Operations & Technology

5 Emerging Materials: New Options for Apartment Developers

Don’t produce cookie-cutter apartment properties. Let Material ConneXion be your secret sauce for Salmon Leather and more.

Senior Housing Asset Exceeds Top Green Standards

The property earned LEED Platinum, Enterprise Green Communities and ENERGY STAR v3 certification.

6 Game Changers: A Green Building Pioneer’s Guide to Disruptive Technology

Imagine a future where the skin, security, energy, water, controls, mechanical, lighting and occupants of a building are all talking to each other in real time.

Keeping the Family Business Together

Multifamily investors should engage in succession planning early in order to ensure the health of family-owned real estate.

Can ‘Report Cards’ Encourage Better Marks in Energy Usage?

FirstService Residential is aiming to spur condo board members to initiate energy efficiency steps.

Amanda Parrilli

Upgrade Multifamily Properties with the Latest Automated Technology

Home automation technologies can make properties more marketable to current and potential residents.

Infographic: Chicago’s Dog Owners and Renters

KIG looks at the pet owners in Chicago’s luxury apartments.

Guest Blog: Appealing to Today’s Renter: 4 Ways to Improve Resident Satisfaction

While the home ownership dream is still alive and kicking, people who actually pursue it are fewer and less determined to act on it right away.

What Renters Want with Jessica Fiur: Property Management Problems Taylor Swift Should Fix

After the Apple Music debacle, we should use Taylor Swift when we have property management issues. Because Band-Aids don’t fix picture frame holes.

What Renters Want: The Great Outdoors

The curb appeal of your community provides a vital first impression for potential renters. MHN and Kingsley Associates find out what residents like—and don’t like—about their
community’s landscaping and outdoor areas.