by Joe Stampone | Dec 28, 2018 | Asset Management, Career, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Multifamily, Technology
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you’re able to unplug and enjoy quality time with family and friends. I find that time off, completely disconnected from the day-to-day grind of daily work is key to regaining focus and igniting the spark of creativity. 2018 was...
by Joe Stampone | Nov 18, 2018 | Asset Management, Development, Innovation, Multifamily, Technology, Value-Add
Historically, class B/C garden-style apartment communities have been typified by dated 70’s/80’s architecture, uninspiring interior design, lackluster landscaping, and boring commodity amenities. Recently, the divide between class A and class B/C apartment communities...
by Joe Stampone | Sep 30, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Market News, Multifamily, Value-Add
I’m a firm believer that real estate is best held long-term with great local teams on the ground. At Atlas, our model (deal-by-deal syndication) enables us to acquire assets that we can hold for 20+ years and control the repositioning with great local teams....
by vqux4 | Jul 26, 2018 | Asset Management, Career, Development, Entrepreneurship, Multifamily
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been deep in a new value-add multifamily transaction. Acquiring real estate is cumbersome, complex, and opaque, yet we continue to complacently accept this reality. Part of the issue is that acquiring real estate is very fragmented,...
by vqux4 | Jun 3, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Multifamily, Technology, Value-Add
In real estate acquisitions, you seek the coveted off-market deals. These deals are more likely to be mis-priced, creating an attractive risk-return structure for operators with a track record for executing a specific investment strategy. However, fully-marketed deals...
by Joe Stampone | Mar 24, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Multifamily, Technology
It’s no secret that most young professionals today prefer a 24/7 live/work/play environment. More than ever, talent is clustering in dense, urban areas. However, as jobs and people have moved back into cities in droves, urban housing has become too expensive for the...