward as developers favored density to achieve higher rents per square foot to...
by Joe Stampone | Dec 9, 2020 | Development, Innovation, Multifamily
At Atlas, we focus primarily on value-add workforce housing. One of the most attractive aspects of the asset class is that it’s difficult to add new supply. Capped supply + growing demand = outsized income growth and price appreciation! But just how capped is supply...
