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Ice Storm 2016

Inclement Weather Preparedness

For the past several years, the southeastern United States has been slammed with ice storms in the first quarter. You can’t stop the ice from forming, but there are several steps that you can take to keep your leasing office staff as safe as possible. While weather forecasts are known to issue false alarms, ignoring […]

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Easy Package Pickups

New 7-Eleven Service

Some people hate shopping. Like myself. The idea of spending numerous hours walking in and out of countless stores, not finding the items I want, but buying some which I had no idea I needed, exhausts me mentally and physically. The day e-commerce became available, I felt relief. I no longer had to waste my […]

Marketing

Adding AdWords

Using Pay-Per-Click Campaigns

By now we’re sure you’ve heard of Google AdWords, those pay-per-click (PPC) ads that pop up in search results on the largest search engine in the world. Whether you do a Google search from your desktop or mobile device, you’ll see them—serving up the most relevant results to get you to click through to the […]

Technology

Flexible Furniture

Micro-Space Solutions

Ori Systems has developed robotic enabled, expandable furniture that can help micro-apartment inhabitants make the most out of limited square footage with the push of a button.

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Dori Brewer

McWhinney Real Estate Services

With a longstanding tradition of community building and long term development vision in their home state of Colorado, McWhinney Real Estate Services, Inc. works on real estate ventures that range from commercial to hospitality to multifamily. As Vice President of the company’s Multifamily Operations division, Dori J. Brewer and her capable team are tasked with […]

Marketing

5 Resolutions

Social Media Edition

Forbes offers insights on the behavior of Millennial consumers. One thing that stands out is Millennials’ desire for genuine human interaction on social media. They don’t want your best advertising techniques. They don’t care how much you spend on marketing. They want to know you and why you feel that your product is worthy of […]

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Reaching for the Sky

The Jeddah Tower

The ancient Arabian port of Jeddah sits along the Red Sea, waiting patiently for barges and cruise ships. Meanwhile, just a few miles north, desert dust rises up in bursts as new Jeddah City rises up from the amber dunes spread out along the Arabian Peninsula. While the new Jeddah City’s horizon may currently play […]

Marketing

Figuring Out Feedback

Negative to Opportunity

Dealing with negative feedback and difficult questions can be a test of character. When a comment points out a genuine flaw in your product or service, it can trigger excuses or a defensive response. When the comment is unnecessarily rude, you may want to formulate an equally searing comeback. Dealing with negativity is never fun, but […]

People

Pillar Stays Passionate

Expanding in Bellevue, Wash.

When Pillar Properties’ Billy Pettit looks forward to 2016, he sees challenges ahead. But after a tremendous year for the industry in the Seattle area, it only makes sense that double-digit growth can’t continue forever. “I’m of the belief that we have already started to feel the impact of the new supply. It could be […]

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New Kind of Cozy

My Micro NY

What can you get for less than 400 square feet? How about a gym, a roof terrace, stainless steel appliances and the chance to finally ditch the roommates and lay claim to your own slice of paradise. That’s the option currently being offered by Carmel Place, New York City’s first ever micro-unit development. Originally called, […]

Technology

Alpha 2

Your Robot Companion

A new species is evolving—the humanoid robot. The family of human-like robots adds a new sibling with Chinese Ubtech Robotics’ crowdfunding campaign for Alpha 2—its newest humanoid companion-bot. The little fellow is “designed for practical household service and companionship,” because Ubtech felt that the need for human-like, responsive technology is growing. Alpha 2 is the […]

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New Milestone

Yardi Voyager 7S

The impact of Yardi Voyager® 7S on public, private and nonprofit real estate organizations continues to grow. The number of clients using the most advanced property management and accounting platform from Yardi® now tops 2,500, nearly double the total at the beginning of 2015. Clients report gaining flexibility, productivity and scalability from Yardi Voyager 7S, […]

Technology

Best iPhone Cases

Protect Your Phone

Many of us purchased (or were gifted) new smartphones. Many with new smartphones have the new iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus. Like the iPhone 6, the newer version can be a little slippery – it’s rather thin and without sharp edges. Now it’s time to find suitable protection for it, as no one wants […]

Giving, People

Rising Above Addiction

Radio host serves at CADA

If the name Catherine Remak seems familiar to you, you aren’t alone. She has been the voice of the KLITE 101.7 morning show for 23 years. The show allows her to relish in her passion for light rock while promoting many of the great organizations that serve Santa Barbara residents. It was through the radio […]

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2016 Real Estate Trends

New year brings similar questions

For both the residential and commercial real estate markets, 2015 brought questions. Would interest rates rise? Would Millennials buy? Would the market keep rising, or are we on the verge of another bubble? As the year draws to a close, these questions remain, though the prevailing mood is optimistic. While the overall market continues its […]
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