Boxing an Empty Coat: 2024’s Rental Plateau and Utility Cost Hikes
It’s a good time to be a renter. It’s a bad time to be a home buyer. And it’s a…strange time to own or manage rental properties. Every January, we at Conservice build a snapshot of the rental industry and…
Future-Forward in 2024: Key Trends Reshaping Manufactured Housing
2024: The year manufactured homes rolls past ‘business as usual,’ parking right at the intersection of innovation and resilience. Here, amidst economic roller coasters, the industry stands as a near recession-proof class. The sector is now at the forefront of…
Revolutionizing Energy Efficiency: The Power of HVAC Automation
When we consider the costs to run our homes and offices, energy bills invariably come to mind. The concern is well-founded, as Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems account for nearly half of a building’s energy usage, according to…
Making Seasons Bright: A Property Manager’s Guide to a Festive and Safe Holiday
All is calm, all is bright. So let’s keep it that way. The holiday season is upon us! It’s a time for joy, celebration, and creating warm memories with family and friends. But as the winter chill sets in and…
The ESG/ROI Connection: Create Value for Real Estate through Environmental, Social, and Governance Initiatives
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is reshaping the landscape of real estate investment, proving that smart business strategies align profit with planetary well-being. Despite facing criticisms for its perceived political leanings and questions about its direct impact on stock performance,…
Wisdom En Masse: Analyzing the NAA Pulse Survey
What happens when more than two thousand property management professionals share their insights, experiences, goals, and anxieties in one focused census? You get the NAA Pulse Survey. At the end of August, National Apartment Association (NAA, a multifamily industry pillar for…
Riding the Wave of Change: How Demographic Shifts Reshape Multifamily Housing
The only constant is change. Ride the wave of change or…find yourself beneath it. As a business navigating choppy waters, understanding and adapting to change is not just a smart strategy – it’s a necessity. This is especially true in…
Revitalizing Urban Landscapes: The Rise of Green Roofs and Living Walls
In a world that increasingly demands sustainable practices, property managers stand at the crossroads of expectation and innovation. This article marks the beginning of a series unraveling the layered benefits of retrofits, starting with the multifaceted advantages of green roofs…
Smart is Smarter – Why it Might be Time to Make Your Multifamily Property a Smart Building
Apartment communities might just outsmart your phone—the future isn’t on the horizon, it’s at your doorstep. The rise of artificial intelligence and automation technology is not confined merely to industries and workspaces. It has seamlessly found its way into our…
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Meter Tampering and Utility Theft Detection for Multifamily Communities
Utility theft doesn’t always look like a broken meter. Physical meter tampering, missed service transfers, and account mismatches can all leave utility costs unrecorded or assigned to the wrong account. Undetected vacant theft alone can cost an average community up…
The Only 5 Utility Management Companies Worth Considering in 2026
The multifamily utility market has no shortage of providers. But only a handful offer the scale, service depth, technology, or specialization to deserve serious consideration in 2026. Five stand out: Conservice (unashamed plug, but true is true), RealPage, Yardi, Entrata,…
How Property Management Software Supports Centralized Utility Management
TL;DR Enterprise operators need an accurate view of utility billing across every community. But when each property follows its own process, corporate teams spend more time checking records and reconciling reports before they can trust the portfolio view. Centralized utility…
Broadband Summit 2026 Debrief: The Infrastructure of Connectivity
Telecom strategy used to be limited to a few baseline questions: Who is the provider? What speeds do they offer? And are they offering the best rate? That was often the extent of the decision-making process. Walking out of Broadband…
Scaling Senior Living with Justin Brady
Scaling Senior Living with Justin Brady | RSS.com Who manages the utilities at a senior living community? Often, it’s a business manager or bookkeeper who is also juggling resident enrollment, retention, and day-to-day community operations. Lauren Howard sits down with…
Rental Junk Fee Laws in 2026: What Utility Billing Teams Need to Know
TL;DR: Fee transparency law is tightening in 2026, and most of the new rules target disclosure, not the formulas billing teams use to calculate a utility bill-back. This guide breaks down what counts as a junk fee, where disclosure rules…
Conservice’s 2nd Annual 5K Brings Together More Than 500 Participants and Gives Back to Cache Valley
LOGAN, Utah — September 10, 2026 — Conservice celebrated its second annual 5K Fun Run on September 9, bringing employees, families, and community partners together for an afternoon of connection and giving back. More than 550 people registered for this…
The How-to Guide for Reducing CAM Charges and Shared Space Costs
TL;DR When investigating where to reduce CAM charges and multifamily common-area costs, shared utility expenses might be the place to start. A higher bill doesn’t automatically signal waste, so it’s important to compare cost and consumption before deciding where to…
Installing EV Charging Stations: A Guide for Multifamily Property Owners
Have there always been this many electric vehicles on the road? It looks like the silent hum of an EV has become a roar, as Electric vehicles take the United States by storm. With the rise of EVs, comes the…
Policy Watch: Compliance & Building Readiness with Brett Kraus and Michelle Winters
Policy Watch: Compliance & Building Readiness with | RSS.com In this episode of Utility Wisdom, Michelle Winters, Vice President of Sustainability Sales at Conservice, sits down with Brett Kraus, Senior Legal Counsel, and Katie Piel, Sustainability Manager, to break down…
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