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November 12, 2024

Multifamily Revenue Management and Real-Time Market Data: Why You Need Both

We recently posted on LinkedIn about the legal climate around multifamily revenue management and the volume of clients looking for new market survey and pricing solutions, which kicked off an interesting debate...

October 24, 2024

Apartment Market Surveys & Product Feedback: Real-World Notes from a 2x PropTech Entrepreneur

Over the past month, we finished a few pilots where the primary feedback was that our product was “too detailed” for on-site management teams. Here's how we found out why, and fixed the problem in 7 days.

September 20, 2024

5 Simple Ways Multifamily Property Managers Can Start Using AI

For multifamily property managers just starting with AI, certain applications offer relatively low barriers to entry, quick implementation, and immediate returns on investment. Here are a few of the easiest AI tools to adopt and integrate into existing systems.

April 24, 2024

Why I Decided To Bootstrap My PropTech Company HelloData

In this article, I’ll explain why in 2024, it’s better for startup founders to bootstrap their startup, not just for as long as they can, but maybe forever.

February 9, 2024

What's the Problem with Multifamily Revenue Management?

In this article, I discuss how revenue management systems work, why the status quo is a problem, and where the industry is heading.

February 6, 2024

The Best Sources of Real Estate Data in 2024

Access to high-quality data enables real estate professionals to make informed decisions by understanding market demands, performing accurate valuations, and driving smarter investments. Here are some of the best sources of real estate data in 2024.

December 29, 2023

The Best Property Management Software for Multifamily Investors in 2024

Choosing the best property management software for your real estate business can be complicated. This article covers some of the things we'd recommend looking at, as well as our Top 5 recommendations for multifamily investors and property managers.

December 20, 2023

What is a Rent Concession & When Should You Offer Them?

Property managers, landlords, and investors all understand the importance of maintaining high occupancy in rental properties. To consistently attract and retain tenants though, sometimes you have to offer rent concessions, also known as specials.

December 6, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to Net Effective Rent: Tools and Calculators for Multifamily Properties

One important data point for any multifamily analysis is Net Effective Rent (NER). This guide will demystify net effective rent, discuss its importance in multifamily properties, and introduce some indispensable tools and calculators that can help property managers and investors make informed decisions.

December 1, 2023

What is fair market rent and how is it calculated?

Fair Market Rent (FMR) is a term used in the United States to describe the amount of money that a property would rent for on the open market. It's often used in the context of various housing and rental programs, including those overseen by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

November 15, 2023

7 Ways to Use AI in Real Estate Investment Analysis

With recent advancements in artificial intelligence, there are many ways multifamily real estate investors can leverage AI to enhance decision-making, improve operational efficiency, and maximize returns. But at the same time, it is a LOT to process – it can be difficult to know where to start with AI.

November 8, 2023

Due Diligence Automation in Commercial Real Estate

Due diligence is a critical step in any business transaction, acting as a safeguard against potential risks and ensuring a thorough understanding of all parties involved.

October 27, 2023

The Problem with Multifamily Rental Pricing

As every real estate professional knows, when an appraiser determines the market value of a single-family home, they look at recently sold comps. Why doesn't the multifamily industry do this when pricing apartment units?

September 20, 2023

Why your company needs an AI prompt library

Prompt libraries serve as centralized, categorized repositories of prompts that enhance the efficiency and reliability of AI models. They are particularly useful for tasks like image and text generation. This article highlights added functionalities like version control and data governance that make these libraries invaluable.

August 16, 2023

How to Develop Great Internal Products — Part II: Prioritizing Initiatives and Identifying Stakeholders

Drawing from my own experiences in large-scale product development as a former Chief Product Officer at a publicly traded mortgage lender, I hope to provide you with valuable insights on how to identify the internal problems worth solving and select the key stakeholders to drive your solution forward.

June 5, 2023

Building Great Internal Products – Part I: Cultivating the Right Culture and Values

The process of developing internal products comes with a minefield of potential pitfalls unique from those of external customer-facing products. This nuanced landscape demands a different approach to product development – one that borrows from the agility of startups, but scales to fit within the organizational dynamics of larger companies.

March 10, 2023

Why You Need Strong Alt Text for Real Estate Listing Photos

Learn how image alt text and SEO can help real estate businesses increase their visibility and reach more potential renters and buyers. Get tips on optimizing real estate listing photos with strong alt text from HelloData.ai.

March 5, 2023

HelloData.ai: AI for Real Estate

We’re building a platform that arms real estate with AI, but respects the tried-and-true methods of an industry that has created more millionaires than any other in history.

February 17, 2023

The Best Sources for Free Comparative Market Analysis Data

If you’re a tech savvy real estate professional, you know that performing a comparative market analysis (CMA), also referred to as a rent survey for multifamily properties, is essential for determining the value of a property. But what if you don’t have the budget to pay for expensive CMA data sources?

January 30, 2023

How to Use RentSource.ai for Apartment Rent Surveys

If you want to be successful as a real estate investor, you need to make sure you are maximizing the profit from your properties. RentSource.ai can add real-time rent, availability & property data to your real estate technology products and market studies.

January 14, 2023

8 Tips to Improve Curb Appeal from QualityScore.ai

In most cases there are a few simple, low-cost changes you can make to a home's exterior to significantly improve its Quality Score and even potentially increase its value. Here are a few simple tips the team at QualityScore.ai put together to help you improve curb appeal and add value to your home or real estate listing.