Amenities

As amenity fees gain scrutiny, renters increasingly seek choice in how they pay for services. Multifamily communities should allow residents to select amenities that suit their lifestyles. Technology can enhance personalization and streamline operations, enabling residents to lease spaces like parking and storage through user-friendly apps.

The top storylines in multifamily this week are app fatigue and convenience, pets and short-term rentals, where affordable housing is needed the most, PetScreening's new AI tool, Travtus and Engrain upgrade Everyday (AI), insurance costs easing, tackling fraud, tech adoption and authenticity in resident communication.

The top storylines in multifamily this week are inconsistent customer service, operators turn to tech parking challenges, four lessons from the LA fires, preleasing starts at Modera Kierland, NIMBYism solutions, rising apartment renewals, resident feedback, 3D printing poised to enter mainstream and refreshing vs. rebranding.

Parking has long been a pain point in multifamily housing, often leading to resident frustration and operational headaches. Some property operators are rethinking traditional parking approaches to improve both resident satisfaction and efficiency. By shifting to data-driven solutions, properties can reduce congestion and open new revenue streams.

The top storylines in multifamily this week are Zark Series A funding, SmartRent announces new president and CEO, competition indicates ongoing apartment shortage, renters staying longer, value-engineering and costs, hoarding, AI invoice coding, AI takes center stage at Apartmentalize 2025 and steps for lease-ups.

Zark, a groundbreaking service that optimizes parking availability at multifamily communities and provides residents with easy access to leasing garages, storage spaces and amenities through Rentable Items, announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round led by Baleon Capital.

The top storylines in multifamily this week are dissecting energy savings, Grace Hill wins four Stevies, outcomes from rent control, rent reporting, finding investment gems, relying too much on automation, data visualization in maintenance, managing your tech stack and the fall of security robots.

The top storylines in multifamily this week are tech for resident retention, the tough road for energy efficiency, marketing strategies, teams that go above and beyond, Fair Housing and maintenance, the downtown development revival, CAPREIT named a top workplace, multifamily benefits from sidelined homebuyers and NYC's rent stabilization…