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Dorm Rooms Get Green

As demand for modern, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly campus housing continues to grow, colleges and universities are embracing a new era of sustainable student residences.

04 / 04 / 16

April 5: #aptday

Do you have plans for NAA’s second annual National Apartment Housing Day (NAHD)? If not, you’re about to miss out on a fantastic opportunity to engage with residents, promote retention, and possibly generate new leads. NAA created the hashtag #aptday to unite owners, managers, agents, and residents for one day of social media sharing and […]

04 / 01 / 16

iPhone SE

Aside from the ongoing battle with the Department of Justice and its commitment to customer data privacy, Apple found one hour in March to introduce a few springy updates—a new iPhone, new iPad, news on the Apple Watch, Apple TV and CarPlay, and a new iOS version. The world today has smartphones that come in […]

03 / 31 / 16

Online marketing: Moments that matter

It’s a fact: today’s renters want to do everything online. Is your property management business up to speed?

03 / 31 / 16

Electronic Only

With the click of a mouse, doctors in New York State will soon be able to abandon their sometimes illegible medication notes for electronic prescriptions. As of March 27, New York is the first state in the nation to require all physicians to use electronic prescriptions, a law backed up by fines and criminal penalties. […]

03 / 30 / 16

EPMS Scores

Established in 1984, Ellis, Partners in Management Solutions, (EPMS) is one of the multifamily industry’s most respected providers of management and marketing consulting services. EPMS’ management mystery shopping reports have made it an industry standard in the performance evaluation of leasing professionals. EPMS scores are a very effective way to tell if your leasing staff […]

03 / 29 / 16

Smart Home

Imagine crossing the threshold after a long day at work to a perfectly lit, temperature-controlled living space. As you walk down the hallway, lights flicker for your approach while a disembodied voice welcomes you with a rundown of messages and alerts as your crockpot bubbles aromatically in the kitchen. It sounds like the stuff of […]

03 / 28 / 16

A Sixth Sense

Did you know that Cat® sells phones and smartphones? A new version of smartphone was introduced at the  Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last month. The Cat S60 is the company’s new flagship product, the world’s first smartphone with integrated thermal camera, once a very expensive tool used only by law enforcement and the military. […]

03 / 25 / 16

Art from Scrap Santa Barbara

Art from Scrap

Though we are few compared to some populations on Earth, humans can have an incredible impact on the health and wellbeing of the plant. Our actions can facilitate Earth’s natural cycle of decomposition and growth. Unfortunately, that’s not what we’re doing. Rather than supporting the planet’s natural methods for breaking down materials and reusing their […]

03 / 24 / 16

SURE HOUSE

The SURE HOUSE strikes a balance between mitigating and protecting against the vagaries of climate change and extreme weather all under one charming, beach cottage roof. The winner of the US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon for 2015, the SURE HOUSE is an entirely solar-powered structure designed to make the most of the weather, including […]

03 / 23 / 16

Homeownership

Finder.com recently gathered data on 78 cities throughout the US. The figures were used to determine the salaries needed to buy a home and live comfortably within these cities. The average wage in the US–$52,250 according to the US Census Bureau—sustains homeownership in only 46 percent of the listed cities. Realistically, the numbers are even […]

03 / 22 / 16

Renter Preferences

The results from the NMHC/Kingsley 2015 Renter Preferences Study are in! This nationwide report reflects the sentiments discovered in a survey of more than 119, 266 residents at 3,280 communities. Keep reading to learn what today’s residents expect from the rental experience. Once you know what your renters want, you can use that information to […]

03 / 21 / 16

KCLU Santa Barbara

Nonprofit Spotlight

Mary Olsen has become an expert at living in the moment. As the General Manager at KCLU, the public news station licensed by California Lutheran University and a National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate, Olsen must remain attentive and flexible. “When you’re in the news business, you’re constantly in the moment. It doesn’t matter what you […]

03 / 17 / 16

Meet Connie

We already have robots serving us in different industries: they build our cars, entertain the family, and defuse bombs. A new bot has emerged from IBM’s labs as a result of collaboration with Hilton Worldwide—the first Watson-enabled robot concierge in the hospitality industry, Connie. Connie, named for Hilton’s founder Conrad Hilton, represents the first time […]

03 / 16 / 16

Global Aging

In the U.S., the impending wave of aging baby boomers has sparked a cultural shift in senior living industry, inspiring thousands of new projects and products. But what about the rest of the world? According to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report Aging in the 21st Century, “the population of people over 60 will reach […]

03 / 15 / 16