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Inside the Deal: Oasis in Las Vegas
TruAmerica completed its latest acquisition in an off-market deal for $83.5 million.
Products to Boost Curb Appeal
These products are eminently useful. They all provide benefits your residents will be seeking. But just because they serve a purpose doesn’t mean they can’t also increase your community’s curb appeal, such as beautifully designed lighting. With these products, form meets function! Laser Cut Collection from Moz Designs Finding durable materials that allow intricate texture and artistry is often a challenge. The new Laser Cut collection of aluminum panels created by Moz Designs can be applied in a variety of creative and functional ways. The recycled aluminum material ensures durability and resists rust. The Laser Cut collection can be utilized…
Attractively Affordable
David Obitz outlines KTGY’s efforts to create smart, aesthetically pleasing affordable housing to address the shortage in the Golden State.
Designed For Life
The concept that perception is reality, originated by Lee Atwater but much adapted over the years (remember the Rolling Stone magazine ads of the late ’80s?), is eminently applicable to multifamily communities. Indeed, a beautiful design can make all the difference in how a property is perceived and how residents feel about living there, and can even influence the quality of the neighborhood. So the current wave of creativity is important for its impact. Even more, it is important for its extension beyond luxury housing. And why not? After all, a less expensive property doesn’t have to be built like…
Technology Roundtable
Top executives discuss multifamily’s biggest innovations and concerns.
Leveraging Data
Like other fields, the multifamily industry has no shortage of data. Also like others, it’s often held back by its inability to distill the mountains of data into predictive insights.
Technology: Smart Touches
In the past year or so, voice-activated devices have emerged, enabling residents to control thermostats, lights, locks and other items without touching a smartphone.
Home Sharing Hot Spot
Tech titan Airbnb looks to form industry partnerships as demand for home-sharing services grows alongside regulatory headwinds.
Cyber Security: Net Safety
Despite gains against breaches, hazards demand stepped-up action
Cyber Sense
For as long as I’ve been covering real estate, the rap against the industry’s approach to technology is that it is a slow adopter. Yet in reviewing the articles that comprise MHN’s annual technology issue, I couldn’t help being struck by the variety, ingenuity and enthusiasm exhibited in these pages. The thirst for innovation clearly emerges from the roundtable conducted by MHN Contributing Editor Amanda Marsh with five leading technology executives. For anyone with a stake in the applications of technology—and that means everyone, of course— this virtual panel session will reward multiple readings. The notion of taking a virtual-reality…