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How to Impact Google Rankings

While addressing resident concerns is paramount, responses can be leveraged to increase traffic to community websites and garner more qualified leads.

Sustainability and Profitability: How to Make a Positive Impact

While the elusive task of achieving sustainability in an existing property may seem daunting, there are steps owners and managers can take to make an impact while keeping costs low, resident retention high and the bottom line healthy.

Apartment Market Has Bright Future at 2018’s Midpoint

While the market has softened slightly, there is still ample reason to believe the industry will continue to experience healthy operating fundamentals throughout the rest of 2018 and beyond. Here are four reasons why.

Is Your Parking Lot ADA Compliant?

Avoid the headache of lawsuits or penalties and make sure your parking lot is serving all your residents—and their visitors.

Avoiding the Hazards: Conquering Renovation Hurdles

Being aware of potential issues during this process can help make or break your efforts when it comes to updating a community. Here are four tips to keep in mind while implementing a capital improvements plan.

Leasing & Property Management Synergy

By running buildings on autopilot, management teams miss opportunities to provide better services to their residents as well as to collect additional income.  

What to Do When Your Residents Park in the Reserved Spaces

When management approves a request for a disability-related reserved space, it is also management’s responsibility to “protect the space”—which means enforcing the reservation by towing anyone who parks there if they are not the person authorized to park in that space.

Landlord Security: How to Secure the Most Vulnerable Areas of Your Properties

Identifying vulnerable entry points on your property and securing those with the right technology is good for business and the bottom line.

Clear Skies for Multifamily Investors—For Now

While these increases are starting to cause upward pressure on cap rates, apartment values have held relatively steady since tighter occupancy levels are simultaneously causing upward pressure on rental rates.

Reimagining College Housing

As investors seek a stable, recurring source of income, they’ve upped their game to attract Millennial students by offering great amenities.