Operations & Technology
How to Get Positive Reviews on Apartment Rating Sites
MHN talks to Bruce Keene, president of management services of Tampa, Fla.-based Franklin Street, about some trends he is seeing in property management, such as how to get positive reviews on ratings sites.
Crafting Cooler Content: Best Practices for the Multifamily Industry
Insight on the best practices for multifamily content marketing
NJBA Names Verdana Howell Community of the Year
The New Jersey Builders Association has named Verdana Howell, a Howell Township, N.J.-based joint-venture partnership between Sterling Properties and AST Development, as its “Community of the Year” among rental communities in the Garden State.
Perspective: Ancillary Income In the Year 2019
It’s easy to look back at the 1980s as the far distant past with its big hair, curious clothing choices and antiquated technologies. After all, think how far we’ve come since rotary phones, VCRs, camcorders and the Sony Walkman. Yet, when you look at the past, some things really haven’t changed at all. In effect, these root features make up the core functionality that created the rise of the Internet itself and the now ubiquitous smart phones which are enabled by it.
Raleigh, N.C., Tops the List for Highest Renter Customer Satisfaction, Study Says
Raleigh, N.C., was recently ranked No.1 for online renter satisfaction according to a study released by J Turner Research, a Houston-based company that exclusively specializes in market research for the multifamily industry.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: The Futility of Marketing Apartments to Gen Y
Gen Y is getting older, and might want different amenities than they used to. So how should property managers market their apartments?
American Land Ventures Unveils Latest on Fort Lauderdale Development
American Land Ventures, along with joint venture partner MetLife Real Estate Investors, has introduced its newest development project, VU | New River, which is ahead of schedule with construction after topping off in March in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
From the Editor: On the Cutting Edge of ‘Green’
Before the final decision is made. One amenity that’s sure to get their attention is the on-site vegetable garden. Whether it’s on the roof or at ground level, offering residents the opportunity to grow their own produce is not only the cutting edge thing to do—it also immediately raises your organization’s green profile.
Renters’ Choice: Green Living
The multifamily industry overall has embraced the green movement and made great strides in recent years; but, some apartment communities are doing better than others. This month, MHN partnered with Kingsley Associates to see what residents are saying about their communities’ green features. Electric car charging, drought-resistant landscaping and better insulation are just three features that residents would like to see more of.
Development & Design: What’s ‘New’ in New Urbanism
While New Urbanist developments are not the only types of multi-housing projects that are being built today, the movement’s precepts have swept the industry over the past 20 years or more, and become common wisdom among multifamily developers, big and small alike.