Multifamily Housing: A Comprehensive Guide for Investors, Developers, Apartment Professionals, Suppliers and Students

NAA, NMHC, and IREM have joined forces to create Multifamily Housing; a comprehensive resource guide offering insight into the magnitude and strength of the apartment industry. This all-inclusive guide provides the baselines for multifamily operating principles and defines ten critical themes that frame the industry:

-the composition of the apartment industry; from the professionals and stakeholders involved in all facets of multifamily to the varied demographics who reside in rental housing

-the types of multifamily investors and the fundamentals of investing in multifamily real estate

-the basic principles of real estate financing; including sources of debt financing; types of debt instruments; and capital structures

-the due diligence process and the analytical evaluation that precedes major real estate decisions; including buying a land parcel; beginning a development; or adaptive re-use

-the aspects of on-site operations; including managing diverse property types

-the fundamentals of real estate marketing; including the rapidly changing technologies reshaping marketing plans; and strategies for increasing market share

-the legal and regulatory considerations for multifamily housing at the local; state; and federal levels

-the crucial role of today's leaders in creating a "triple bottom line" where the environment in which we live; work; and play can benefit those coming behind us

-the necessary skills required to advance in one's career and increase employee engagement

-the additional resources that would support professional development and expand the body of knowledge related to the multifamily housing industry