Top 5 Ways Nanotechnology May Change Apartment Living

Nanotechnology is going to fundamentally change the way we live. Nanotechnology is the science of working with atoms and molecules to build devices or...

Americans Are Ready for the Smart Home

Coldwell Banker and CNET recently released the results of their smart home survey that examined consumer trends relating to the adoption of smart home technology. Here is...

Home Automation for Vacation Rentals

There has been a consolidation within the vacation rental space. Last year, Expedia announced the acquisition of HomeAway for $3.9B. Why? Because the vacation...

The Challenges of Home Automation for Apartments

Historically, providing home automation to the apartment industry has been challenging.  For example, a property manager needs to be able to control multiple devices...

How to Tell if a Rental is Legitimate

With the proliferation of free and paid rental sites, more and more rental scams are hitting the market. If you are a renter, how...

Parcel Delivery Growth 9% YoY – Causing Challenges for Apartments

Mary Meeker from Kleiner Perkins just released her annual Internet Trends Report for 2017. It is full of tons of internet tidbits and data...

Renter Sentiment is Up

According to a poll released by Freddie Mac last month, renters are feeling good about where they live and overall, feel pretty good about...

Metro Rents Declining Across Most of the US

Rent growth is defined as the percentage of change in rents from one market to the next. If you rent, you probably know at...

6 Tips to Turn Your Rental Home into A Productive Home...

With many businesses offering flex work to their team members who have “work from anywhere” responsibilities, the home office space has replaced the traditional...

Median Gross Rent in The United States

The American Community Survey put together a median gross rent survey. Our friends at GraphicIQ collected this data and made it easily digestible with the...