Property Management News

In the constantly revolving internet technology world that seemingly is getting faster and smarter, data breaches remain a nagging thorn in the side. Despite new advances in antivirus technology, device protection is more essential than ever. Each year, IBM Security teams with the Ponemon Institute to determine the global cost of data breaches. The  2018 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Overview – based on interviews with more than 2,200 IT, data protection, and compliance professionals from 477 companies that have experienced an intrusion over the past 12 months – made perfectly clear that the information technology nemesis isn’t letting up. The study found that the...Read more >

Whether you invest in, develop or manage residential buildings, you’re always trying to make the most of your budget and invest wisely in your properties to help attract great residents. Giving a little extra attention to design can go a long way toward meeting those goals in cost-effective and eye-catching fashion. We like to use the term “adaptive reuse” in describing much of the work undertaken by my Chicago-based company when we purchase and renovate nondescript, mid-century buildings in aging parts of the city that have fallen into disrepair over the decades. There are things you can and can’t do. Concrete structures with units that have 8-foot ceilings can’t magically...Read more >