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This blog was written by Ella Gross, Managing Director at HomeScreen Tenant Screening. Tenant screening is a universal practice for property managers looking to find the best tenants for their affordable housing communities. We know that good screen…

Property management fraud is a threat that seemingly never ends. Just as you’re confident you’ve secured a wonderful new tenant, you discover that they applied under a fake name and are now subletting your apartment. No matter how smart you are with …

In recent years, build-to-rent real estate has become a popular strategy to help close a gap for rental housing in the US. As the demand for housing outpaces supply, many homebuilders and real estate developers have invested more capital in build-to-…

Property managers in multifamily communities wear many hats, and it’s impossible to be an expert in all of them. In the leasing office, you have to be a marketer, a lawyer, detective, and credit agency all at once – but everyone who’…

Workplace apps are not new in the age of workplace efficiency, but with the trend in hybrid working continuing its rise in popularity, they are becoming a key solution in taking the employee experience to a new level. What are workplace apps? Using a…

As a property manager, there’s no question that you need systems in place which can help you stop renter scams before they happen. After all, whoever originated the phrase “there’s no such thing as bad publicity,” clearly never saw their property ass…

We’ve all heard the horror stories… or fallen victim to them already. Time and time again, property managers have found themselves in hot water; discovering that a background screening company has carelessly assigned an incorrect identity to our hous…

MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software, has acquired MRI ApartmentData, further expanding its MRI Living suite of property management solutions for the multifamily market. MRI ApartmentData is a Houston-based provider of multifamily pr…