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The U.S. rental market has stayed surprisingly competitive even as vacancy rates have climbed back toward historical norms. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey, the national rental vacancy rate stood at approximately 6.…

For decades, real estate technology has been built around systems of record. These platforms were designed to capture, govern, and reconcile highly complex operational and financial data, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and consistency across portfoli…

Selecting the right platform from today’s property management software options has shifted well beyond the basics of rent collection and work order tracking. The real question is whether a system can scale across asset classes, bring operations…

The economics of rental property ownership have always involved a fundamental trade-off: the time and expertise required to manage properties effectively versus the cost of delegating that work to professionals. As rental portfolios grow in complexit…

Artificial intelligence is transforming industries, and multifamily housing is no exception. Property managers are turning to AI leasing assistants to simplify operations, improve tenant experiences, and streamline lead management. As automation beco…

Key insights and latest trends  The open-concept home once represented the ideal way of living. It felt expansive and modern, and many buyers gravitated toward its sense of unity. Recent data, however, suggests a clear shift in what people want from …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere, and it promises to revolutionize how real estate businesses work. From automating routine tasks to catalyzing data-driven decision-making, the technology is positioned as a gamechanger for every aspect of t…

Bank reconciliation is a critical recurring accounting function that ensures bank activities, both withdrawals and deposits, are accounted for and appropriate. The process can identify bank transactions not yet entered in MRI Property Management X (P…