Chasing the latest trends in amenities can leave even seasoned multifamily property managers feeling like they’re running in circles. But there’s one that both residents and property managers love: access control.
It’s that time again! The turning of the calendar to a new year brings both the opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months and the chance to begin planning for the next dozen. Before you jump to the ol’ stand-bys of “eat healthier” and “spend less time on social media,” we offer this ready-made…
Sergey Shukhat, who runs Zona Capital, LLC, refers to himself as “a stock market refugee.” Growing up in the Bay area, he saw the influx of large corporations and thought he had a future investing in the stock market. But the burst of the dot-com bubble in the mid-90s and the 2007-08 financial crisis made…
Smart locks have made access management easier than ever. Everyone from vacation rental owners to multi-family operators to businesses of all sizes are turning to these new modern gadgets to make access easy and boost security. But there are places where smart locks just don’t fill the bill. Enter wired access control systems. What is…
While there’s always talk about what millennials and other young generations want as consumers, multi-family operators are increasingly shifting their sights to older demographics, specifically Baby Boomers, when it comes to attracting prospective residents. A recent survey by Freddie Mac reports that a whopping five million Baby Boomers plan to rent their next home. This flies in the…
While the term may be new, the concept of home sharing has been around for ages. Dating back to the days of boarding houses, the model has homeowners directly providing lodging—be it a room, granny flat, carriage house or other space—to travelers for a fee. Of course, these days, homeowners (and multifamily operators, too) are…
