The Property Management Blog

Searching for Real Estate Made Easy: Geo-Fences Plus Mobile Phones

Posted By: Chris Thorman March 4, 2010 at 10:56 am | 13 Comments

It’s Saturday morning. Joel and Rebecca are walking their dog through a neighborhood in Austin, TX. As they walk, they chat about the movie they saw last night, what they’re going to make for dinner, and the big trip they have planned for next weekend. You wouldn’t know it by listening to their conversation, but the couple is also house hunting.

They cross Brodie Lane when Joel’s cell phone buzzes in his pocket. It’s a text message that reads:

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This is the Future of Green Building Management

Posted By: Chris Thorman December 8, 2009 at 10:55 am | 2 Comments

For years, both commercial and residential property managers have adhered to a fixed set of job responsibilities – collecting rent, coordinating maintenance requests, renewing leases and attracting new residents. Property management software has helped them complete many of those tasks.

One more job responsibility – managing and forecasting a building’s carbon footprint – should be added, according to Ross Sharman, director of Australia-based Knowledge Global and Oracle Magazine’s 2009 Green IT Architect of the Year.

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5 Amazing Mobile Apps for Property Management

Posted By: Houston Neal August 11, 2009 at 1:38 pm | 8 Comments

Property management is not often an industry on the cutting edge of technology. However, more and more property managers are making use of smartphones in their daily activities.

So, Software Advice has put together a list of smartphone apps we’d like to see developed for property management. Most of the technology already exists in property management software and other mobile apps,

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