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SmartRent Promotes Pankaj Bansi to Chief Operating Officer

SmartRent announced the promotion of Pankaj Bansi to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Bansi, who joined SmartRent in October 2025 as Chief Transformation Officer, will now oversee operations, field services, supply chain and analytics, while continuing to lead and accelerate the Company’s AI-focused enterprise transformation strategy.

Industry Trends Report | Week of May 11

Multifamily's top storylines this week are the new renter roadmap, hotel conversions, investing in growth, preleasing begins at Modera Bridle Trails, Trump pushes passage of BTR forced sales, NYC axes property tax hike, AI in affordable housing, fixing verification mistakes and renter behavior.

Industry Trends Report | Week of May 4

Multifamily's top storylines this week are the cost of trash overflow, redefining the American Dream, public-private partnerships, vacancy and rent forecasts revised, senior migration to multifamily, investor sentiment hits three-year low, WiFi 8, marketing strategies for student housing and cybersecurity.

Industry Trends Report | Week of April 27

Multifamily's top storylines this week are preleasing begins at Modera Chandler, NYC's emissions law clears first test, small owners unhappy with Mamdani's rental plan, women leading transformation, deal and financing strategies, discipline driving performance, question to ask before automation, maintenance and lease-up branding.

Mill Creek Announces Groundbreaking of Modera Garden State Plaza

Mill Creek Residential, a leading developer, owner-operator and investment manager specializing in premier rental housing across the U.S., today announced it has broken ground on Modera Garden State Plaza, a contemporary mixed-use community located within the emerging Westfield Garden State Plaza town center in Bergen County.