Operations & Technology
County unveils new regional communications system, center
With a simple turn of a knob on their radio devices, more than 30 public-safety agencies — including the Tucson Police and Fire departments, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and seven county hospitals — have the ability to communicate with one another during emergencies now that the county’s regional communication system and center have been […]
Sacramento Affordable Housing Community Receives Grant for Green Upgrades
Mutual Housing California has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Bank of Sacramento in order to make green renovations at Greenway Village Mutual Housing Community, a 54-unit affordable housing community located in South Sacramento, Calif.
PROFILE: Corporate Housing Firm Connects Luxury Condo Owners to Extended-Stay Market in New York City
Companies today are eager to hire temporary workers. And that is a boon for the corporate housing sector, says Suzanne Miller, president of Empire State Properties.
Bijou Properties, Intercontinental Break Ground on New Development
Ground has broken on an $83 million luxury multifamily project in Hoboken, N.J., via a joint venture between Bijou Properties and Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. The project, 900 Monroe, is located next to the 9th Street Light Rail Station.
ULI Spring 2014: The Business Case for Resilience
As the frequency and intensity of catastrophic natural disasters increase, the real estate community has shifted a focus on how to build and retrofit cities to withstand their impacts.
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.