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Choose Clean Power

Insight from MCEnergy

Evidence of climate change is all around us – for example, the amount of Americans with asthma has more than doubled in the past three decades, and rates are alarmingly high among lower-income people, who are more likely to live near a power plant. It’s no wonder that people are getting sicker when, as a […]

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Student Services

6 Smart Housing Tips

We are seeing dozens of headlines each month that herald the arrival of another luxury student housing community. These ultra-posh accommodations can cast a rather unglamorous shadow on nearby aging properties with fewer resources. If you find yourself in the shadow of the shiny new community down the street, don’t fret. Instead, use that energy […]

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Fall Staging Tips

Property Management

As a property manager, taking the time to stage your property shows prospects that you’ve got it together. You are prepared, detail-oriented, and organized. You want guests to feel welcomed and comfortable on your property. Such nonverbal marketing turns prospects into tenants. The decorating tips below will make your last-minute fall decorations quick and simple. […]

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New Mexico Rising

Albuquerque's real estate trends

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The Platinum is not your typical Albuquerque apartment complex. It is four stories, expected to be LEED-Platinum certified, with city and mountain views: in other words, a modern marvel that will draw some of the city’s highest rents. It’s surrounded by Nob Hill, Albuquerque’s most walkable urban neighborhood. The area is a […]

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Yardi Acquires Optimus EMR

Clinical Care Technology Leader

Yardi. has added another comprehensive software suite to its arsenal of tech tools. With the acquisition of Optimus EMR, Inc., announced Wednesday, the company will now provide a single platform for skilled nursing and long-term care facilities as a part of its Yardi Senior Living Suite. The suite offers integrated assessments, care plans and automated […]

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Singapore Data Center

Yardi Expands Globally

Yardi is meeting the data security and infrastructure needs of its rapidly growing client base in Southeast Asia by opening a new data center in Singapore. The Singapore data center adds to a network of more than 10 centers in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Together they form the Yardi Cloud, a secure, […]

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Waterfowl Invasion

Ducking Ducks and Geese

If you find waterfowl descending upon your property twice a year, you are not alone. There are thousands of multifamily properties just like you that are unfortunate enough to rest along waterfowl flyways. You are not alone. We are here to help. Unless you’re a hunter, you probably didn’t notice the release of the 2015 […]

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Hurricane Season

Prepping Your Residents

Hurricane season is upon us, and it will linger until the end of November. Fortunately for the continental US, the storms seem to have forgotten their curtain call! It’s unlikely that their delay will last forever, though. Use this downtime to make sure that your residents are prepared for nature’s fury. Make hurricane preparedness fun! […]

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Better Protection

Requiring Renters Insurance

Think your landlord insurance is enough? Think again. Recent studies examined renters insurance practices at property management companies throughout the Unites States. Those reports suggest that 45 percent of property managers do not offer insurance to their tenants. Only 25 percent of property managers require their renters to purchase insurance at every property in their […]

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MCEnergy Acquistion

Yardi purchases NY-based firm

Energy management software from Yardi® promotes efficiency and savings following the company’s acquisition of energy services provider MCEnergy Inc. Energy management services from MCEnergy include contract negotiations with leading electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and green energy suppliers to provide reliable energy at competitive prices. Turnkey submetering solutions and energy and environmental tracking software give […]

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Luxury Student Housing

Upward Trend or Doomed Fad?

Student housing has grown into a $5 billion industry. Colleges and universities rely on private builders for housing, on and off campus. These private builders are best able to equip units with features that appeal to the new generation of student renters while keeping the institutions’ costs low. Yet with the rise of student debt […]

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Military Bases, Reimagined

Base Conversions Offer High Yields

Upcoming military base closures will provide a wealth of opportunities for developers. Beginning in the early 1990s, more than 8,000 military installations in Western Europe and North America shut their doors, according to NATO Review. In the US, 97 facilities were shuttered, resulting in land sales upwards of 100,000 acres and thousands of buildings. With […]

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Preserving Affordable Housing

With community land trusts

The toll of gentrification on local property owners has been well documented in recent years. What has escaped the headlines, however, are alternatives to gentrification that permit the natural ebb and flow of neighborhoods without affecting their longstanding members. Community land trusts are regaining popularity as a way to keep affordable housing in some of […]

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Silver Tsunami

Housing America’s seniors

America is in the midst of an unprecedented growth of the senior population. By 2030 there will be approximately 132 million individuals over the age of 50, the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS) predicts. At the same time, one in five Americans will be 65 and over, with the 65-74 age […]

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Smoke-Free PHA

In Philadelphia

Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) is the most recent addition to the growing list of public housing organizations to ban smoking. Dozens of public housing authorities throughout the US, as well as private companies, have initiated smoking bans for residential units, common spaces, and offices. The policies are prompted by financial and health concerns. A report […]

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