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2021 real estate technology trends
Predicting real estate technology trends for 2021 may seem like an impossible task, but in many ways, the economic uncertainty of 2020 was the catalyst that accelerated trends already in place. The shift to remote working and the need to keep oneR…
Commercial rent payments: Decision time for landlords and tenants
The month of May 2020 finds many commercial landlords and tenants stuck between a rock and a hard place. The need to mitigate business risk resulting from COVID-19 is front and center, and decisions regarding expenses, cashflow, and operating costs c…
The three Rs of commercial tenant communication for property managers
March 2020 was a month none of us are likely to forget. As the COVID-19 outbreak continued to spread around the world, all of us were confronted with a flood of information on a daily basis. In many cases, these communications focused on travel restr…
Managing real estate expense recoveries for retail
If you handle property accounting for commercial real estate, particularly involving retail or office tenants, you’ve probably run across the challenge of managing real estate expense recoveries. These expenses don’t fit nicely into your well-organiz…
How to send a rent reminder by text
“How do I get rent reminders to my residents in an effective way?” This is one of the many questions multifamily property managers struggle with as the prevalence of convenience-centered technology grows stronger. Online rent payment portals make it …