At the recent Yardi Executive Briefing, ๐ฐ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ 2040๐ฌ.
๐'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง..."
If that line sounds familiar, it is because it happens every day in multifamily property management offices across the country
When Your Tech Stack Quietly Erodes Resident Satisfaction
In more than twenty years of leading multifamily operations, I have learned that most crises do not arrive with flashing warning lights
๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐,๐๐๐+ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ
If you asked most people in our industry whether the most automated properties had the strongest resident relationships, the answer would almost always be no
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ
One of the toughest lessons I have learned in two decades of multifamily leadership is this: results achieved through pressure always come with a hidden cost.
๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ
When most people hear the phrase โmental toughness,โ they picture professional athletes
๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐% ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
This isnโt just a line in the budget.
Itโs a ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐ญ to housing stability.
Did you know a state with just ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ?
When most people think about affordable housing leadership, their minds go to major coastal markets.
What Comes Out When Youโre Squeezed?
Years ago, Dr. Wayne Dyer shared a story that has stuck with me, and I found myself returning to it this week.
Hereโs a list of boring (but powerful) ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ and affordable housing that people arenโt talking about but should be.
These behind-the-scenes automations save hours, reduce errors, and free up teams for higher-value work
Why Multifamily Leaders Canโt Market Like Itโs 2015
For those of us in the rental housing industry, this shift is especially important.
The Empty Boat and the Weight We Carry
Welcome to another Wonderful Week with some well-timed wisdom-ish to warm your workweek.
๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐...
The real magic of tech conferences isn't in the presentations.
The Peak Is Behind Us and Pressure Is Building
At last weekโs Yardi Matrix economic outlook with Jeff Adler, one chart said it all:
๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
๐ป After that? A sharp decline through 2027.
Real Estate Didnโt Miss the AI RevolutionโWe Entered It at the Right Time
While others rushed in, we waited for the tech that actually matters to our worldโtools that understand the complexity of multifamily operations, compliance, leasing, and resident experience.