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The Advantages to Being Hardware Agnostic

Multifamily software developers have historically taken one of two approaches to product development. 1. Develop original software that delivers enough intrinsic value, efficiency or cost savings to generate demand for the product. 2. Design software that specifically supports or manages only mainstream hardware products deployed throughout the multifamily industry.

Acquisitions: The Benefit of Timing

When it comes to partnerships and acquisitions in multifamily, timing is everything. Mergers are most successful when both parties are at similar points in their evolutions and ready to take things to the next level. Operational alignments and tech integrations must be completed in stride, enabling both sides to immediately benefit from one another, enhance offerings and build momentum.

SmartRent Named Winner in HousingWire Tech 100 Awards

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartRent, a leading provider of smart home and smart building automation for property owners, managers, developers, homebuilders and residents, announced its recognition on HousingWire’s competitive Tech100 list for the second consecutive year. The Tech100 program aims to provide housing professionals with a comprehensive list of the most innovative and impactful organizations that can be leveraged to identify partners and solutions to the challenges that mortgage lenders and real estate professionals face every day.

Digging Through Apartment Self-Touring Data

A multitude of touring options has some apartment marketers struggling to measure each one’s effectiveness and formalize an ideal strategy for that key step in attracting prospective residents. Demetri Themelis, Co-Founder, Knock; Todd Katler, CEO, Anyone Home; and C.J. Edmonds, Chief Revenue Officer, Smart Rent; discussed what data to consider and the tour-conversion relationship during a session at National Multifamily Housing Council’s OpTech Conference in National Harbor, Md.

SmartRent's Lucas Haldeman on Connected Homes and Multifamily Tech

An in-depth conversation with Lucas Haldeman, founder and CEO of connected-home firm SmartRent, which went public this summer.

How Smarter Housing Can Play A Critical Role In Stabilizing The Power Grid

Elevation Home Energy Solutions Announces Partnership with SmartRent

5 most common Missteps Operators Make When Conducting a Smart Home Retrofit

Kilbourne Group to Implement SmartRent in Fargo, N.D., Apartment Communities

When Supplier Partners Speak Multifamily’s Love Language

The multifamily industry used to be lampooned as being way behind the curve when it came to technology. But in recent years, it’s been exciting to see apartment owners and operators embrace new technologies.

Not Just for Residents: Smart Home Makes Life Seriously Easier for Operators, Too

Edward Rose & Sons Selects SmartRent as Its Smart Home Provider

Homes Of The Future: “Why smart access will become increasingly important” With Lucas Haldeman of SmartRent

SmartRent Puts New Smart Parking Management System into Gear

SmartRent Announces Alloy Parking: The Smart Parking Management System for Property Owners

MC Residential Deploys SmartRent Self-Guided Apartment Tour Technology

Venterra Realty Partners with SmartRent to Expand Self-Guided Tour Options

SmartRent Named No. 8 Nationally Best Place to Work Multifamily 2021

Episode #4: Interview with SmartRent CEO Lucas Haldeman

Pandemics have historically altered urban housing. COVID-19 will do the same.

Technology-Enabled Self Tours Helping Fill COVID-Era Apartments

SmartRent Announces Integration with Knock

Three Ways Property Owners And Tenants Benefit From Expanded Internet Infrastructure

IoT and smart home innovation in the age of COVID-19