Want to build a successful incentive program for your property management company? Have you dreamt about finding ways to have more fun at work and still see big results? At the heart of every employee incentive program
The “Curb Appeal” Factor As a leasing agent, whenever I go to preview a new apartment, the first thing I look at is the curb appeal and exterior appearance of a building. You never have a second chance
In December, our coalition turned three years old. Currently, we have 193 members and we are growing each week. On Thanksgiving Day, last year, I thought about what I had to be thankful for and I know that there are many things. Aside from that, I came to the following conclusion. Even though my property…
Miami’s roller coaster real estate market is booming again after its worst crash left dozens of unfinished buildings and failed condo projects. Related Group of Florida, Adler Group and Area Property Partners LP, are among builders developing amid a shortage of rental properties as the economy improves. The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment increased…
In October, 2012, the City of Santa Monica, a city with rent control, adopted a housing ordinance which requires all new vacancies in apartments and condominiums
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From Carpe Diem: In October of last year, we can see all of the essential elements of a housing recovery in markets like Houston and Austin: Rising home sales on a year-over-year basis for more than a year, rising sales volume, increasing
WASHINGTON,DC – The cost to insure apartments increased by 9.5 percent between 2011 and 2012, marking the second consecutive year of rising insurance expenditures according to the National Multi Housing Council’s (NMHC) Apartment Cost of Risk Survey (ACORS). The survey covers data from
After a resident moves out (or evicted) you don’t want a property sitting empty for a long time for several reasons. So here are six ways to reduce your turnover time: You MUST put aside a portion of your received rents each month so that when the time comes you do have cash to hire…
The Internal Revenue Service has issued massive preliminary guidance after two years of no guidance whatsoever relating to the details of the new healthcare laws starting January 1, 2013. The tax aspects of this law is expansive and so complex that this will be