Technology

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.

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.

Since 2020, an explosion of proptech solutions has helped streamline leasing, automate routine tasks, and unlock data-driven decision-making. But that also has layered on dozens of systems, logins, and workflows—leaving site teams to navigate a more complex, tech-heavy role than ever before.

Multifamily's top storylines this week are Kairoi Residential is an NMHC top manager, single-family rent growth slides, local staffing shortages threaten development, resident voices the best renewal asset, the rising fraud threat, multifamily misconceptions, too much tech, monitoring insurance coverage and calibrating marketing.