ESG

Making ESG a Strategy Instead of a Goal

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) can be challenging for multifamily. Solar retrofits can take years. Water-efficiency upgrades require capital. Emissions reporting requires new software. However, there’s one ESG lever sitting outside every unit door and around the community. It’s trash.

Industry Trends Report | Week of February 2

Multifamily's top storylines this week are Mill Creek starts construction on Modera San Rafael, multifamily investors say "go," transit-oriented development, smarter pet policies, the operations side of sustainability, California housing moves, five community messages that should be texts, a better conversion calculator and how LEED certs fared in…

Industry Trends Report | Week of August 4

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.

Industry Trends Report | Week of July 21

The top storylines in multifamily this week are Berit Tomten name Woman of Influence, multifamily is an anchor in turbulence, underwriting metrics improve, pets and resident satisfaction, the Consumer Review Fairness Act, Gen Z and connected living, overlooked ROI metrics, social media metrics and smart energy managment.

Industry Trends Report | Week of June 2

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.

Industry Trends Report | Week of May 19

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…