Emphasis on utility management and sustainability has steadily risen in multifamily housing and become a regular conversation at industry events.
For the last 10 years, the RealPage Energy Summit has been the industry’s only conference …
Trash and its costs don’t jump to mind when property managers think about multifamily utilities. Apartment trash management is generally seen as a “back of house” fixed cost. The dumpsters and recycling bins placed throughout an ap…
Apartment waste management isn’t something generally on the front burner at multifamily companies. But as waste management firms are picking up less trash at the nation’s businesses during the pandemic, what’s not in bins at workpl…
Apartment communities are putting a priority on indoor air quality to reduce the spread of viruses – including COVID-19 – in and around the property. Badges, signage, or decals proclaiming the property is protected by air filtratio…
Affordable housing rent payments and evictions have become big concerns among low-income housing operators. As job cuts and the pandemic continue to grind away at the economy, late rent and non-payments are affecting bottom lines. And eviction…
Affordable housing rent payments and evictions have become big concerns among low-income housing operators. As job cuts and the pandemic continue to grind away at the economy, late rent and non-payments are affecting bottom lines. And eviction…
A budding topic in multifamily housing sustainability circles is accommodating residents with EV charging stations. Demand is up for battery-powered vehicles as Americans embrace the concept of leaving a smaller carbon footprint.
For apartmen…
Fresh ideas about improving apartment living and operations through sustainable building design have been circulating throughout multifamily energy discussions in recent years.
Apartment designs are always changing to improve operational effi…
A spend management strategy that includes group purchasing is good business, even for small multifamily housing portfolios. Group purchasing unites the buying power of many smaller PMCs to win negotiated savings from a catalogue of top multifa…
As with other types of multifamily housing, sustainability at affordable housing properties is propped up by the three-legged stool of focusing on people, environment and utility savings. And for it to be a success, a substantial investment is…