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The amenity arms race in multifamily has been well documented. Resort-style pools, coworking lounges, fitness centers with Pelotons, package lockers, pet spas, the list of features that operators have added to stay competitive has grown considerably over the past decade. What has been slower to catch up is the invisible infrastructure that increasingly determines whether all of those amenities actually deliver on their promise. Digital connectivity has moved from a background utility to a core component of the resident experience, and the expectations attached to it are changing faster than most operators’ infrastructure is keeping pace. “Expectations are changing about what a good... Read more
Apartment electric vehicle (EV) charging is starting to look less like a niche perk and more like the next standard parking amenity. That is, according to the...
Property managers are feeling the pressure from every direction: labor costs are climbing, insurance premiums are surging and rent growth isn’t keeping pace....
Let’s talk about the phone. With all the new AI assistants, chatbots, and automated answering strategies, it’s easy to think the traditional phone call is a...
Multifamily investors are navigating a more challenging investment landscape than in recent years. While long-term conviction in the apartment sector remains intact,...
The fundamental demographics of the U.S. apartment renter — the age and income of typical tenants — have changed dramatically in recent years. But the business model underpinning the multifamily industry hasn’t. Most apartment tenants must commit to a 12-month lease, buy their own furniture and pay for electricity, WiFi and other necessary services separately from their rent. If they want to move, they need to haul that furniture to their new place and sign up for utilities again in their new building. And if life circumstances require them to relocate before their lease is up, they must pay up to move out. But this longstanding model of apartment leasing is ripe for... Read more
In the event of a disaster affecting your property, the last thing you need is to navigate communications with multiple companies to determine responsibility. Water...
In a reversal of migration trends over the past 25 years, Americans are beginning to move away from areas where the high risk of extreme weather events is pushing up...
Love for pets is at an all-time high and only continues to increase. The American Pet Products Association indicates that 71% of U.S. households own a pet, while...
KEY TAKEAWAYS San Francisco multifamily rents jumped 8.4% year-over-year, outpacing all other major US metros per Apartments.com. High AI-driven job creation, sub-300...
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