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AI is not a replacement for a property management platform, but it can help with administrative functions. Beware of its potential bias, legal issues and hallucinations. Property managers have long used technology to improve efficiency. Generative AI (GenAI) enables a growing range of efficiencies that reduce time spent on administrative functions, allowing managers to redirect that time to higher-value work. AI adoption for property management jumped from 20% in 2024 to 58% in 2025, according to Buildium’s 2026 State of the Property Management Industry Report. James Scott, director of the Real Estate Transformation Lab at MIT’s Center for Real Estate, recently shared his expertise... Read more
The multifamily property management industry has long operated on a simple formula: more units means more people. For every few hundred apartments, you need leasing...
For nearly all renters, Wi-Fi, that four-letter word, has evolved from a nice-to-have perk into a necessity. “Wi-Fi is now treated like the ‘fourth utility,’”...
Not long ago, the apartment search looked like this: open Google, type “apartments near me,” scroll through a handful of listings, and schedule a tour. That funnel...
When most people think of maintenance, they probably think about wrenches, drills and screwdrivers, not cutting-edge digital technologies. But when it comes to...
When apartment websites fail to convert, the issue usually is not the community itself. More often, the site simply does not answer questions fast enough to keep a prospect moving. That gap matters most after hours. When someone is apartment hunting at 11:45 p.m., they are not calling the leasing office. They are trying to compare pricing, availability, pet policies, and tour options on their own. When the website makes that process harder, they leave and keep shopping. That is where chatbots have become more useful. Not as a gimmick, and not as a replacement for leasing teams, but as a practical layer of support that helps renters get what they need in the moment. At their best,... Read more
Artificial intelligence is quietly changing one of the most familiar parts of real estate marketing: the listing photo. Tools that once focused on basic editing now...
Property management is undergoing a quiet revolution. Tasks that once required human attention are increasingly being automated or at least considered for automation....
With peak leasing season around the corner, what are renters looking for in their rental search? A new survey from Apartments.com reveals seven top takeaways for...
While artificial intelligence is gaining ground in the commercial real estate world, Dallas-Fort Worth’s property management sector is focused on how the...
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