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How Technology Can Help The Real Estate Industry

Some industries have been slower than others to get on board with advancements in technology. Real estate is one of the industries that often lags behind in terms of tech. Many real estate professionals have continued to manage their properties and make decisions the way they’ve always done them, even as technology transforms the world around them. As a report from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania explains: “Participants in the real estate industry can use technology to make faster and better decisions…[but] the real estate sector is one of the few remaining sectors of our economy that has created immense wealth with little or no technology know-how and... Read more

The fact that the US has the biggest cat and dog pet population in the world (85 million families own at least one pet) certainly narrows down the number of potential...

While modular construction still only accounts for nearly 5 percent of all commercial construction, multifamily is the fastest-growing segment within the industry,...

For years, the student housing amenities race catered to the needs and wants of Millennials: features like tanning beds, lazy rivers and housekeeping services. Now,...

The Indianapolis city-county council forged ahead with its new tenant rights initiative on Monday night despite recent legislative effort at the statehouse to undercut...

Landlords Are Using Next-Generation Eviction Tech

In the ever-evolving cat-and-mouse game between landlords and renters, the latter have been getting the upper hand in several cities. Laws that guarantee a lawyer to people facing eviction have found traction in Philadelphia, San Francisco, New York, and other cities. Last year, New York State passed a suite of bills that one lawmaker in Albany called “the strongest tenant protections in history.” In response, landlords are shifting their priorities from booting tenants to squeezing them for the rent as efficiently as possible. And landlords with large portfolios of hundreds or thousands of units are turning to technology to give them an edge. ClickNotices — a dashboard for tracking... Read more

Today, we live in a world of instant access to information and technology that has empowered us to have more freedom and control in nearly every aspect of our lives. At...

The New York in which I grew up has turned on its ear. No one could have imagined, in 1960 or 1965, that much of the Upper East Side would become an affordable...

Multifamily investment is exploding across the South and Western United States, particularly in suburban areas of Atlanta, Dallas and Phoenix, where garden apartments...

No matter what your goals are in 2020 personally or as an independent landlord, a few DIY tips and hacks can help your rental properties and business save money this...