Technology

Multifamily's top storylines this week are pet-inclusive housing, sport-anchored communities, bridging the affordable housing financing gap, Quarterra's ARCA welcomes first residents, Chicago's rental overhaul, renter demand holds steady, PetScreening and Yardi partner to transform policy management, SmartRent's new smart thermostat climate function and tech's affect on job satisfaction.

Multifamily's top storylines this week are Yorkshire Apartments acquisition, leasing gains traction, rent-setting software, online reviews, summer outdoor spaces, Apartmentalize speaking tips, AI and data, social media and bots reshaping industry operations.

As AI-powered solutions continue to proliferate in the multifamily housing industry, operators are recognizing the limiting factor in their AI strategies: disconnected data. While multifamily does not lack for actionable metrics, the traditionally siloed structure of pricing, leasing, budgeting and maintenance systems effectively fragments property data.

Multifamily's top storylines this week are CMC appoints Wendy Simpson president and CMO, concessions masking distress, LA's next mayor and ULA measure, fighting NIMBYs, Fed benchmarks to watch, coworking spaces, student housing social media, the AI job apocalypse and smart building supply chain issues.

Multifamily's top storylines this week are Ally Waste CEO named to Waste360's 40 Under 40, AvalonBay and EQR merge, private credit lenders, career advice, a judicial standard for resident appeals, office conversions set to spike, SmartRent promotes Bansi to COO, effective texting to residents and Apartmentalize 2026.

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.

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.

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.