Multifamily Minute

The Data Derived from our Managed Portfolio

Cushman & Wakefield — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:20:20 -0500

As one of the largest third-party property management companies across the US, we have unique insights into what residents think of their apartments, why they are staying, why they may leave, and how those trends are evolving. On this episode, Kevin Charcut, a Cushman & Wakefield Executive Managing Director for Multifamily Asset Services, interviews Sam Tenenbaum, Head of Multifamily Insights about key findings gained from data gathered across our managed portfolio. They discuss renewals, concessions, rents, and the 'why' driving these data points.

East vs West Management Trends

Cushman & Wakefield — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:04:08 -0500

Erinn Cassidy and Greg Mark discuss how apartment property management is different in the west and eastern regions they respectively oversee. While both agree that their teams are best in class, they talk about the differences in population, building, and amenity trends in their regions and the regulatory and financial differences they both encounter. Sam Tenenbaum also asks about how they see the market changing and how the role of property managers continues to evolve.

The Power of Property Management

Cushman & Wakefield — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:57:40 -0500

A special summer issue of Cushman & Wakefield's Multifamily Minute featuring a video filmed at our annual meeting of multifamily property managers. In this episode, Katya Watson and Mark Degraff, both Managing Directors on our Asset Services team, talk with Sam Tenenbaum. They discuss the role onsite property managers play in the lives of residents and the success of apartment buildings, as well as how building trends and uses have evolved over the past few years and how they differ between regions.

Analyzing the Impact of Current Events

Cushman & Wakefield — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:32:01 -0500

In the conclusion of Season 1, Cushman & Wakefield's Chief Economist, Kevin Thorpe, sits down with Sam Tenenbaum, Head of Multifamily Insights for Cushman & Wakefield, to discuss how hot topics in the news could impact the multifamily commercial real estate market. They analyze the impact of tariffs, proposed and enacted, as well as how changing immigration rates, and increased enforcement, could impact the multifamily sector. Both of them also lay out their predictions and forecasts for the economy and commercial real estate in 2025.

Financing Multifamily Investments

Cushman & Wakefield — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:29:38 -0600

With frequent changes in the strength of the stock market and federal interest rates, the debt markets have been in similar flux. Blake Okland and Alex Basile break down what the acronym EDSF stands for, how clients are navigating these changing markets, and what might be on the horizon this year.

Unpacking Multifamily Valuations

Cushman & Wakefield — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:06:01 -0600

On this episode of the Multifamily Minute, Michele Kauffman, Chief Growth Officer for Cushman & Wakefield's Valuation and Advisory team, speaks with Zach Bowyer. Zach is the head of C&W's Living Sectors for Valuations and Advisory, covering conventional multifamily, affordable housing, student accommodations, build-to-rent and senior living. Zach and Michele discuss the latest trends in multifamily valuations and where they think the market is headed, including a discussion on alternatives within the multifamily commercial real estate sector.

An Evolution in Student Housing

Cushman & Wakefield — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:36:31 -0600

Student Housing is a relatively new type of multifamily commercial real estate, but an increasingly vital one. Providing housing for students in college and university is different than typical apartment rentals; students have unique needs. Travis Prince and Adam Loftin of Cushman & Wakefield's Student Housing Capital Markets team join Sam Tenenbaum, Head of Multifamily Insights, on this discussion about the origin and history of student housing. They also discuss trends in housing and the classification of schools they use, as well as talk about how student housing will continue to evolve for the next generation of college students.

The Emergence of Single Family Rentals

Cushman & Wakefield — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:23:55 -0600

A discussion on the emergence of Build-to-Rent (BTR) and Single-Family-Rentals (SFR) within the multifamily commercial real estate space. Jeremy Edmiston shares insights from his 25 years of experience in this niche asset type and explains his current role of U.S. Lead BTR/SFR for Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Asset Services platform. He and Sam Tenenbaum, head of Multifamily Insights, have a deep discussion about this emerging and growing part of the living sector.

Multifamily Near-Term Recap and Forecast

Cushman & Wakefield — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:10:41 -0600

On the inaugural episode of Multifamily Minute, Sam Tenenbaum, Cushman & Wakefield’s Head of Multifamily Insights, is interviewed by Abby Corbett, Senior Economist and Head of Investor Insights. They discuss how the multifamily commercial real estate sector performed at the end of 2024 and where they expect things to go in 2025 and beyond.