Visual Note Taking At The 2013 NARPM Broker / Owner Retreat
At the 2013 NARPM Broker/ Owner Retreat in Las Vegas, we sponsored visual note taking. Graphic Recorder, Stephanie Crowley, captured the content of the presentations in real time with amazing...
View ArticleBroker/Owner Retreat Presentation: Top 5 Property Management Software Features
Recently at the NARPM Broker/Owner retreat Brian Deignan, Regional Sales Director for AppFolio, was asked along with other software vendors to present the “Top 5 Features” of their respective software...
View ArticleU.S. Housing Starts Rise
Housing starts in the U.S. jumped in March while multifamily projects reached a seven-year high. According to the Commerce Department, housing starts rose 7 percent to a 1.04 million annual rate, the...
View ArticleCalifornia Bill to Ban Smoking in Condos and Apartments Statewide Defeated
A California bill seeking to ban smoking in condominiums and apartments statewide failed in an Assembly committee. Democratic Assemblyman Marc Levine of San Rafael proposed the bill. AB746 would have...
View ArticleU.S. Homeownership Hits 17-Year Low
Homeownership in the U.S. fell to a 17-year low in the first quarter while an increase of Americans opted to rent following the housing collapse. According to the Commerce Department, the seasonally...
View ArticleAn Analysis and Review of AppFolio by Michael Levy, Author of “50 Interviews:...
Michael Levy, author of “50 Interviews: Successful Property Managers,” recently updated his review of AppFolio. In the review, Mike analyzes the responses to a question that was posted on a property...
View ArticleNYC Judge Rules Renting Apartments Using Airbnb Illegal
A NYC judge ruled that a New Yorker who rented his apartment on Airbnb.com, a site that lets people around the world find short-term housing accommodations, broke the law. East Village condo owner...
View ArticleSmall Plane Crashes Into Virginia Apartment
A single engine Cessna crashed into the living room of a third-story apartment outside Washington, Virginia State Police said Friday. Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says the plane crashed into the...
View ArticleWoman Sues Landlord Over Bed Bug Infestation Wins $800k
A Maryland landlord was ordered to pay a former tenant $800,000 after she filed a lawsuit claiming the landlord neglected to address a bed bug infestation in her apartment. According to the lawsuit,...
View ArticleTop 10 Cities For College Graduates To Rent In
College graduates are searching for both a good job a nice place to live this summer. Apartments.com recently released a list of the top ten cities for college graduates. “We have been compiling this...
View ArticleReal Estate Agent Gets 15 Years For Home-Loan Ponzi Scheme
Jill Marie Silvey, a real estate agent in Silicon Valley, received a 15-year prison sentence for using a home-loan Ponzi scheme to take advantage of friends and family, adding up to over $2 million....
View ArticleTop Metros For Keeping Cool This Summer From Apartment Guide (Infographic)
Temperatures have reached record highs this summer and keeping cool has not been easy in many cities. The Apartment Guide recently released an infographic of the top metros across the nation that...
View ArticleBlackstone Said To Purchase GE Apartments for $2.7 Billion
Blackstone Group LP has agreed to buy majority stakes in 80 apartment complexes from General Electric for $2.7 billion, according to media reports. Blackstone is reportedly purchasing the properties...
View ArticleTop Metros With Lowest Rental Rates And Top Amenities (Infographic)
Apartment Guide recently released an interesting infographic listing the top 10 metros in America with the lowest rental costs that provide top amenities, such as a pet-friendly building policy,...
View ArticleMultifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Drop
According to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association, multifamily mortgage delinquency rates declined in the second quarter of 2013, a sign of a strengthening multifamily market. “There have...
View ArticleRising Demand For Apartments
Demand for apartments continues to rise despite recovery in the single-family housing market. According to a report from Reis, only 4 percent of U.S. apartments nationwide were vacant in the second...
View ArticleHousing Recovery Remains Relatively On Track After Government Shutdown
As a result of the government shutdown and Congress temporarily raising the debt ceiling consumer confidence in the housing market may be affected. According Fannie Mae’s recent outlook the housing...
View ArticleHome Prices On The Rise
According to the S&P/Case–Shiller home price index U.S. single-family home prices rose in August and posted their strongest annual gain since February 2006. Prices were up 12.8 percent compared to...
View Article10 Housing Markets On The Rebound
According to a recent review of third quarter 2013 housing data by realtor.com, the housing recovery was led by a variety of cities from Detroit to Santa Barbara, CA. The survey ranked housing markets...
View ArticleU.S. Multifamily Sales Jump in Third Quarter
Sales volumes for U.S. multifamily properties rose 47 percent and reached $25 billion in the third quarter, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. “Several factors — such as the ‘housing hangover,’ the rise...
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