Technology

Multifamily’s top storylines this week are Apartments.com upgrades multifamily forecast, midterms results and affordable housing, hot rent markets now posting declines, driving resident satisfaction, true cost of equity, culture skills and property management, AI effect on CRE timelines, climbing the corporate ladder and drawing the line on AI.

Multifamily’s top storylines this week are Quarterra hires Jim Cox for Texas development, concessions increase nationwide, Seattle owner wins appeal over regulations, the rental housing playbook, dealing with mold, rental fee rules and compliance, AI apartment shopping, marketing and revenue and listing photos requirements.

Multifamily’s top storylines this week are Zark's new parking solution, PetScreening report on owner behavior, lender pressure creates opportunities, empathy and disaster preparedness, active-adult rentals, competitive amenities, AI, and Chicago's geothermal apartment tower.

Multifamily’s top storylines this week are three from PetScreening named as Globe St. influencers, rent recovery and refinancing, borrowers and waiting for lower rates, introverted leadership, fee transparency, operators' spending and saving, robot writing, building trust online and AI slop coming to CRE.

Multifamily’s top storylines this week cover fee transparency, resident displacement, AI in marketing and operations, proptech integration, real estate fraud allegations, AI-powered search visibility, and the future of accessible software development.

Multifamily’s top storylines this week are navigating workplace data privacy, improving the prospective renter journey, creating more intentional community spaces, expanding multifamily partnerships, adapting to rising development costs, leveraging AI for resident insights and improving operations, and advancing the next generation of proptech.

Multifamily’s top storylines this week are understanding distinct renter mindsets, embracing pet-friendly communities, tracking Nashville’s improving fundamentals, addressing the growing risks of mold, navigating shifting interest rates, evolving property management platforms, combating AI-enabled application fraud, optimizing apartment searches for AI and expanding the future of multifamily connectivity.

AI Optimization (AIO) has become this year's buzz term in the industry and beyond. Essentially, AIO is the practice of structuring content so AI models such as Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity can easily read, trust and cite a brand as the primary authority in their responses.