Developers build market-rate units that lease for less.Since the end of the Great Recession, the hallmark of this apartment cycle has been luxury units, usually located within the urban core, with a slew of amenities including roof-top patios, chill…
Margette Hepfner shares her experience at the country's second-largest apartment management company and the story behind its growth.Margette Hepfner came to Lincoln Property Company in 2013 in the newly created position of Vice President of Client…
Ireland is facing many of affordability issues that we’re dealing with in the U.S. Those issues, along with discussions about the growth of the multifamily sector in Ireland, modular housing and advancements in apartment construction, came to the…
As smart home tech explodes, apartment firms struggle to manage it.Marcie Williams is a big proponent of incorporating all the latest smart home technology in her apartments.As president of Charlotte, N.C.-based RKW Residential, a third-party…
During the previous 10 years, many tech innovations transformed from far-fetched ideas to industry standards. For instance, the use of resident portals, mobile apps, review management software and smart-home devices are now commonplace.What will…
Apartment owners are still spending money to save water and energy, even though lenders don't offer the same incentives they used to.Sustainability and resource efficiency are always very important," says Todd Bracey, Vice President of Asset…
Fresh off the surprisingly resilient market of 2019, multifamily operators are ramping up for another brisk peak leasing season in 2020."From a leasing perspective, 2019 was an almost unbelievably successful year," says Laurel Hillocks, Area Vice…
Conversations about big data are as common as conversations about pets, family and vacations. Yet, how to leverage big data seemingly remains a big mystery.Solving that mystery was the goal of the "How to Leverage Big Data for Big Results" session…
The tight labor market leads to some new solutions, including self-guided tours.Rick Graf has been in the apartment industry for more than 40 years. Yet in all that time in the business, he says, it has never been harder to find good talent than it…