Analysts predict strong year for multifamily REITs

According to Multi-Housing News, a report from Moody's Investors Service projects that multifamily sector real estate investment trusts will enjoy a stable year in 2012. The current development pipeline is described as "modest" by the report, a major contributing factor to the projections. According to analysts, limited construction will boost the effect of job creation… … Read more

Letter from the CEO

January 9, 2012 Eight weeks ago, we invited our customers to tell us what they wanted from us. I was humbled when the popular answer was “more of the same.” Of course, the beautiful weather at our User Retreat and a view from under the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito didn’t hurt—but it’s certainly gratifying… … Read more

Jake Harrington named On-Site’s CEO

Real estate tech firm strengthens executive team amid rapid growth of products and employees Campbell, Calif. – On-Site.com, the top provider of online leasing automation for the apartment business, announced the promotion of Jake Harrington to its Chief Executive Officer. Jake co‑founded the company in 2001 and has provided strategic, operational and marketing leadership to… … Read more

Campbell Express: On-Site Helps Save Local History

On-Site Helps Save Local History With Time Clock As appeared in the Campbell Express ̶ December 7, 2011 On-Site.com, a top provider of online leasing automation for the apartment business, recently moved its corporate headquarters to downtown Campbell, about 15 miles south of On-Site’s previous location in Mountain View. The new headquarters is in the… … Read more

Multi-Housing News: Paperless World

Paperless World By Erika Schnitzer / June 1, 2010 We’ve all received—and likely sent—emails asking recipients to think before they print. This is just one strategy in the move toward a paperless office. While the concept of such a workspace has been around for several decades, it’s only recently that companies have truly begun to implement… … Read more

Multifamily Executive: Wiped Out

Wiped Out By Chris Wood / April 8, 2009 The recession impairs fundamentals and stresses property performance across all markets and product types. Here’s our report on the state of rents in the multifamily industry. Multifamily heavyweights always thought they’d be safe in New York City. Even after the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001,… … Read more

Apartment business boom a return to form

In a recent report from Morgan Stanley, analyst Oliver Chang suggested 2012 will be an exceptional year for the multifamily sector, Reuters reports, projecting that improvements which marked 2011 will continue. In particular, Chang predicted rising rents and occupancy rates. These will be driven, according to the analyst, by a combination of low supply and… … Read more

Rental property fundamentals strong

The rental market continues to to show its strength, CNBC reports, with the fourth and final quarter of 2011 marked by the lowest national vacancy rate of the year at 5.2 percent. That represents a low not reached since 2001 despite a seasonal trend of higher vacancies in winter during previous years. According to real… … Read more