Operations & Technology

Cloud Computing

On-demand property management software gains the upper hand

Nurturing the Talent Pipeline

NAAEI’s certification programs supply the apartment industry with a skilled workforce

Boost Applicant Pools

Owners adjust screening strategies in a down economy

Figuring out Social Media

As management companies and residents alike flock to Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, their use as marketing tools can be both intriguing and inconclusive

Achieving LEED Silver with Metal Frame Construction

By Diana Mosher, Editor-in-Chief Mission Walk is a development by Berry Street LLC—an affiliate of BRIDGE Housing Corporation—and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA). “This workforce housing is for folks who earn too much to qualify for low income housing but not enough to buy market rate housing in San Francisco,” says Richard Stacy, FAIA, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA), the San Francisco-based firm that designed Mission Walk. [Mission Walk was featured in MHN Magazine’s May issue. Click here to read “Development & Design: Staying in San Francisco.”] Mission Walk is on track to being certified LEED Silver. The paperwork…

Going Mobile: Is Your Property Doing What It Takes?

Statistics show that mobile Internet search is more than a trend.

Web Feature: Implementing Creative Ideas at Your Community

Property managers find new ways to facilitate interaction among residents.

Maximize Efficiencies for Student Housing Turns

It’s nearly that time of year—when student housing owners and operators are preparing for the busiest season and the dreaded turnover. While conventional apartments have the luxury of spacing out turnovers throughout the year, student housing turns occur in a span of about two weeks.

Clearing the Air

Is your building making your residents sick?

Labor Pains

Passage of the card check bill is unlikely, but employee classification is picking up steam