by Joe Stampone | Jun 14, 2024 | Market News, Multifamily, Value-Add
We all know the famous Warrant Buffet quote, “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful”. It’s a saying that gets thrown around often these days, but not one that’s applicable to the current multifamily market. There’s general optimism in...
by Joe Stampone | Aug 30, 2023 | Multifamily, Value-Add
The value-add multifamily (“VAM”) business was the darling of real estate investing over the past decade. In a zero interest rate environment where capital flooded the space, it was impossible to do wrong. The more you bought and the more aggressive floating rate debt...
by Joe Stampone | Jun 26, 2023 | Asset Management, Multifamily, Value-Add
We recently acquired a 256-unit value-add deal in Savannah, GA. Despite being a relatively new asset (2015 construction) and performing well (95% historical occupancy), we intend to upgrade and reposition the property, targeting rents approximately $250 above the...
by Joe Stampone | Nov 23, 2022 | Career, Multifamily, Value-Add
When I look back at my time at Atlas over the past 11 years, the mistakes we’ve made have primarily been selling multifamily assets too soon. Selling class B assets in Tampa or Salt Lake in 2016/17, for example. These mistakes inspired me to put a note on top of the...
by Joe Stampone | Mar 20, 2022 | Market News, Multifamily, Value-Add
It’s no secret multifamily valuations are through the roof with cap rates at all-time lows as capital pours into multifamily real estate, especially in high-growth southeast markets. In addition to cap rate compression, we’re experiencing unprecedented rent growth,...
by Joe Stampone | Feb 26, 2022 | Value-Add
I was talking with a colleague recently about the differences in our two primary investment strategies; class B/C value-add and ground-up development within Opportunity Zones. These are two opposite ends of the apartment spectrum. He made a comment that he loves the...
