Even if your company is not investing in the accelerator space, there are ways to stay on top of new technologies that can help improve your business.Through its participation in accelerators and seed stage technology investing, Waterton…
Regardless of when the owner meets the community manager during the hiring process, the encounter will have great influence on who runs the property.Robert Murray, Senior Director of Asset Management for TruAmerica Multifamily, likes to meet the…
Former military members and their spouses can be great assets onsite.Want to fill your labor void and help those who serve? Jonathan Nix, Senior Regional Human Resources Manager with Balfour Beatty Companies, has a solution—hire members of the…
What is Operation Allies Welcome?  Operation Allies Welcome is an effort by the Biden Administration to secure housing and employment for 70,000 vulnerable Afghan refugees who are resettling in the United States. The…
As rents have risen in many markets, the answer for many multifamily operators—and residents—leans toward smaller, less-amenity-centric communities that fulfill a basic need: well-maintained, no-frills apartments that don’t cost a lot to operate or…
With quality financing programs, smaller operators and apartment communities can deliver affordable Class B and C communities to families, while providing just basic amenities.After years of rising rents across the country, apartments that offer…
A fleet of maintenance techs can provide greater efficiencies and improve onsite service.For years, independent rental owners have relied on contractors or their own maintenance technicians to service their scattered-site rental homes.With the…
Even in this digital world, grassroots marketing to local businesses can mean a 10- or 20-percent increase in qualified visits. Find out how to partner with local organizations without being a pest.In today’s digital world, it is easy to forget the…
The new California SB 7 law requires water meters and submeters to be installed in apartments and other rental housing buildings constructed after Jan. 1, 2018. According to the law, owners of such properties must provide residents with accurate…
The industry has come a long way from when it received leads primarily via fax or email. Now leads come through email, text, phone and in person. Find out how one industry leader navigates those channels.Personality is one key attribute that…