CoStar Group is flying high. Literally. The real estate information company now employs a military-grade reconnaissance plane to photograph multifamily construction occurring across the country.
Tracking building permits offers some insight into…
Making the most efficient use of space has been the goal of studio apartment dwellers since, well, the dawn of the studio apartment. Robotic furniture can help, and its much closer to reality.
Ori, a robotics furniture company that began in the…
Smart lockswhich offer access to an apartment unit via a smartphone or smart credentialare growing in popularity, but some wonder if they are as secure as traditional key locks. Have we traded convenience for safety?
In a post on Multifamily…
The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Yelp that will determine how negative reviews are treated.
The case stems from negative reviews a San Francisco lawyer received from a former client. The lawyer argues that the posts…
The student housing sector continues to be strong and shows little sign of faltering. But that doesnt mean there wont be changed.
Here are six predictions for what the future holds from off-campus housing service provider Places4Students.
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This white paper outlines the issue of synthetic fraud within the rental housing industry including prevention methods, the financial impact it has on owners and operators and additional resources to reduce victimization, eviction costs and…
The 2020-2021 pandemic has brought once-in-a-lifetime disruptions to the rental-housing industry, featuring major demographic shifts across markets. What does this all mean for property owners/operators/managers? One of our industry’s…
As the apartment industry has flourished, new apartment communities in urban centers get a lot of press and interest. However, apartment communities in the right type of suburb offer a higher return on investment than their urban counterparts,…
Through its Disaster Response Program, Airbnb is helping people displaced by Hurricane Matthew in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina find free housing from participating Airbnb hosts.
During a disaster, Airbnb emails information to hosts near…
Americas oldest shopping mall, built 188 years ago in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, now houses micro-apartments on its top two floors.
Called Arcade Providence, the new apartment community has 48 units ranging from 225 to 775 square feet…