Two of the smallest publicly traded REITs recently decided to get on board with yield management. More
Institutional investors are adopting apartment revenue management technologies at... More
The pet-friendly apartment has arrived, as property managers welcome—and even... More
Steve Boyack, senior vice president of Denver-based The Laramar Group, happened to be driving near Philadelphia with company CEO Dave Woodward a year ago when they decided to check out a property they sold in 2005. More
McLean, Va.-Kettler has been a major player in the Washington, D.C., multifamily market for a while. Now, it’s hoping that an alliance with Santa Ana, Calif.-based Grubb & Ellis Co., a real estate services and investment firm, makes it a brand name in new markets. More
The assistant manager position is changing. A few companies are working on ways to move many of the back office assistant manager functions to the corporate office. More
Multifamily property management firms are anticipating the emergence of selective market opportunities over the next two to three years as the economy improves. They will be looking to asset managers of both traditional and distressed apartment portfolios, who are beginning to make strategic decisions after analyzing their hold terms, dispositions, and the allocation of corporate resources toward acquisition and development divisions. More
Taking on clients for your property management business isn’t as easy as it used to be. With many owners crushed under the weight of burdensome loans, they don’t have the money for property improvements or even vital services. That can leave their managers in a bind. More
With increasing frequency, third-party managers are finding themselves between a rock and a hard place lately. The rock is their client. And the hard place? That's the client’s lender, which is often the manager’s client in other deals. More