Operations & Technology
Editor’s Note: Customized Leases
Once utilized only by the largest property management companies, revenue management technology is now being embraced throughout the apartment industry.
Special Report: The Importance of Analyzing Utility Data
Do you know which of your properties is the biggest energy hog? In a recent webinar titled “Unlocking the Value of Utility Analytics, Benchmarking and Big Data,” panelists from NWP and Greystar discuss the importance of analyzing utility data to reduce costs throughout apartment communities.
Find Upgraded Security and Coolness in Touchscreen Locks
The Touchscreen Deadbolt from Schlage provides the option to go keyless and boosts convenience with customized temporary access codes for parents, friends, kids or the cleaning service.
MHN Interview: Investing in International Student Housing
Greystar recently acquired a student-housing portfolio in the U.K. MHN talks to Bob Faith, founder and CEO of Greystar, about this international investment strategy, and the challenges they faced.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: The Super Bowl and Preventing Subleases
The Super Bowl might bring a rush of illegal subleases to nearby apartment communities. How would you prevent your residents from doing this?
Millennials are ‘Renter Generation,’ Study Reports
When the Great Recession struck in 2008, the Millennial Generation was among the hardest hit. Caught in a plummeting economy characterized by enormous job cuts and limited new hiring, these underpaid and unemployed new-to-the-workforce folks didn’t have the economic wherewithal to move out on their own as previous generations did.
Boyd Management Inc. Adopts Yardi SaaS Select Platform and Adds Online Procurement and Payment Processing
Yardi announced today that Boyd Management Inc. (BMI), an affordable housing management firm based in South Carolina, has begun the process of upgrading its software and database hosting service to Yardi SaaS Select.
Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc. Acquires Hotel Monaco Chicago;
Inland American Lodging Group Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc., recently announced the acquisition of three luxury boutique hotels from Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco collection. The three hotels, acquired for a purchase price of $189 million include the Hotel Monaco Chicago, Hotel Monaco Denver and the Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City.