Savvy properties are reducing multifamily maintenance costs by virtually teaching DIY repairs during COVID-19. This might seem to contradict a property manager’s promise to provide maintenance service and fixes. But times change, and the…
At the base of the towering Rockies, Denver has always been a bucket-list place to visit. Year-round mountain recreation and beautiful vistas are a natural attraction within reach of a city that is just 340 miles from the center of the contine…
Multifamily marketers don’t have to make effective brand impressions by repeating the name of the leasing property in rapid-fire succession like those annoying late-night commercials. You know, the kind that repeats the phone number five…
Earth Day is a 24-hour salute to ongoing efforts to create a greener planet, but multifamily housing sustainability is a 365-day-a-year job. And it’s a responsibility the industry is taking more and more seriously.
Property owners and m…
You know that going green and implementing an energy management program are not only the responsible things to do, but let’s be honest: there is some serious green to be made by going green. But becoming environmentally responsible and a…
Being able to manage the leasing, residents and staff are critical functions of a good property manager, but often I hear from regional managers and other leaders in the multifamily housing industry that managers are good at running properties…
For many managers today, the list of issues is long:
Silos.
Disparate systems.
Legacy software that you don’t want to give up.
Excel spreadsheets scattered on shared network drives.
Individual hard drives destroying your inf…
A lot has happened to the energy management market in the last 20 years. A few decades ago, pricing was steady, except for when utility companies filed for an increase because they didn’t achieve a desired rate of return over time. …
Improving the operational performance of multifamily properties through sustainability practices is enhancing both their value and marketability.
Increased attention to a trio of utility costs that for years have been considered merely a cost…
While an apple a day may keep the doctor away for residents, improving apartment building health of apartment buildings is becoming a more exact science that could ultimately improve resident retention.
Building health is no longer based on t…