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The top storylines in multifamily this week are what Seattle CB121000 means for multifamily, proactive maintenance, handling deadbeat residents, MCR and online reputation, Jason Crumbley joins Zark, weak housing could push recession, invoicing tools falling short, floor plan page SEO and tools to evaluate solar ROI.
Zark, a groundbreaking service that increases parking availability at multifamily communities and allows residents to reserve rentable items, announced the hiring of Jacob Crumbley as vice president of sales, where he will augment the company’s momentous gains. Zark has seen 400% growth since 2023 and is projected to…
Mill Creek Residential, a leading developer, owner-operator and investment manager specializing in premier rental housing across the U.S., today announced it is ranked No. 4 in the seventh annual ORA Power Rankings in the Division II category. The rankings, compiled by J Turner Research, measure an apartment operator’s…
Hamilton Zanze, a leading San Francisco-based multifamily real estate investment firm, announced today that it has sold Parkway Apartments, a 148-unit garden-style community in Williamsburg, Va. The firm sponsored the acquisition of the property in January 2018 and closed the sale on July 30.
Quarterra Group has announced the start of leasing at Harper, a mid-rise community in the heart of Boston’s burgeoning, art-centric Allston neighborhood. The management of Harper falls under the recent merger agreement between Quarterra Living, the property management division of Quarterra Group, and RKW Residential.
Seattle recently passed Ordinance CB121000, sparking new conversations around rent pricing software and its role in multifamily housing. With language like "prohibiting algorithmic rent fixing," it's easy to assume the legislation is an outright ban on technology, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
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The top storylines in multifamily this week are resident retention strategies, marketing to long-time renters, brand style guides, home sellers delisting to rent, ROAD bill advances, multifamily dominates fundraising, streamlining tech stacks, video communication and social media branding.