One of the largest U.S. student housing surveys ever conducted was released earlier this month, and covers everything from how students learn about apartment communities, to their favourite cable channels. This article from the World Property Channel, published March 5, 2012 by Michael Gerrity, highlights the findings. This week J Turner Research and the National
Demand for global distressed property was on the rise at the end of last year, and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down, says a PropertyWire article published February 10, 2012. Demand for distressed property is rising in more countries than it was previously, according to the results of the latest Global Distressed Property
The Lynx team has been outstanding to work with from both sales and a programming perspective. The professionalism and follow through is extraordinary. The multi report solved a number of problems with our monthly reporting process. Our package included 5 separate reports that needed to be printed, collated and mailed to individual owners and investors
Carbon management could save you money, and build your reputation, says Heather Wright and Anne White in this Property Biz Canada article, published January 30, 2012. Energy efficiency programs have become a “must” for property managers said Francisca Quinn, Business Manager and Sustainability Practice Leader, Loop Initiatives (A PB Halsall Company) and they have been
SharePoint implementation can be a headache, but this CMS Wire article by Christian Buckley reviewing a Forrester’s survey on best practises for SharePoint, published October 7, 2011, could help ease the pain. SharePoint implementation can be a headache, but this CMS Wire article by Christian Buckley reviewing a Forrester’s survey on best practises for SharePoint,
More and more companies are determining whether or not the cloud is right for them. This CIO blog post by Shane O’Neill, published October 7, 2011, explores some of the pros and cons. A new Forrester report reveals surprisingly high adoption rates for Sharepoint 2010. Is this an indicator of Office 365 cloud migrations to
Getting money from institutional investors can seem futile, even to successful managers. According to a Financial Post article by Barry Critchley, published August 16, 2011, one company seems to have found the key to the cash. Raising funds from institutional investors can be a thankless task even if the manager has a successful track record.
According to a blog article by Wall Street Journal’s A.D Pruitt, published August 18, 2011, descending stock markets may hinder recovery in Commercial real estate. The stock market is tumbling again, but will trouble in the wider economy derail the recovery in commercial real estate? There are reasons to worry. As The Journal wrote this
This PWC report summary on emerging Canadian real estate trends describes a market almost unscathed by the recession, but some interviewees are concerned that the Canadian market may not be home free yet. Visit PwC Global Real Estate website to download the entire Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2011® report. While Canada’s real estate markets
The following Enhanced Online News (EON) article, published August 16, 2011, reports on Yardi’s announcement of a new acquisition which will allow them to provide more integrated solutions for clients: SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--Enhanced Online News (EON)--Yardi announced today that is has acquired Multifamily Insurance Group (MIG), allowing the company to provide ResidentShield renters insurance products