VDB’s Multifamily Property and Student Housing Investment Strategy
An established business executive with more than four decades of leadership experience, Wayne Vandenburg has served as the Chairman and CEO of TVO Global Partners , the international-focused investment, management and advisory platform, since 2002. In this role, he is in charge of developing the company’s strategy and leading the investment management platform and staff. In addition to his executive position at TVO Global Partners, Wayne Vandenburg serves as a Senior Advisor to his family’s investment management platform, the VDB Groupe.
VDB Groupe is a recognized real estate investment and management firm operating across the United States with a principal focus to the growing employment and population migration states for multifamily investments as well as large universities with stable or growing student populations. The multifamily housing has accounted for a significant percentage of the organization’s portfolio. With a major focus on generating current cash-on-cash returns, VDB has provided exceptional leveraged returns on its investors’ equity.
VDB targets and purchases multifamily and student housing assets that are well-positioned and at a discount to replacement cost. Following the completion of the acquisition, the company corrects any deferred maintenance issues and conducts regular preventive maintenance programs. Their assets are in areas with strong job and population growth, as well as easy access to many forms of transportation.
VDB employs a variety of asset and property management strategies aimed at extending the asset’s life, improving service to residents and the surrounding community thereby increasing total asset value. The organization typically positions assets to adapt to changes in market conditions and investor/partners’ investment strategies.