Making a Meaningful Difference in Property Management by Carole VanSickle Ellis According to data released in 2023 by the U.S. Census Bureau, when the “typical” U.S. renter decides to move, they tend to find a new place to live in less than one month. In fact, of the nearly 82% of renters who...
Windy City Real Estate Remains at “Fever Pitch” Heading Into Fall by Carole VanSickle Ellis In Chicago, Illinois, market conditions are so hot in some neighborhoods that brokers say trying to establish comparable prices for similar properties, typically abbreviated as “comps,” is “irrelevant”...
Operate Efficiently and Adapting to Changing Market Demands by Andy Bates At first glance, a solo, low-tech approach to property management may seem like a boon, saving costs on tech and management fees. While simplification is a worthy goal in the pursuit of superior property management, a more...
Finding the Right Balance by Deanna Alfredo Few operational decisions are receiving more attention in the single-family rental industry today than whether maintenance and field services should be managed internally or outsourced. Rising material costs, labor shortages, margin compression, and...
Maintaining a Comprehensive Insurance Strategy by National Real Estate Insurance Group Owning rental properties requires constant awareness of risk. One of the biggest decisions real estate investors make is whether to hire a professional property manager or handle those responsibilities...
Property Management Will Be Defined by Property Maintenance Operations by Molly Sperlich-Best For years, maintenance technology has focused on helping teams manage work orders more efficiently. Paper tickets became digital tickets. Resident phone calls became online submissions. Dashboards...
Rules for Optimal Performance by Richie Khandelwal On the evening of December 5, 2025, FIFA announced the 2026 World Cup match schedule. Somewhere in Kansas City that night, a short-term rental host saw Argentina assigned to Arrowhead Stadium on June 16 and quietly tripled their rates for that...
But with New Speed Limits by Andy Peluso After months of hearing “Are we there yet?” from residential developers, investors, and professional property managers, Congress finally pulled into the driveway and answered loudly, “Yes, we’re here!” On July 11, the 21st Century Renewing Opportunity in...
The Inspection Network Is Becoming an Operating Advantage by Blake Adams, SeekNow Many rental operators still lean on leasing or maintenance staff to handle move-in, move-out, and condition inspections. That works until volume spikes, portfolios spread across markets, and those teams spend more...
