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Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
In this episode we catch up with SHI's new Director of Marketing, Kristin Hahn to hear
- the announcement of this year's SHI Ambassadors
- a contest to find out which SH Management Company has the most spirit
- and a round up on SHI's final 2 regional summits for 2019
Also, Wes sits down with Rich Kelley from Student Housing Business to discuss the 2019 LeasCon event scheduled for September 18th in Dallas TX.
To find out more info on LeasConhttps://web.cvent.com/event/57d414ed-fe30-44e6-9418-33b401c89167/websitePage:daa6d2c6-f6ff-465c-8c83-b88b1867c85b
To find out more info on the SHI Regional Summits:https://www.studenthousinginsight.com/upcoming-events
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Summer Turn is over and you're figuring out who is not showing up and how many completely vacant units you have. Having completely vacant apartments will help you control costs compared to partially occupied apartments, but they also allow you an opportunity to generate additional income if you look at using them as a short-term rental. Be it housing for visiting professors or listing the apartments on sites like AirBnB, their are some great alternative to help overcome the negative economic impact your vacancy is making on your income statement. In this episode we talk about these alternatives and sit down with Mickey Kropf, CEO of Vector Travel, and talk about why it is important to consider partnering with a company like his to handle your short term rental program.
This episode is sponsored by Unilodgers! To get your property in front of more international students, list your property today by visiting www.Unilodgers.com/contact-us
To reach Mickey at Vector Travel, email him at mickey@vectorstays.com and let him know you heard him on the SHI Podcast. For more information about his company, visit www.VectoryStays.com. You can also read Mickey's recent article about how short term rental programs can help student housing operators with their vacancies. Check out the article here:https://shorttermrentalz.com/features/multifamily-student-mickey-kropf/?
Have questions or comments for Student Housing Insight? Email us at contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Interested in attending an upcoming Regional Summit:https://www.studenthousinginsight.com/upcoming-events
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Gen Z doesn’t know a world without the Playstation in it. The oldest Gen Z’ers have been taking pictures with iPhone since they were 10. Pencil renderings certainly doesn’t spark their imagination and photos and videos from a “similar property” that was built somewhere else evokes questions about what their community will and won’t have.
So it seems only natural that as operators, we now are looking to virtual reality to create that connection with prospects. Regardless if you are developing a property or currently operating a student property, VR is increasingly becoming a necessary sales tool for your website.
One of the companies that is creating VR tours for student housing is uForis based in Vancouver, Canada. Why is Vancouver important? Because that’s where EA Sports’ largest developer studio is located. We’re talking about game developers that created games like FIFA Soccer and Madden Football. uForis was founded by these same developers from EA Sports. So as you can imagine… their commitment to quality is deep.
Recently I sat down with 2 of the Founders from uForis, Dora Cheng and David Li to talk to them about why they chose to move from the gaming industry to create VR renderings of Real Estate and their journey into student housing.
For more information, go to ww.uForis.com or contact David Li at david@uforis.com.
For questions about Student Housing Insight, email us at contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
It's well understood that a student housing staff who is successful at creating a positive experience for their residents will reap the rewards of earlier lease-ups, more referrals, lower marketing expenses, and potentially stronger rent increases. But the cost of creating a positive resident experience is hard to track because it's not just an expense related to an event, but it's a top-down, day-in day-out, living, eating, & breathing way of doing business. The real cost spreads beyond marketing line items to recruiting, training, and even maintenance expenses. In this episode Wes & Gretta sit down with Adam Yarber, the Director of Resident Experience at Campus Advantage, in front of a live audience at the SHI Regional Summit in Cincinnati to breakdown what it takes to create consistent and positive experiences for our student residents.
This episode is sponsored by Unilodgers. Make sure you are getting your property in front of more international students by listing your property at Unilodgers.com . For more information, go to www.Unilodgers.com/contact-us
For comments or questions, email us at contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
The academic year is coming to a close and so is your leasing season. Move-outs are days away and Summer Turn will be in full swing. And you are already thinking about move-in day and starting your renewal campaign. The best way to ensure a strong start to next year is to finish strong this year. In this episode we go through a laundry list of things you should be thinking about in order to ensure a strong finish. Additionally, we sit down with Josh Renberg from Entrata, Steve Carter from Carter-Young, and JoAnn Orrell with Unilodgers to discuss leveraging their companies' services and their tips to ensure a strong finish. Even if you are an experienced site manager, maintenance manager, or oversee a portfolio of properties, this episode is a great reminder of things you should be focused on as move-out day approaches.
This episode is sponsored by SimpleBills! Check them out at www.SimpleBills.com
For questions about this episode, email us at contact@studenthousinginsight.com
For more information on the SHI Community and our upcoming Regional Summits, visit our website at www.StudentHousingInsight.com .
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Regardless if you are trying to grow a waiting list or if your property still has a long way to go in reaching your pre-leasing goals... everyone is trying to figure out how to get in front of students during the summer months. In this episode, Gretta Dare sits down with our newest co-host Victoria Enchill of Enchill PMC. They cover everything from finding students on campus to your digital and social advertising.
This episode is sponsored by Unilodgers.com. If you want to reach more international students, you must list your property with Unilodgers. For more information, email hello@unilodgers.com and include the title "SHI Podcast."
Have questions about this podcast? Contact us at contact@StudentHousingInsight.com.
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Turn is less than 2 months away for most off-campus housing and it's already underway for on-campus. Outside of regular inspections throughout the academic year, the one best tool for organizing the process and to ensure what needs to be done gets done... is the TURN BOARD. Turn boards, have evolved over the years. PM Software has even tried building it but have left a lot to be desired. But 3 years ago our co-host, Lincoln Ogata, set out to create not just a turn board application but a complete platform that addresses the short falls and inefficiencies of managing turn. That platform is called EZ Turn. In this episode Wes and Lincoln talk about the evolution of the turn board and the processes for both on and off-campus and why EZ Turn solves so many problems for the industry.
This episode is sponsored by SimpleBills! Regardless if your residents pay utility providers directly or if it is billed through the property, SimpleBills can provide residents and property managers an easier way to handle the process and provide insight to managers and residents on how they can save on their utilities. Contact them today at www.SimpleBills.com
2018's Turn Episode can be found here: https://studenthousing.podbean.com/e/shi-3006-2018-summer-turn-episode-with-lincoln-ogata/
Do you have questions about this episode or anything in regards to the student housing industry? Send us an email at contact@studenthousinginsight.com .
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
In this episode, co-host Ken Miller sits down with Andrew Smith, President of Ancillary Services Management, to discuss how student housing managers should be thinking about both expense savings and opportunities of other revenue sources for their properties. Budget season is on the way, and this episode is the perfect tool to jump start the process and begin thinking of ways to boost NOI.
This episode is sponsored by SimpleBills! Regardless if your residents pay utility providers directly or if it is billed through the property, SimpleBills can provide residents and property managers an easier way to handle the process and provide insight to managers and residents on how they can save on their utilities. Contact them today at www.SimpleBills.com .
Find more information about Andrew Smith and ASM, go to www.asmadvantage.com
For questions or comments about this episode, please email us at Contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Sunday May 19, 2019
Sunday May 19, 2019
As purpose built student housing grows in popularity as an asset class, investors are looking for opportunities beyond the US borders as well. However, those countries typically lack the operational expertise that we have in the US. This has allowed US operators the opportunity to expand management services to those countries. In this episode, Wes sits down with a panel of operators from the US and the UK who are operating beyond their borders. We discuss the challenges, the opportunities, and the similarities in operating student housing in other countries.
Special thanks to our panelists who participated in this episode:
Scott Duckett, Campus Advantage
Jake Jarman, Redstone Residential
Chris Richards, Greystar
Beth Pinder, CA Ventures
Dan Smith, Unilodgers
Want to stay up to date with everything regarding Student Housing Insight, join the SHI Community at www.StudentHousingInsight.com
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
In this episode Wes & Gretta sit down to give a sneak peak at what SHI has been cooking in the kitchen since the beginning of the 2019. We're talking about the new website and the virtual community we have created at StudentHousingInsight.com. With this new website, you can become a member of the SHI Community and be a part of a network that is doing everything from sharing ideas about making student housing better as well a posting jobs.
For more info & questions, email us at contact@studenthousinginsight.com