Outlining six leading considerations for BTR management. With interest rates rising, home prices still unaffordable for many and inventory not meeting demand, developers, homebuilders and institutional investors are looking to alternatives to…
Inflation is among the many factors keeping management companies up at night. Here are how some are limiting the effects of inflation on utility costs. With inflation cooling off a bit but still running historically hot—at 7.7% in October versus…
Industry experts weigh in on whether these leases are a trend or a blip. As inflation continues as the latest villain to the U.S. economy, multifamily owner-operators have been watching rosy predictions about endless rent growth continuing to…
“It doesn’t have to seem scary just because there’s something new every day.” New and better technology is being regularly introduced to apartment operators and their onsite teams. Marketers see plenty of it—and the push to automation for many…
Communication and engagement are among the factors that if improved, can help companies retain employees.  As a nation, we’ve seen the various stages of the industrial revolution and the tremendous strides it helped us make in terms of…
Rental housing industry executives weigh in on what they have seen during the past 12 months and what they expect to see in 2023 regarding the economy, rent growth, construction developments and legislation, among other factors. 1. Given the…
Q. I need to do some caulking in my apartment unit, both inside and outside the unit; however, I am confused. I stood at the home improvement center’s caulk section and stared for 10 minutes, and I still don’t know what to buy. Can you help explain…
Scott Allan   •   Senior Vice President of Sales   •  Entrata   •   Lehi, Utah Entrata announced the hire of Scott Allan as Senior Vice President of Sales. Allan joins the company with…
By Nadeen Green For many, their college days included fond (and not so fond) memories of roommates during the first true away-from-home life experience. Today, dealing with roommate situations are a thing of the past: except for student…
While rent growth cooled during 2022, it’s still slightly above what was seen prior to the pandemic. This is one trend reviewed by Apartment List in its 2022 Rental Rewind. The analysis tracked three national trends, three regional trends and three…