Multifamily operators are seeing their properties’ running costs continuing to grow, albeit at a slower rate than in years past according to a new report from real estate data firm Yardi Matrix.
Boston’s groundbreaking law cutting large buildings’ greenhouse gas emissions is set to gain a set of teeth, but a leading real estate group says the measure could drive up rents and make the affordability crisis worse.
New survey data will help you understand your renters and earn their trust in a way that can build long-term tenant relationships.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered a trainload of good news to the real estate industry at Back Bay’s Plaza Hotel last week in the form of policies that look like true win-wins for industry and everyday Bostonians, alike.
Landlords of apartment buildings in Malden and Canton hired a Texas company to screen tenant applications automatically, prompting a pair of rejected tenants to file a court challenge.
The Biden administration on Wednesday took steps to disclose the so-called “junk fees” charged by landlords.
A Chicopee landlord accused of sexually harassing female tenants for 11 years will pay $450,000 and be barred from working in residential property management under a settlement with the U.S Attorney Rachel Rollins’ office.
As Gov. Maura Healey begins the process of creating a new Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, she should look to promote this important tool that affordable housing property managers provide.
Gas stoves can release hazardous air pollutants while they’re operating, even when they’re turned off, and research shows unventilated kitchens can put their users at risk.
“Location, location, location” is not the only element in the commercial real estate equation, particularly as more businesses engage in work that can be conducted nearly anywhere.
Two proptech companies will pay $100,000 in fines to the state and revamp their products after settling charges brought by Attorney General Maura Healey’s office that their software let apartment landlords discriminate against tenants.
To implement solutions effectively, one must form a team focused on the design and delivery of the organization’s employee experience, which includes updating tools to elevate the workplace and providing employee experiences that keep them connected and happy.
When Peter Rinning saw his new landlord was looking to reposition his Somerville neighborhood for biotech startups, he didn’t expected to be told, “You’re one of the reasons we’re buying this building. Don’t go anywhere.”
If broker fees are pushed onto property owners, there will be several unintended consequences; one of which is that we just won’t allow brokers to lease our units.
The property manager of a Rhode Island condominium complex has been charged by federal prosecutors with improperly using the condo association’s debit card to withdraw nearly $50,000 from ATMs at a Massachusetts casino.
Strong partnerships between property owners and their property management firms are vital to ensuring communities are well-cared-for and run smoothly.
With renter traffic and demand stronger than ever, occupancies and rents were driven higher than pre-pandemic levels. The key trend has been lease trade-outs, in which select properties have capitalized on demand and experienced upwards of 30 percent rent growth.
Commercial real estate brokerage JLL has bought the Boston-based property management software firm Building Engines in what it called a “strategic acquisition.”
Two workers were injured when a pipe ruptured this morning at the steam plant that provides heating to many downtown Boston commercial properties.
Although benign-sounding, the two bills would literally destroy rental housing through their provisions for “small amounts of demolition,” among other draconian measures.
