Operations & Technology

Assurant Specialty Property Launches MyRentersProgram

Assurant Specialty Property, a provider of renters insurance and security deposit alternatives, has launched a new online portal for multifamily housing providers with less than 3,000 units to easily implement an insurance requirement within their lease agreements.

Health Care REIT Expands Portfolio

Ohio-based Health Care REIT Inc. has acquired a 192-unit senior housing development in Lake Barrington for $81.7 million from a joint venture between Senior Lifestyle Corp. and Walton Street Capital LLC,

Red Capital Analytics Introduces the Industry’s First Comprehensive Suite of Price Indices for Commercial Real Estate

Real Capital Analytics (RCA) recently announced the launch of the RCA Commercial Property Price Indices (RCA CPPI).

Common Areas

What features and services appeal to residents and prospects?

On Location: Reserve at Creekside, Chattanooga, TN

The Reserve at Creekside, managed by Hawthorne Residential Partners, has introduced a new level of apartment community living in Chattanooga.

Payment Processing, Present and Future

Companies explore mobile and other processes for accepting rent.

MHN Interview: Prime Campus Housing’s Ancillary Income Game Plan

Michael Zaranzky, CEO, Prime Campus Housing, talks to MHN about how one of his student housing community’s proximity to Notre Dame allows it to earn ancillary income.

Property Solutions Appoints Sara Sharpe as Vice President of Accounting for Entrata Property Management Software

Property Solutions International Inc., a provider of property management websites and payments, recently selected Sara Sharpe to serve as vice president of accounting for Entrata.

Critical Ingredient

Customer satisfaction is still the best resident retention tool.

Post Brothers Incorporates VITA Technology to Enhance Worker Safety

In a move that sets it apart from other real estate and construction companies, Post Brothers Apartments recently announced it will implement the VITA Products Inc. Emergency Response Profile (ERP) Safety Platform for its workforce.