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Automate leasing and lease abstraction with CRE tech
Automating leasing and the lease abstraction process can enable commercial real estate firms to better manage data across the business and effectively integrate data across multiple systems. Today, as the commercial real estate industry navigates unc…
May 2020 Insights: Impact of COVID-19 on the multifamily market
The May 2020 edition of the MRI Software Market Insights report explores data from February through May 2020 to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on the multifamily market. Building on the trends uncovered in our previous report, the May repor…
Using space management tools post-COVID-19
This article was written by Philip Lehrman, MRI Software. Every business has been affected in some way by the COVID-19 crisis. Successful businesses will see this as an opportunity to re-imagine their workplace and adapt to changing times. Space mana…
Investment opportunities arise despite economic disruption
This article was written by Joseph Ferguson, Industry Principal for MRI Investment Solutions. At the dawn of the new decade, there was still a bright outlook towards 2020 investing potential. Although new twists and turns were expected, none were as …
Addressing deferred payments for MRI Residential Management
This article was written by John Seaton, Enterprise Sales Executive from our partner, RealFoundations. In response to shelter-in-place orders and the rise in unemployment caused by COVID-19, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) published a…
Real estate valuations in the post-COVID-19 era
Ah, 2019, you wily rascal you. You strung us along with your record-breaking rental growth and transaction volume. The people I met in 2019 were either giddy with celebration of another year of strong performance, or eyeing the situation with utter s…
GASB vs FASB: The key differences between new US lease accounting standards
In this article, we look at GASB vs FASB and highlight the major differences between the GASB 87 and ASC 842 lease accounting standards. It is not intended as a comprehensive listing of all contrasting points. It likely came as good news for state an…
5 key takeaways: The impact of COVID-19 on multifamily
The MRI Software Market Insights team recently issued a report covering the impact of COVID-19 on the US multifamily real estate market. Data from across MRI’s client base shows that the COVID-19 crisis prompted substantial changes to leasing activit…