Dorothy Jackman - One to Watch in 2010 (Multi-Housing News)

According to Multi Housing News, Dorothy Jackman is "one to watch in 2010," positioning Student Housing for Marcus & Millichap. Echo Boomers continue to enroll in colleges across the nation in increasing numbers. Dorothy Joffe Jackman, Vice President - Investments at Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, will be a force to be reckoned with as more investors become drawn to the sector into the next year and beyond. "We continue to work aggressively to close those deals that we currently have listed. As 2009 winds down, we are increasing our pipeline for 2010 business," says Jackman. Jackman is one of the founding members of Marcus & Millichap's Student Housing Group, a two-year-old division. Since January 2009, the group has underwritten more than $1 billion of student housing assets across the country. Jackman has arranged the sale of more than 3.1 million square feet of space, representing 5,071 apartment units since joining Marcus & Millichap's Tampa office in 2004. With experience in the on-site management of student housing, Jackman understands the operations side of student housing. This is a valuable skill for brokers in the sector. "Clients appreciate that I recognize the business is different thant the conventional multifamily industry as it relates to day-to-day operations, operating expense loads, lending criteria, leasing seasons and more." Jackman encourages her clients to get involved in, and educated about, the student housing sector. Indeed, the secret to her success, she says, is her full-service approach.