A Commitment to Relationships Will Set You Apart in Property Management
What makes for a good client relationship? At the heart is trust and likability. To get there, you need the right people, and you need to retain them.
Trump Admin Halts $1B in Funding for Affordable Housing Upgrades
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program pays for for energy-efficiency improvements, but those are often the centerpiece of larger renovations at decaying affordable housing complexes.
Trump Funding Memo Causes Chaos and Worry in Mass. Housing Industry
Local low-income housing providers are left wondering if they will be able to make upcoming payments as early as next month, and numerous down payment assistance programs could also be impacted.
Boston’s Next Push on Beacon Hill May Center on Broker Fees
Another housing-related showdown between the city of Boston and the state Legislature is poised to unfold next year if city councilors embrace a push to shield renters from paying broker’s fees.
Best Practices for Keeping Heads in Beds
Big data, AI, attracting and retaining apartment tenants in a temporarily saturated high-end market – it’s all in a day’s work for Peabody Properties’ vice president of operations, Adam Kenney.
Cambridge City Councilors Seek Way to Ban Apartment Broker Fees
Cambridge politicians are the first out of the gate in trying to follow their New York City peers’ lead in banning apartment broker fees. The catch: They’re not quite sure if they can do it.
States Are Taking the Fight to Squatters
Some states are taking long-overdue legislative steps to deal with squatters: people who take over others’ properties without their consent, sometimes dumping the owner’s stuff and trashing their homes.
Legislature Warms to Boston’s Push for Higher Fines on Landlords
Boston property owners, landlords and businesses that violate the city’s sanitary code could face significantly higher fees under a home rule petition that gained House approval this week and may be on the move in the Senate.
CRE Enters the Digital Transformation Age
On the whole, the real estate industry has not kept pace with the advances made in other industries. That’s quickly going to change. Are you prepared?
Boston Multifamily Operators Battling Rising Insurance Costs
Multifamily operators are seeing their properties’ running costs continuing to grow, albeit at a slower rate than in years past according to a new report from real estate data firm Yardi Matrix.
BERDO Turns Up the Heat on Landlords
Boston’s groundbreaking law cutting large buildings’ greenhouse gas emissions is set to gain a set of teeth, but a leading real estate group says the measure could drive up rents and make the affordability crisis worse.
What Motivates Boston Renters to Explore New Communities
New survey data will help you understand your renters and earn their trust in a way that can build long-term tenant relationships.
Everyone Wins from Wu’s New Plans
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered a trainload of good news to the real estate industry at Back Bay’s Plaza Hotel last week in the form of policies that look like true win-wins for industry and everyday Bostonians, alike.
Legal Liability When an Algorithm Screens Tenants
Landlords of apartment buildings in Malden and Canton hired a Texas company to screen tenant applications automatically, prompting a pair of rejected tenants to file a court challenge.
Apartment Industry Pushes Back on Biden ‘Junk Fee’ Crackdown
The Biden administration on Wednesday took steps to disclose the so-called “junk fees” charged by landlords.
Prosecutors Settle Harassment Case Against Chicopee Landlord
A Chicopee landlord accused of sexually harassing female tenants for 11 years will pay $450,000 and be barred from working in residential property management under a settlement with the U.S Attorney Rachel Rollins’ office.
Resident Services in Affordable Housing Vital to Health Care Access
As Gov. Maura Healey begins the process of creating a new Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, she should look to promote this important tool that affordable housing property managers provide.
Is Your Gas Stove Bad for Your Health?
Gas stoves can release hazardous air pollutants while they’re operating, even when they’re turned off, and research shows unventilated kitchens can put their users at risk.
When Choosing Business Location, Consider Property Management
“Location, location, location” is not the only element in the commercial real estate equation, particularly as more businesses engage in work that can be conducted nearly anywhere.
Two Proptech Firms Settle Housing Discrimination Charges
Two proptech companies will pay $100,000 in fines to the state and revamp their products after settling charges brought by Attorney General Maura Healey’s office that their software let apartment landlords discriminate against tenants.
