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University of Phoenix Shares Survey Findings on Accessibility Skills and Training Opportunities in the Workplace on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

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星期四, 五月 16, 2024
People with Disabilities, Human Resources, Other Education, Professional Services, University, Consumer, Education, Training, GAAD, Health care, Information technology, Faculty, Learning, Organization, Universal design, Health, Government, The Harris Poll, Person, Mental health, WCAG, Certification, Research, OEE, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Policy, Student, Inclusion, Dormitory, Disability, HTML, Knowledge, University of Phoenix, Educational equity, Workplace, Nursing

University of Phoenix is pleased to share insights from a survey on workplace accessibility awareness, understanding, and development opportunities on Global Accessibility Awareness Day .

Key Points: 
  • University of Phoenix is pleased to share insights from a survey on workplace accessibility awareness, understanding, and development opportunities on Global Accessibility Awareness Day .
  • Teach Access bridges the accessibility skills gap by providing free programs and open educational resources that teach fundamental skills and concepts about disability and digital accessibility.
  • The survey found 60% of managers report that their organization has accessibility built into all phases of products, service, and/or activity development.
  • It also builds on a 2022 Accessibility Skills Gap Survey created by Teach Access that reflected a growing awareness toward adopting accessibility practices.

#1 GSE Student Housing Lender, Walker & Dunlop Releases Annual Housing Report

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星期一, 五月 13, 2024
Research, Professional Services, Consumer, Commercial Building & Real Estate, University, Construction & Property, Teens, Education, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Science, Other Consumer, Communications, Finance, Walker, Growth, Walker & Dunlop, Housing, Pulse, Fannie Mae, Radar, Dormitory, Freddy, Student

As the leader in student housing finance, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. shares market trends and analysis of the current landscape in its newly published housing report .

Key Points: 
  • As the leader in student housing finance, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. shares market trends and analysis of the current landscape in its newly published housing report .
  • Fueled by a rise in university enrollment and changing student preferences, the student housing landscape has evolved into a sophisticated, amenity-rich environment, transcending its origins.
  • With a total financing volume exceeding $12.7 billion and total property sales volume surpassing $10 billion in student housing, Walker & Dunlop is a trusted partner in the industry and leader in shaping the future of student housing financing.
  • For insights on student housing and to explore key trends shaping the market, download Walker & Dunlop’s 2024 Student Housing Outlook report here .

MDU Internet Services Reinforces Commitment to Serve Student Housing Connectivity Needs With Expanded Mission and Personnel

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星期二, 五月 14, 2024
Wi-Fi, Internet, Smith, Dormitory, Housing, Student, Environment, MDU, Management

CLEARWATER, Fla., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MDU Internet Services, a leading provider of next-generation communications and high-speed network technology, is pleased to announce the expansion of its resources and staff in order to serve the latest online-based needs of Student Housing Properties. Leading the enhanced focus is Rowdy Smith, recently joining MDU Internet Services as Director of Student Housing with the goal of empowering properties with the technology to compete in meeting modern student expectations.

Key Points: 
  • MDU Internet Service's strategy includes the hiring of Rowdy Smith as Director of Student Housing to spearhead addressing the industry's need for simplifying WIFI.
  • Leading the enhanced focus is Rowdy Smith, recently joining MDU Internet Services as Director of Student Housing with the goal of empowering properties with the technology to compete in meeting modern student expectations.
  • With the market facing increased complexity in addressing the growing online needs of a typically younger age demographic, MDU Internet Services' expanded resources also includes offering managed WiFi for student housing as well as for properties that serve multifamily and senior housing markets.
  • "Internet services are so essential to modern student life that a network's performance quality can make or break a student housing location's ability to attract and retain residents" said Gary Patrick, CEO of MDU Internet Services.

POTTERY BARN TEEN LAUNCHES NEW EXPANDED DORM COLLECTION WITH ENHANCED DIGITAL TOOLS AND NEW CONVENIENT DESIGN AND SHOPPING EXPERIENCE

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星期三, 五月 1, 2024
Teens, Construction & Property, Specialty, Interior Design, Home Goods, Catalog, Consumer, Retail, Online Retail, WSM, Dormitory, Social media, Near, Collection, Parent, LoveShackFancy, Multimedia, Williams Sonoma, Wish list

Available exclusively at Pottery Barn Teen, customers can now shop the largest dorm collection to date online, in-store and on the Pottery Barn Teen mobile app just in time for the upcoming school season.

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  • Available exclusively at Pottery Barn Teen, customers can now shop the largest dorm collection to date online, in-store and on the Pottery Barn Teen mobile app just in time for the upcoming school season.
  • Dorm Design Services: Pottery Barn Teen now offers free Dorm Design Services for anyone in need of assistance with how to design a dorm room, or for support in selecting the best dorm essentials.
  • “With the launch of our new digital functionalities and services, we are proud to offer our customers an enhanced dorm shopping experience from start to finish.”
    To learn more about Pottery Barn Teen’s dorm assortment, visit www.pbdorm.com or a Pottery Barn Teen store.
  • Select Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids retail stores will feature a curated “Dorm Shop” starting in late spring 2024.

KBRA Assigns AAA Rating with Stable Outlook to Dormitory Authority of the State of New York State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds (General Purpose) Series 2024A-1 (Tax-Exempt), Series 2024A-2 (Tax-Exempt), and Series 2024B (Federally Taxable)

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星期一, 三月 11, 2024
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KBRA assigns a long-term rating of AAA with a Stable Outlook to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds (General Purpose): Series 2024A-1(Tax-Exempt); Series 2024A-2 (Tax-Exempt); and, Series 2024B (Federally Taxable).

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  • KBRA assigns a long-term rating of AAA with a Stable Outlook to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) State Personal Income Tax Revenue Bonds (General Purpose): Series 2024A-1(Tax-Exempt); Series 2024A-2 (Tax-Exempt); and, Series 2024B (Federally Taxable).
  • The rating was assigned because of the following key credit considerations:
    RBTF Receipts provide ample historical and projected coverage of maximum annual debt service.
  • A strong 2.0x additional bonds test, as well as the importance of residual PIT revenues to fund operations, mitigate against overleveraging.
  • Financing agreement payments are subject to annual appropriation and executory only to the extent of amounts available in the RBTF.

Global Real Estate Leaders Prioritize Health to Drive Value, Improve ESG Performance, & Mitigate Risk from Climate Change

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星期五, 三月 22, 2024
Health, Certification, Climate change, Culture, Real estate, Dormitory, Built environment, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Environment, Risk, ESG, Mental health, Research, Quality of life, Housing, Safety, Workforce, Standard, PGIM, Movement, Ambassador

NEW YORK, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fitwel, the world's leading certification system committed to building health for all, proudly announced the winners of the 2024 Best in Building Health Awards today. This prestigious annual recognition honors the most innovative real estate companies and individuals setting the standard for health and wellbeing in the built environment across the globe, leveraging the trusted Fitwel Standard to enhance quality of life and drive value through design and operational excellence.

Key Points: 
  • "This year's winners are true champions exemplifying Fitwel's global reach of bringing building health to all.
  • Fitwel is empowering industry leaders to implement a framework that prioritizes stakeholder health and well-being, improves ESG performance, future-proofs asset value, and mitigates risk," said Joanna Frank, President & CEO of Fitwel.
  • The Standard, now providing 100% portfolio coverage, reflects the latest research on health, climate change, and value, positioning Fitwel as a catalyst for industry-wide change."
  • Below is the full list of 2024 Best in Building Health winners, which can also be found here .

Global Real Estate Leaders Prioritize Health to Drive Value, Improve ESG Performance, & Mitigate Risk from Climate Change

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星期四, 三月 21, 2024
Health, Certification, Climate change, Culture, Real estate, Dormitory, Built environment, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Environment, Risk, ESG, Mental health, Research, Quality of life, Housing, Safety, Workforce, Standard, PGIM, Movement, Ambassador

NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fitwel, the world's leading certification system committed to building health for all, proudly announced the winners of the 2024 Best in Building Health Awards today. This prestigious annual recognition honors the most innovative real estate companies and individuals setting the standard for health and wellbeing in the built environment across the globe, leveraging the trusted Fitwel Standard to enhance quality of life and drive value through design and operational excellence.

Key Points: 
  • "This year's winners are true champions exemplifying Fitwel's global reach of bringing building health to all.
  • Fitwel is empowering industry leaders to implement a framework that prioritizes stakeholder health and well-being, improves ESG performance, future-proofs asset value, and mitigates risk," said Joanna Frank, President & CEO of Fitwel.
  • The Standard, now providing 100% portfolio coverage, reflects the latest research on health, climate change, and value, positioning Fitwel as a catalyst for industry-wide change."
  • Below is the full list of 2024 Best in Building Health winners, which can also be found here .

Celebrating Growth and Innovation on Leap Day 2024, Leap now is partnered with over 3M homes in the US and the UK

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星期四, 二月 29, 2024
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JERSEY CITY, N.J., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Leap Insurance Agency, the leading provider of innovative occupancy and risk management solutions for the rental housing market, is celebrating its remarkable journey of growth and innovation on Leap Day. Since its inception in 2018, Leap has experienced an extraordinary evolution, expanding its suite of services and solidifying its status as a trusted partner for landlords, property managers, and renters nationwide. Leap will insure more than 80,000 residential leases in 2024, a testament to its innovative approach to embedded insurance products. With partnerships extending to over 3 million units in the US and UK, Leap's footprint in the rental housing market is both expansive and influential.

Key Points: 
  • JERSEY CITY, N.J., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Leap Insurance Agency, the leading provider of innovative occupancy and risk management solutions for the rental housing market, is celebrating its remarkable journey of growth and innovation on Leap Day.
  • Leap will insure more than 80,000 residential leases in 2024, a testament to its innovative approach to embedded insurance products.
  • Leap will insure more than 80,000 residents in 2024, a testament to its innovative approach to embedded insurance products.
  • "Our success is a testament to our team's hard work and innovation, and the trust our landlord partners place in us."

Greystone Gains Volume and Market Share in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Multifamily Lending in 2023

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星期二, 一月 30, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announced it gained both volume and market share in the Agency lending sector during 2023, achieving an overall #4 ranking for both Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS®) loans and Freddie Mac Optigo® loans with $7.7 billion in total volume. Individually, Greystone ranked #3 as an overall Fannie Mae lender in 2023, and #6 for Freddie Mac lenders. Despite the market experiencing lower commercial loan volume overall in 2023, Greystone increased its combined Agency loan volume by 14% year-over-year. The rankings are based on recently-released public data on 2023 lending volume from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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  • Individually, Greystone ranked #3 as an overall Fannie Mae lender in 2023, and #6 for Freddie Mac lenders.
  • Despite the market experiencing lower commercial loan volume overall in 2023, Greystone increased its combined Agency loan volume by 14% year-over-year.
  • The rankings are based on recently-released public data on 2023 lending volume from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .
  • Through its work with Freddie Mac, Greystone ranked #2 overall for lending volume dedicated to Affordable Housing, as well as #2 overall for Freddie Mac’s Small Balance Loan program.

Fannie Mae Multifamily Closes 2023 With More than $52 Billion in Volume

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星期四, 一月 25, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) provided more than $52 billion in financing to support the multifamily market in 2023, the company announced today. Fannie Mae has expanded access to affordable housing for those who need it most through its Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS®) platform, in addition to committing approximately $4 billion in net equity to Low-Income Housing Tax Credit investments since re-entering the space in 2018.

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  • "We are extremely proud of what we and our DUS lenders accomplished in 2023, and we continue to see our work have a positive impact in communities across the country," said Michele Evans, Executive Vice President and Head of Multifamily, Fannie Mae.
  • Fannie Mae provided significant liquidity across key housing segments in 2023, including $8.5 billion in Structured Transactions, $7.5 billion in Green Financing, and $6.6 billion in Multifamily Affordable Housing.
  • The company also saw a 29% year-over-year gain in its Manufactured Housing Communities loan production, up from $2.7 billion in 2022 to $3.5 billion in 2023.
  • Also listed below are the Top Lender rankings for highest volumes in 2023 for Multifamily Affordable Housing, Structured Transactions, Green Financing, Small Loans, Manufactured Housing Communities, Seniors Housing, and Student Housing.