While focusing on retention is always a best practice, it's perhaps even more critical in a market where rent growth is decelerating, and more new supply comes on line every day. Here, Kristy Simonette of Camden Property Trust, talks about what it takes to keep a unit from turning over. More
This month, Camden will go live with its 24/7 internal call center after years of relying on a third-party. As more firms move to call centers, the question remains: Can a stranger serve a prospective renter as well as your own staff could? More
To get a handle on where technology is going in multifamily in 2013, we held a virtual chat with three of multifamily’s tech titans. On the electronic horn were Camden’s Kristy Simonette, Alliance Residential’s Scott Pechersky, and Sunrise Management’s Joe Greenblatt. More
The multifamily industry may be embracing technology from a marketing perspective, but when it comes to organizing leads and lease expirations, the third-party products available are often found to be wanting. More
Data mining can seem overwhelming, but industry experts share how to make the most of the dense subject. More
Opportunities and strategies for multifamily apartment companies to leverage the... More
To take a deeper look into the technologies powering some of the more successful human resources (HR) programs in the biz, Multifamily Executive checked in with Houston-based Camden Property Trust’s senior vice president of strategic services Kristy Simonette and Greensboro, N.C.–based Bell Partners’ HR tech brain trust of chief information officer Dhrubo Sircar and senior vice president of human resources Mary Copeland. More
The pros and cons of integrating systems dashboarding for apartment oeprators and executives. More
Multifamily IT Execs Steve Sadler, Kristy Simonette, and Donald Davidoff Weigh in on the Future of Multifamily Technology More
Multifamily Executive quizzed some of the industry’s leading technology executives and asked them the following question: How do you think the advent of cloud computing might impact the strategic role—and even corporate necessity—of the multifamily CIO? More