Apartment managers everywhere are trying to figure out how to manage their properties in the post Covid-19 world. Managing properties more efficiently, remotely and CONTACTLESS is on everyone’s mind. Smart technology can help, but retrofitting a community with technology can be a costly and complex project. Why Do a Smart Retrofit? Smart apartment technology gives residents and managers new ways…
Security is one of the largest factors in a renter’s decision on choosing an apartment. Study after study after study has shown that residents value security amenities over almost everything else. It’s one reason why more multifamily properties are adding smart access control systems in their communities. There are dozens of smart access control (also called cloud access control) systems…
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…
The future of living will be shaped by one thing more than any other: data. IoT technology and ubiquitous internet access are allowing us to capture data like never before. Data makes our lives easier by saving us energy, automating common tasks, and helping us find more time to do the things we love. So far the future of living…
This week on Smart Apartment Talk, we’re back in the Developers Corner with our host Blake Miller as he talks with Andrew Brain and Dan Martin of Marvel Properties in Kansas City, MO. Marvel Properties builds and manages micro-luxury apartments in the Kansas City area, they focus on buying right and making smart upgrades to improve the apartment community and overall living experience of…
Welcome to the first episode of Smart Apartment Talk, presented by Homebase.ai. The source for multi-family industry, tips, tricks, market insights and everything you need to know about leveraging smart technologies for more efficient community management and building automation in the digital age. We created this series as a resource for the rapidly-changing real estate development and multi-family industry to shine…