The most important thing developers and contractors can do to minimize risk is to include clear contractual roadmaps for addressing eventualities such as price increases on raw materials.
Some companies that provide student housing say they have seen a shift away from over-the-top amenities that were popular with off-campus renters a few years back.
Dense urban markets where land zoned for industrial is in short supply and property values are at a premium are candidates for vertical warehouse construction, industrial brokers say.
Developers built more than 36,000 houses for rent in 2017. That’s 6 percent more than the year before and the largest number of “build-to-rent” houses completed in any year for at least the last 14 years.
Tenants today are still less dependent on automobiles than they have been in years past, especially if they live a market where they can walk to amenities.
