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If a prospective resident, investor, owner, or customer asked AI about your company or apartment community today, would you be confident in the answer they receive? Because that answer may influence a leasing decision, a vendor evaluation, an investment opportunity, or stop the conversation before your team ever has the chance to tell your story. For years, people started their research with Google, review sites, social media, industry publications, and peer recommendations. Today, a new first advisor has joined the process: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧, 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲, 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶, 𝗼𝗿... Read more
Renting an apartment is a strange transaction. It is the biggest bill most renter households pay each month. Yet the deal itself gets struck in a hurry: a couple of...
Chicago may top Orkin’s 2026 Bed Bug Cities List, but multifamily operators shouldn’t view bed bugs as a problem confined to a handful of markets. The rankings span...
Multifamily insurance costs have jumped so sharply since 2019 that they are eroding net operating income, weakening valuations, and threatening the long‑term...
Property managers wear enough hats already. The problem is that many teams still spend too much time on marketing tasks that are repetitive, specialized, or better...
According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 71% of American households own at least one pet. Nearly half of U.S. households own a dog, around 35% own a cat, and roughly 20% own both. Most pet owners consider their animals to be fully vested members of the family, on a par with the humans. In light of this deep attachment, and especially in a post-pandemic world where pet ownership is at an all-time high, having a strict No Pets policy in your building or HOA can feel like a relic of a bygone era. Still, a significant number of buildings continue to forbid furry family members—and while it may seem stodgy, or even mean-spirited to residents, for boards and managers the... Read more
What kind of resident feedback is really useful today? It’s a question every property owner and property management company should be asking. In today’s competitive...
When it comes to the planters and flowerbeds around your building or association, choosing the right annual and perennial plants to go in them isn’t quite as simple...
Property managers make judgment calls every day. Most can be handled through established policies, training, and good documentation. But fair housing has a way of...
Multifamily insurance costs have jumped so sharply since 2019 that they are eroding net operating income, weakening valuations, and threatening the long‑term...
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