How to Use RUBS to Improve Utility Cost Recovery
If your property isn’t equipped with submeters, you might be wondering how to fairly charge your residents for utilities. RUBS uses the property’s shared utility expenses to calculate resident charges using a predetermined formula. What Does RUBS Stand For? RUBS…
Minimize Risk, Increase Your Bottom Line
Multifamily property owners are tasked with managing regulatory compliance in a multitude of ways; evictions, landlord and tenant laws, fair housing, and data security and privacy, just to name a few. So, it comes as no surprise to hear that…
Property Owners Overpay on Utilities by 15%
Property owners across the nation are overpaying for their utilities by way of ineffective provider rates and errors. Utilities are one of the largest operating expenses for property owners and provider errors are on the rise, resulting in unnecessary overspending…
4 Shopping Center Management Best Practices You May Not Be Following
As a retail property owner, you want to ensure that you apply the best management practices to attract retailers, especially when it comes to commercial utilities. Entrepreneurs want to take their businesses to locations where they see a difference in property…
How to Conserve Water as a Landlord
You might be wondering why conserving water is necessary, or who is truly affected by water conservation efforts? Many are under the impression that conserving water is a difficult task that requires high costs. This is not the case, there…
4 Ways to Save Money as a Commercial Real Estate Owner
Commercial property is one of the best investments to make in the real estate industry. However, it comes with many responsibilities, like finding the best maintenance vendors or handling tenant needs, and you need to keep a close eye on…
A Simpler Path for Student Housing Utility Management
The opportunities in student housing are substantial, but the nuances of this niche market adds layers of complexity that creates challenges within daily operations. If you’ve been in the world of student housing management, you get it. The unique setup…
What’s the Importance of Sustainability for Multifamily
It doesn’t take a keen eye to see that the focus on sustainability is growing increasingly more relevant every day. You could even say the green initiative has moved in, unpacked its bags, and is here to stay. You hear…
The Future of Clean Energy
The global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is one that will be felt for decades to come. Many world economies have been left reeling, while the way we as a society socialize and do business has experienced a staggering shift.…
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Don’t Mistake AI for Automation: A Primer for Property Management
At October’s Rent Manager User Conference, a speaker asked a room of property management professionals a simple question: “How many of you track the late fees you’re paying on utility bills?” In a room packed with dozens and dozens of…
More Doors = More Moving Parts: Growing Utility Management with Your Portfolio
More Doors = More Moving Parts: Growing Utility Management with Your Portfolio It’s alive! The multifamily market is alive! The industry’s biggest property managers have developed a serious appetite for growth. This year’s rankings show just how many doors they’ve added.…
The State of Manufactured Housing in 2026
The State of Manufactured Housing in 2026 | RSS.com In 2024, we said manufactured housing was parking itself at the intersection of innovation and resilience. Two years later, the industry has A LOT more traffic to manage. Demand for manufactured…
Utility Theft Detection: Protecting Revenue with Smart Monitoring
What does a case of “utility theft” even look like? A broken meter? A cyber attack? Someone hotwiring an electric panel like it’s some kind of car? Utility theft is a broad term for a simple concept—the loss of recoverable revenue to undetected utility use. This can include physical meter tampering, missed service transfers, account…
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, and Zego. Each brings a different strength to the table. Some embed utilities directly into…
Why Should You Centralize Your Utility Management?
TL;DR Ever hear the saying “you need to get your ducks in a row”? That can be a difficult ask when those ducks are running in different directions, across multiple states. Some are even hiding from you, with a few practically kidnapped by strangers, turning duck management into a wild goose chase. Unfortunately, we’re handling…
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 Summit 2026, one thing was clear: those questions aren’t enough anymore. Internet has outgrown the…
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 end, and billing accuracy begins, the laws currently in effect, and practical steps to keep…
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 act. HVAC, lighting, water systems, and amenity equipment are good places to identify any mismatches…
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 need for EV charging stations. One day soon, the question will no longer be if…
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