Category: Property Management Trends

Trulia’s Housing Economist’s Top Take-Aways for 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Trulia’s Housing Economist, Ralph McLaughlin, PhD, gave an informative and inspiring  presentation on his top take-aways for property managers to…

Still Growing Strong: 3 Reasons Occupancy Rates Are Higher Than Expected

Experienced property managers and multifamily investors keep a close eye on national inventory. The laws of supply and demand suggest…

What to do When Information Overload Threatens Your Business

Until the explosion of the Internet, most people would have probably agreed that you can’t have too much information when…

How Small Property Management Companies Win the Competition Game

Small property management companies face challenges competing with large corporations. Smaller budgets, limited staff and increasing overhead can be discouraging….

Managing Conflicts of Interest in a Family-Owned Property Management Setting

It is impossible to avoid all conflict. In fact, for many small business owners, conflict seems to be an every-day-happening. Some…

Building a Single-Family Property Management Business

Although starting your own single-family property management business is risky – and a bit scary – the market holds plenty…

Ten Things You Might Not Know About Today’s Renter

Millions of dollars are spent each year studying the housing market. Buried in the tomes of research, are clues about…

Is the Rental Housing Market Headed for a Fall?

When The Modern, a luxury high-rise apartment building in New Jersey announced recently it was opening its leasing office, more…

Comparing Single-Family Homes to Multifamily Investments

With CD interest rates historically low, investing in real property is highly appealing today. Deciding whether to invest in single-family…

Happy Halloween: Property Management Horror Stories

From tenants trashing properties to late night “emergency” wake up calls, property managers can sometimes find themselves in some scary…