Industry Insider
A weekly newsletter of noteworthy articles pertaining to our industry.
Cushman & Wakefield Invests $500M in Greystone
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Cushman & Wakefield strengthens presence in rental housing industry.
Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield and Greystone, a commercial real estate finance company, are combining forces on a strategic joint venture to provide advisory services and capital solutions for clients. The…
Developing An Emergency Preparedness Plan to Manage Supply Chain Disruptions
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The first component of a preparedness plan is to develop contingencies and solutions with multiple suppliers.
Public safety emergencies such as COVID-19 are challenging for everyone in a multitude of ways. In the rental-housing industry, economic pressures can escalate quickly in times of…
Marketing Your Community’s Positive Resident Experience
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Three ways to help make prospects aware that your current residents are happy.
So, you’ve succeeded in creating a relatively positive resident experience at your property, but how do you effectively market it?
After all, your property is providing a service, probably the most important service of…
Meet Gen Z: Understanding the Next Generation of Renters
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Social media and fast website loading times grab the attention of the Digital Generation.
Maybe they weren’t born with a mobile device in their hands, but that’s not an extreme exaggeration; the Gen Z demographic has grown up exclusively in the digital age. …
Apartment Vacancies at All-Time Lows
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Apartment vacancy rates register lows not seen in decades.
Apartment vacancies are at an all-time low—again—going back three decades. September was the fourth consecutive month of record-breaking low vacancies at only 2.7%, according to a RealPage analytics blog by Jay Parsons, Deputy Chief…
Technology Revolutionized Remote Property Management
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While technology was needed immediately to maintain operations during the early stages of the pandemic, it is important to assess whether these solutions are temporary or viable in the long term.
Virtual technology was a necessity during the pandemic as operators rewrote their practices and…
AI Driving Leasing Efficiency, Consistency
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Improving customer service and built-in conveniences for leasing teams through integration.
Multifamily housing operators often see the greatest benefits from new innovations when the technology doesn’t need to be managed by onsite teams. As a result, more management companies are…
What the Pandemic Taught Us About Maintenance
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Industry leaders discuss supply chain shortages and completing service requests from afar.
Maintenance professionals are known for their ability to enter a scene and quickly extinguish the problem. But when access to that scene becomes restricted, it certainly complicates the prospects of…
Suburbs Gaining More Renters
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Renters now comprise the majority of residents in dozens of metro suburbs.
Renters are flocking to the suburbs. According to a RENTCafé blog, more than 100 suburbs transitioned from homeowner heavy to renter majority during the past 10 years. Renters are the majority in 103 suburbs that 10 years…
NAA Hosts Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Week
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NAA hosts first annual Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Week, releases D&I survey results.
The culture is changing in America, and so too are company values and standards. The National Apartment Association (NAA) recently conducted a survey to understand and document the current state…