Real estate technology, also known as PropTech, has officially hit the mainstream. According to VentureScanner, investment in PropTech grew 63% in 2017 to over $12 billion. Companies big and small are racing to be part of disrupting the largest industry in the world. PropTech is a broad term that means different things to different people. Most importantly for us (and...
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The Future of Transportation is bright, but still a bit murky. The private and public sectors are scrambling to answer today’s mobility challenges while planning for the demands of tomorrow. No one knows exactly what transportation will look like, but most agree the changes will be massive. “We see is a shift, arguably the biggest since the internal combustion engine,...
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This is Part Two of a three-part series called Multifamily and the Future of Transportation. Read Part 1 City Club Apartments (CCA), a multifamily developer from Detroit, Michigan, recently finalized plans for their second Kansas City community. The firm chose a block in the Crossroads Arts District, a neighborhood just south of downtown that is undergoing a renaissance of development and...
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Transportation and real estate are inextricably linked. We live, work, and play in buildings connected by vehicles, roads, rails, and sidewalks. Together, this infrastructure makes up the vast majority of our built environment. For any multifamily developer seriously considering the future, how we move is just as important as how we live. Which begs the question: What does the future...
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It’s hard to remember now, but there was a time when Airbnb was considered crazy. World famous investors called the idea impossible and dangerous. “No one is going to let a stranger sleep in their home,” they said. But then, people did. Hosts opened up their homes, and a magical new travel experience was born. Airbnb now has more rooms…
Neil Patel, a marketing expert and co-founder of KISSmetrics, is homeless by choice. Instead of paying a mortgage, he lives out of 4- and 5-star hotels while traveling the world. Patel is a self-proclaimed penny-pincher, but he spends freely on hotels. He are some of the reasons he lists in a 2016 article for Forbes: 1. People. “I meet people…
Seniors have more retirement options than ever before. The classic snowbird move to the Sunbelt is still the most popular choice, but more and more retirees are opting to live in big cities, with family members, in RVs, and even on cruise ships. In an increasingly competitive industry, owners and managers of retirement communities need new ways to attract residents…
Wifi connectivity is an important infrastructure service for the modern living space — arguably as essential as clean running water, electricity, and security in today’s connected world. Yet, in apartment complexes, residents have to purchase wifi separately from a local ISP, either bundled with their cable package or as a stand-alone amenity. Each apartment unit has to set up appointments…
Regardless of how old your building may be, retrofitting an apartment with smart building tech can make significant improvements in your property value and tenant experience. It may seem like the future of living is far away, or that investing in tech is too expensive, but smart retrofitting doesn’t have to require heavy renovations or enormous capital expenditures. It will,...
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Smart technology is not just a luxury apartment amenity, it’s a tool that can help improve the way we live. Homebase was founded with the goal to make the multifamily living experience better and more connected – for everyone. We’re proud to partner with the City of Kansas City, Missouri for the 2018 Innovation Partnership Program. Over the next three…
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