The multifamily housing industry, traditionally a step or two away from the cutting edge, is learning to embrace innovation at a time when the globe isn’t sitting still.
Today, world leaders and innovators are asking “why not?&rdq…
Cut and paste. Write formulas. Are they correct? Was that cell copied? Does that column total correctly?
Let’s face it. Spreadsheets are no longer trés chic. They’re cumbersome, often inaccurate because of human error and b…
Apartment residents today are quick to say what amenities they most prefer. While surveys offer great insight, the ultimate way a renter communicates interest with certain features is by signing a lease. An amenity rich unit that sits vacant o…
Mobile technology is becoming more in demand in multifamily housing, according to some of the latest survey data. And websites need to get right to the point or prospective renters will move on to the next community.
Lia Nicole Smith, Vice Pr…
Multifamily housing is filled with competition on every street corner. To stand out, operators obviously need to show some love to prospects and residents but the courtship goes beyond dropping off a gift basket. Engaging renters and providing…
The multifamily housing industry has reached the point of crisis in many communities where rent rises have surpassed households’ pay raises, straining affordability. Attempts – some of them successful – to enact rent control …
Millennials are dominating the rental market and using their size and influence to dictate digital and social trends. At more than 80 million strong, the generation is changing the multifamily housing industry from the nation’s largest p…
Just about every night, Tom Fischer can be found on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, or Bourbonblog.com swirling a glass of bourbon, whiskey, or another distilled spirit. He takes a sip and notes the color and taste as one might imagine. But Fische…
Hours upon hours and days upon days can be spent planning and executing student housing lease-ups. Vendor schedules must be coordinated, leases approved, apartments assigned and roommates matched. Property management technology can assist but …
Mixed-use properties are drawing considerable interest by investors in the multifamily and commercial spaces. Walkable communities and transit oriented development are creating new opportunities for not only developers but renters and business…