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4 Social Takeaways
At the recent Multifamily Social Media Summit held in Napa, leaders from both the multifamily and social media sectors joined forces to talk about navigating today’s digital marketing frontier. Although embracing changing social media platforms as part of your marketing plan may feel at times like you’re advertising in the loud and chaotic Wild West, […]
02 / 09 / 15
Build Smarter
Building a house is nothing like ordering a pizza over the phone. But maybe it should be. With few exceptions, restaurants order ingredients and supplies in advance. They create a menu of offerings and then take orders over the phone based on the menu listings. Substitutions are made when the order is placed. Once the […]
02 / 06 / 15
Samsung Galaxy A7
I was browsing through images of computers, phones, and smartphones and their transformation over the course of years, when it dawned on me that not only art imitates life, but technology does, too. All of the sudden, my mind was back in the Baroque period, reminiscing the famous paintings of Flemish painter Sir Peter Paul […]
02 / 04 / 15
3 Best Practices
When it comes to customer service, 70% of US adults will use the phone as their first method to contact a company, according to a study by Five9. However, if they receive bad (or no) support, 85% of these consumers say they will take action. In fact, 45% of these customers and potential customers say […]
02 / 03 / 15
Stars to Watch
This week, Commercial Property Executive unveiled this year’s Stars to Watch, 17 up-and-coming individuals and teams from across the commercial real estate industry that are sure to make more waves as they climb the career ladder. Like others recognized by this decades-long program, these 40-and-unders are exhibiting insight, creativity and dogged determination in completing deals […]
01 / 30 / 15
Creating Community
Nowadays it seems like everybody wants a piece of prime bayou real estate. Some have just landed in the Crescent City. Others have yet to arrive, but are sure to come on down. And there are those who have been here since the early days of rebuilding after The Storm. One is The Domain Cos., […]
01 / 29 / 15
Windows 10
The future of computing, in Microsoft’s vision, is way beyond the mouse, keyboard, and touchscreen. Will this extraordinary vision of personal computing be strong enough to walk side-by-side Apple and Google? Time will tell. Let’s take a look at Microsoft’s pitch. Many had given up hope when picturing Microsoft’s future in the world of OSes, […]
01 / 28 / 15
Healthier Interiors
LEED, passivehaus, Net Zero, Living Building Challenge: these familiar certifications address the sustainability and cost-efficiency of a structure. The healthfulness and sustainability of interiors has been vastly overlooked. Interior designers with an interest in healthy dwellings have been hindered by a lack of scholarly research, minimal resources, and no quantifiable way to verify the quality […]
01 / 21 / 15
100 Resilient Cities
Is your city resilient? The Rockefeller Foundation is in its second year of a global initiative to identify the world’s toughest cities – urban centers that have gone up against challenges of all sizes and refused to back down. In most cases, the impetus for resilience is ongoing. Athens, Greece, continues to recover from perilously […]
01 / 20 / 15
Attend YASC DC
Each May, hundreds of professionals who use Yardi products as part of their daily work gather in Washington, D.C., for the company’s annual East Coast Advanced Solutions Conference – better known as YASC. The three day event, filled with opportunities to learn how to better utilize your company’s existing Yardi technology or enhance your software […]
01 / 20 / 15
Managing Growth
Many North American property managers have grown their portfolios during the recent period of economic resurgence, but few can compare their experience to that of Bentall Kennedy’s multifamily portfolio. In just over two years, the well-known Canadian company – which has a century of experience in the commercial/industrial sectors – began and then quadrupled the […]
01 / 19 / 15
Affordable in America
The present is the most challenging time in 50 years for renting affordable and adequate housing. Historically low homeownership rates, the rising number of renters fueled by demographic and cultural shifts, increasing rents, a dearth of supply, growing construction costs, high levels of unemployment and underemployment and stagnant incomes have all converged to a critical […]
01 / 16 / 15
NOLA’s New Chapter
A little over nine years ago, as Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast and the levees broke, one of the most iconic cities in the U.S. was brought to its knees. With 80 percent of the city under water, many doubted that the city could overcome the devastation. But the resilience of New Orleans, […]
01 / 15 / 15
5 Healthiest Cities
The top five healthiest cities in the world have one thing in common: pedestrian-friendly access to work centers and residential neighborhoods. Master-planned communities that cater to walkers and cyclists are the norm in these cities; year after year, the healthiest cities continue to foster such features. These cities provide different models that can be replicated […]
01 / 14 / 15
CES Fashion
The era of wearables shone bright at the International Consumer Electronics Show this year. Slowly, the bulky, unattractive gadgets make room to elegant and fancy ones. Here are some of the most stylish pieces that stole the spotlight in Las Vegas. Stelle Audio Earbud Locket. The creators of the design-focused audio products befriended high-end fashion […]
01 / 13 / 15
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