Operations & Technology
Marcus & Millichap Among Top 100 InformationWeek Companies
Encino, Calif. – Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has ranked No. 62 in InformationWeek magazine’s annual survey of firms offering innovative technology programs. This is the fifth consecutive year that Marcus & Millichap has earned a spot in the InfoWeek 500 ranking, and the first time it has appeared in the top 100 for its technology programs. Marcus & Millichap also secured a spot as the highest-ranking real estate services firm in this year’s survey. InformationWeek recognized several new programs implemented by Marcus & Millichap, including a property search program that offers more than 3.3 million properties for…
Inovonics’ Mark Jarman Appointed to UMCA’s Board of Directors
Louisville, Colo. – Inovonics, a provider of high-performance wireless sensor networks for commercial and life safety applications, today announced that Mark Jarman, president, has been named to the Utility Management and Conservation Association’s (UMCA) board of directors. Jarman will leverage his industry experience to raise awareness for utility conservation and cost-management initiatives in the multifamily housing industry. The UMCA community serves the multifamily and commercial real estate industry specific to resource conservation, metering, and utility management. The UMCA community focuses specifically on submetering and allocation billing methods in an effort to promote conservation to help reduce costs through resident accountability.
NYC Doormen Receive Concierge Training at the Waldorf
New York–What does it take to be a better New York City doorman?
Web Feature: How to Stage a Model Apartment Unit?
New York–One of the first things prospective residents like to see in a property is the model units. They look at models to picture themselves living in the apartment or to figure out if their furniture will fit in a unit at the property.
Leading Chinese Multifamily Developer Reports Spike in Prices, Income
Beijing–Unlike much of the rest of the world, China still has a famously get-up-and-go residential property market.
More Bed Bugs Moving into Multifamily Properties
New Orleans–They are exactly the kind of tenant multifamily property owners and mangers do not want: bed bugs. The presence of these microscopic creepy, reddish-brown crawlers is on the rise, as representatives of pest control company Orkin the IPM Institute of North America noted in a presentation at this year’s National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) conference in New Orleans.
Web Feature: Sustainability Charrette? Way to Go Green
New York–Developer Full Spectrum recently held a sustainability charrette in New York City for its Old Capitol Green project located in downtown Jackson, Miss.
Metcalf West Gets Serious About Solar Energy
Oahu, Hawaii–Metcalf West, a commercial, affordable housing and residential builder based out of Oahu, recently installed solar panels at its headquarters in the Kohanaiki Industrial area.
Metcalf West Gets Serious About Solar Energy
Oahu, Hawaii–Metcalf West, a commercial, affordable housing and residential builder based out of Oahu, recently installed solar panels at its headquarters in the Kohanaiki Industrial area.
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