Utility Rate Audits: Because Assumptions Aren’t a Strategy
Making assumptions about massive amounts of cumulative dollars year-over-year is never a good idea. Yet every year, real estate owners all over the country are making the costly assumption that their utility rates are fair, accurate, and as low as they…
Scaling the Student Turn Mountain
If resident turnover rates were landscapes, rates for conventional multifamily communities would be the Smoky Hills of Kansas, and student housing rates would be the steep, jagged Rockies in Colorado. Because while both community types may experience similar turnover amounts…
Gas and Power Prices: An Escalating Future
Change causes change. As the headlining big numbers that affect our lives and our businesses get bigger, the quieter goods and services that stand on top of them begin to shift in hard to nail down ways. Consider a recent…
Don’t Let Utilities Eat Your Accountants
Accountants create value. They’re money managing superheroes. Individually, they analyze expenditures and maintain your business’s institutional compliance. As a part of a whole, the financial reports and future-earnings analyses they create are the foundation of business intelligence. Essentially, they fuel growth.…
7 Commercial Utility Revenue Robbers
As a commercial real estate (CRE) owner, you have a lot of tasks and expenditures to worry about—and, odds are, utilities aren’t your primary focus. But with an average cost of $2 to $4 per square foot—they aren’t an expense you…
Electricity Execs, and Sustainable Utilities
Last week, on February 9th, President Biden hosted a roundtable meeting with executives from electric utility companies throughout the U.S. to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of his Build Back Better plan and what it may mean for the future of clean…
Well…Single Family Exploded. Now What?
Single-family properties are a big ole’ wave. And like it or not, you’re either riding it, about to ride it, or at risk of being buried beneath it. Motley Fool reported that in the third quarter of 2021, investors purchased 90,215 homes with…
Lowering Utility Costs in a Pandemic
Well, we’re a couple of years into the pandemic now, and it’s safe to say that most of us—regardless of our role within the industry—have experienced some curveballs, forcing us to either adjust our processes or strikeout. We’ve encountered mail…
Kick Open a $6T Door by Benchmarking Utilities
Utilities are background noise. They’re an unpleasant necessity. An overhead cost. A thing to be accomplished so that the real work can happen. Right? You think of utilities, you think of a bill. A blurry collection of expenses. You pay…
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2026 Building Performance Standards Compliance by City
Stay ahead of 2026 building performance standards like Local Law 97. Track city deadlines, understand penalties, upgrade properties, and take action to stay compliant.
Good Data In, Good Data Out: The Key To Turn Season
It’s that time of year again for student housing. Move-outs are piling up nearly as fast as move-ins and student housing operators and property teams have just a few short weeks to get it all sorted before the next wave…
Improving Resident Experience Through Connectivity: 4 Reasons Bulk Internet Actually Works
Multifamily owners and operators are rethinking how connectivity is delivered. Bulk internet programs are becoming an increasingly valuable solution.
Conflict in Iran Affects Utility Costs
The situation in Iran is already having measurable economic effects. While much of the attention has focused on geopolitical implications, the financial impact on consumers is becoming increasingly clear. At the time of this publication, U.S. consumers have absorbed an…
A Practical Way to Prioritize Climate Risk Across Your Portfolio [Rent at Risk: Part 3]
Climate risk analysis produces a long list of exposures across assets and markets, but it does not always produce a clear path forward. How should you leverage and prioritize available data?
Utility University: March 2026
Utility costs are rising but this isn’t just another temporary spike. From increasing energy demand to the growing role of internet as essential infrastructure, the utility landscape is evolving fast. Here’s what property teams need to know to stay ahead.
The ROAD to Housing Act: What It Means for Supply, Renters, and Operators
The Senate passed the ROAD to Housing Act on March 12 with an 89-10 vote. That kind of margin is rare, especially for something as complex as housing policy. On paper, that kind of support should signal momentum. In reality, it highlights something more interesting.
What 650 Property Audits Revealed About Utility Rate Misalignment
Most utility bills are treated as a given. They arrive, they’re processed, and they’re paid. In some cases, they’re allocated or passed through to residents, but structurally, they are rarely questioned. Utilities tend to sit in the category of “fixed”…
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