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Guest Blog: Between Residents: 5 Things You Should Check
By Mike Wilson, General Manager, Blue Sky Plumbing Although it’s tempting to just give the place a quick spit-and-polish before turning it over, after residents leave is a great time to get some preventive maintenance done on your rental property. There’ll be no need to work around the residents’ schedules, no need to move their stuff out of the way, and since the property has been all cleaned out, there’s going to be less unpleasantness, especially in the bathroom, which is a great place to start. Inspect the bathrooms Check the tile, grout and caulk in the bathroom. Any water…
Flaherty & Collins to Build First Phase of KC River Development
The Port Authority of Kansas City has inked an agreement with Indianapolis-based Flaherty & Collins to create a mixed-use “urban village” on the Kansas City riverfront.
Perkins Eastman Research Collaborative and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Team Up to Identify Best Design Practices for Dementia Care Facilities
Perkins Eastman Research Collaborative and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America announced the publication of the white paper, “Excellence in Design: Optimal Living Space for People With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias,” which details best design practices concerning residential care settings for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease.
G5 Honored as One of Oregon’s Fastest Growing Private Companies for Fourth Year
G5, a provider of Digital Experience Management® (DXM®) for the property management sector, today announced its fourth year of ranking among the fastest-growing private companies in Oregon and southwestern Washington.
Village Green Creates New International Partnership
Village Green, one of the oldest (1919), and largest, private luxury apartment developers in the United States is entering into a partnership with ROCK Advisors, Inc., a Toronto apartment brokerage firm.
Comac Retail Property Group Selects Yardi Voyager
Retail property management consultant Comac Retail Property Group emphasises informality and personal service over rigid structure and hierarchy.
Amish Gupta Announces Seniors Community
A new 120,000-square-foot seniors living community is on the drawing boards for a 4.5–acre site near Texas State Highway 121 and Creek Valley Blvd. in Carrollton, Texas.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Drop in May
New U.S. housing starts were just over an annualized rate of 1 million units in May—1.001 million units, to be exact—the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. That’s a 6.5 percent drop compared with the revised April estimate of 1.071 million units, but it’s 9.4 percent above the May 2013 rate.
Ingerman Nears Completion on Collings Second Phase
The second and final phase of The Collings at The LumberYard, an apartment development in metro Philadelphia, has topped off.
Housing Production Falls 6.5 Percent in May, Says NAHB
Declines in both single- and multifamily starts pushed nationwide housing production down 6.5 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of just over 1 million units, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.