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Amanda Maher
| 6 min. read
How will Brexit affect U.S. real estate?
To say that the world was shocked at UK voters’ decision to leave the European Union is an understatement. Pundits knew the June 23 vote would be close, but most agreed that the EU would remain intact. After...
How to Write Listings that Rent Themselves
Why do some rental listings bring people crowding through the door, while yours are just so-so? Are their units just better? It’s possible. But more likely, that leasing agent wrote a listing that grabbed the apartment-hunters interest right...
Amanda Maher
| 7 min. read
2015 Rental Report, part 1: The West Coast is the best coast
Coast to coast, the real estate market is booming. Anecdotally, it’s easy to point to places like San Francisco or New York City and talk about how strong the market is because of how high rents are. But...
Amanda Maher
| 5 min. read
Protecting your multifamily portfolio in the event of market correction
Look up. See those cranes? They represent the tremendous building boom happening from east coast to west. Tower after tower are going up, adding hundreds of apartments and condos to cities’ residential inventory. In many metros, it’s still...
Prepare Your Properties for Severe Weather
Frozen pipes. Ice dams. Blown heaters. Blown air conditioners. Floods. Tree damage. Fires. Mudslides. Electrical disasters. Tornado damage. Does it feel like El Niño is out to get you? There are steps you can take to protect against...
Amanda Maher
| 5 min. read
5 sustainable landscaping trends in the Northwest U.S.
The terrain of the Pacific Northwest is incredibly diverse: lush rainforests thrive right near coastal plains that stretch for miles. A confluence of mountain ranges, rivers and plateaus provide the perfect backdrop for outdoor enthusiasts, and plentiful rainfall...
Jason Van Steenwyk
| 3 min. read
Worried about pool maintenance? The CDC has you covered.
It’s just about July, which means school is out and the kids are ready to jump in the pool. Which means: pool maintenance is critical. A broken filter is just not something you want to deal with when...
Tora Olafsen
| 2 min. read
Feature update: Track the eviction process in Buildium
The cardinal rule of the eviction process is that once you’ve started, you can’t accept rent payments, whether they’re partial payments or cover every single cent of any back-due rent. Doing so would halt the entire eviction, and...

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