Operations & Technology

The Power of Analytics

How well do your metrics track the results of your marketing efforts?

Storm Watch

Preparation is the apartment industry’s best disaster planning tool.

Lease-Ups: Six Ways to Leverage Touch Technology

In the last five years, the touch screen interface has become almost omnipresent. One of the more recent innovations is the use of large touch panels and touch-surface tables to provide property information and virtual tours at multifamily communities.

Sacramento Nonprofits Obtain Funds for Multifamily Green Upgrades

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has approved $5.8 million, and the Sacramento City Council approved $500,000, for the rehabilitation of three multifamily properties in the city: Greenway, Glen Ellen and Los Robles Mutual Housing.

Cyber Liability

Understanding the risk and defending against it.

Alternative Energy

Don’t have a roof? The climate for shared renewables is heating up.

Editor’s Note: Expect the Unexpected

Disaster planning gets dicey.

San Diego Solar-Powered Apartments Lease Up Quickly

Solterra EcoLuxury Apartments, which has been open for 10 weeks, reports full occupancy. The 114-unit property is distinctive for being the first apartment community in San Diego County that’s fully photovoltaic.

Engrain Announces Yardi Systems Integration

Engrain, Inc. (engrain.com), the leader in touch screen property tour and resident messaging systems, today announced that its TouchTour system is now fully integrated with Yardi Voyager software.

Crescent Communities Offers Larger Apartments in $40M Multifamily Development

Crescent Communities of Charlotte has announced plans to develop Crescent Main Street, a $40 million multifamily community in Durham’s Ninth Street district.