Because housing is our industry and it’s the sector we most focus on…I was especially pleased to see/read the article below~

Know a veteran in danger of becoming homeless?
http://blog.hud.gov/index.php/2012/05/23/know-a-veteran-in-danger-of-becoming-homeless-pass-along-this-information/?goback=.gde_1329427_member_118138851

Your take on the news article above?

Are you familiar with HUD-VASH vouchers? What can you share about the vet housing program explained in this article?

To learn more about this topic and to read the news, trends and ideas being shared by multi family property management leaders…join the discussion threads below~with 45+ posts.

Industry Knowledge, PM Vets Focused On PM Success
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Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Patricia McLoughlin

Two Top UK REITs Still Face Challenges
http://www.globest.com/news/12_363/europe/reit/-322072.html

Your take on the news article above? Your thoughts/insight on this news—based on what you know about multifamily real estate and property management in the UK?

To invite other multifamily property management leaders in the UK to join this discussion thread—please forward to them the url below:

Industry Knowledge, UK PM Leaders
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To see the master list of LinkedIn discussion threads for worldwide multifamily property management leaders—for those in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Mexico, the Middle East, South Africa, South America and the UK…surf the url below~

Industry Knowledge, Worldwide PM Leaders
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The discussion thread above is here to make it easy for worldwide multifamily property management leaders and global sales vendors/suppliers to find property management leaders within their related countries and geographical regions

Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Patricia McLoughlin

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If you are a Marketing Director for your multifamily property management company…please surf the url below and join us.

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=3426124&trk=anet_ug_grppro

We welcome multifamily property management Marketing Directors who work for companies that own/run/manage rental apartments, REITs, senior housing, student housing, affordable apartments, commercial real estate, industrial real estate, and single-family rental homes/condos.

The goal of this group is to facilitate connections between property management Marketing Directors, to help you improve your professional development/skills and to serve as a learning resource for the multifamily property management sector.

This LinkedIn group helps the multifamily property management industry and Marketing Directors collaborate, share, mentor, and strategize when it comes to issues, challenges and opportunities.

Our LinkedIn groups are growing by 4000+ new leaders every 30 days…because all discussions are carefully moderated, no commercial messages are permitted and spammers are removed—immediately.

Please forward/share the url below with those on your team…so they can learn about all 9 of our multifamily property management LinkedIn groups with 35,000+ leaders and our Best 102 Industry Knowledge discussion threads that focus on industry emerging trends/technology, products, services and suppliers/vendors,

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Related to your market competitors…how are you competing with other multi family rental properties that provide WiFi for their residents? How many leases are you closing—tied directly to WiFi as a resident amenity?

Focused on WiFi as a resident amenity…what post, question and/or observation might you add to this discussion thread—as a multi family property management leader?

We are tracking these WiFi trends:

==>>New apartments are providing lavish amenities in a fierce competition to attract and keep their residents—that include WiFi.

==>>A 4-fold increase in global, public WiFi hotspots to 5.8 million by 2015, for consumers who want it for their smartphones and tablets.

==>>Between 2010 & 2011, mobile platforms overtook desktop platforms in percentage of WiFi devices.

==>>83% of user expect WiFi through a bundled package.

Here are the key questions about WiFi as a resident amenity:

A. How are apartment owners using WiFi to differentiate their communities?

B. What is the difference between hotspots & community-wide WiFi?

C. How are WiFi usage trends in student housing compared to conventional apartments?

D. What are the risks of installing your own WiFi network? Are there network security liabilities that apartment owners & PM leaders should worry about?

E. Can your IT or tech team set-up WiFi internally? What are the pitfalls? What are the security liabilities and how does the FCC CALEA Law factor in? Can the FCC fine apartment owners $10,000 a day for not being CALEA compliant?

F. Why is industry research telling us that apartment wireless is the #1 amenity that residents are asking for? Why are 64% of students willing to move out of a community entirely based on WiFi access and bandwidth?

G. How are the largest PM companies leveraging WiFi to increase their rental rates and maintain high retention rates?

Industry Knowledge, WiFi As Resident Amenity

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For a recent leadership webcast on the steps to grow your multifamily property management business plus add/gain new clients…below is a recent property management webcast you will enjoy.

CEO Webcast Series – Growing Your Property Management Business

This webcast includes 60 minutes of a captivating and informative discussion on how to grow and expand your multifamily property management business in today’s competitive market and brings to focus how you can be a game changer in our industry. This lively discussion takes you through the steps you need to take to prepare yourself to gain and retain multifamily property management clients.

Webcast Discussion Highlights

A. What are the pre-steps and preparation needed for adding new multifamily property management clients?

B. What are the strategies for identifying and locating new multifamily property management clients? How can you locate them…the fastest?

C. When given the opportunity to give a presentation to a prospective new multifamily property management client…what sets you apart from the rest? How will you convey the needed trust and confidence during this meeting?

To learn more about this topic and to read the news, trends and ideas being shared by multifamily property management leaders…join the discussion thread below~with 140+ posts.

Industry Knowledge, PowerHour PM Webcasts Since 1995
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Surf the url below for our CEO Series of free multifamily property management educational webcasts related to industry products, services and emerging trends & technology,

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Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Patricia McLoughlin

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For the list of the Best 102 multifamily Property Management Industry Knowledge discussions, surf here: http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/linkedingroups.html#ik

===>>>The fastest way to raise your success within our LinkedIn group is to make a post on one of the discussion threads on the url above—that will be seen by 12,800,000+ multifamily property management leaders/readers/members over the next 365 days~

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With a focus on website SEO and SEM/PPC…how is your multi family property management company addressing these Internet marketing opportunities? Are you getting a solid ROI for the time and financial investment you are making?

Are you and your multi family property management team leveraging the SEO/SEM/PPC research and industry best-practices below?

==>>How often is key word research being done for your multi family property management company? Which key words make the most sense to focus on? How does your website structure align with your website SEO?

==>>Are you getting an SEO report each month that includes the website rankings and performance of your website plus a matching SEO report for each of your prime competitors? Do you know your website visibility score?

==>>What are your monthly Google Analytic reports telling you about your SEO and SEM/PPC success? What conversion percentages are you seeing?

==>>Related to your prime multi family property management competitors…how many websites do they own/run? How do their quantity and quality of indexed pages—compare to yours? What kind of media and press coverage are you receiving…compared to your direct competitors? How is this media coverage impacting your SEO rankings and website visibility scores?

==>>How is your social media tied to your SEO success? Is it working?

With a focus on website SEO and SEM/PPC success…what post, question and/or observation might you add to this discussion thread—as a property management leader?

Industry Knowledge, Website SEO & SEM

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For the list of the Best 102 Property Management Industry Knowledge discussions, surf here:

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===>>>The fastest way to raise your success within our LinkedIn group is to make a post on one of the discussion threads on the url above—that will be seen by 12,800,000+ multi family property management leaders/readers/members over the next 365 days~

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The more you give in your ideas, knowledge and smart-thinking…the more you will get/receive from other property management leaders in exchange.

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I read the article below…with a high level of interest—especially the section that describes a savings of 15 to 30 percent for multifamily building owners on their energy and utility costs.

Apartment Building Owners, Save $3.4 Billion Annually With Energy Efficiency Improvements
http://www.aceee.org/press/2012/01/apartment-building-owners-residents-

Your take on the news article above? For the multifamily buildings that you own/manage…what energy saving steps have you taken? Are they working? What kind of savings have you seen/enjoyed?

What kind of response do you get from your residents…from these energy-saving initiatives? Are they supportive?

How are energy saving strategies…impacting your purchasing decisions?

Focused on your utility bills…when was the last time you had them audited? What kind of overcharges did you uncover? What kind of refund/savings did your audit generate?

To learn more about this topic and to read the news, trends and ideas being shared by multifamily property management leaders…join the discussion threads below~with 85+ posts.

Industry Knowledge, Utility Bill Audits
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Industry Knowledge, Green Buildings & Savings/Management
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Your LinkedIn group owner/moderator
Patricia McLoughlin

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For the list of the Best 102 multifamily Property Management Industry Knowledge discussions, surf here: http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement/linkedingroups.html#ik

===>>>The fastest way to raise your success within our LinkedIn group is to make a post on one of the discussion threads on the url above—that will be seen by 12,800,000+ multifamily property management leaders/readers/members over the next 365 days~

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An important reminder; Wildfire season is now here…and with a winter that was exceeding dry across all of North America—the threat of fire damage…for those who own apartments, commercial and other real estate buildings/assets is larger than it has been in decades.

Related to this…what can you and your multi family property management company do…to protect your real estate building assets from brush fires? Do you have a plan in place if a large wildfire were to put one of your properties at risk?

Below are two timely and important articles related to wildfires–and a number of smart/bright recommendations. Please share these stories with those on your leadership, leasing and maintenance teams~

How To Minimize Property Damage In The Event of A Wildfire
http://www.multihousingnews.com/news/how-to-minimize-property-damage-in-the-event-of-a-wildfire/1004052317.html

2012 Wildfire Projections
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/13/2012-wildfire-season-west_n_1423123.html

Within your property management company—-what are your policies/procedures for how often your team clears brush and vegetation at your apartment and commercial real estate buildings? How often do you send communication to your residents/tenants—reminding them of certain safety precautions if your real estate apartments and/or commercial buildings were to be at risk?

Focusing on wildfires and fire damages…how does this tie into your real estate and apartment/commercial building insurance coverage? What does your insurance policy require/or would like to have regarding surrounding vegetation and debris located at your properties?

Would you like our team to do a comprehensive review of your real estate building insurance coverage—related to wildfires and/or fire damage?

To learn more about this topic and to read the news, trends and ideas being shared by PM leaders—join the discussion thread below~with 50+ posts.

Industry Knowledge, Real Estate Building Insurance
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Craig Simmons
Power Insurance & Risk Management Group
http://www.PIRMG.com
877-602-6030

With a focus on utility billing errors, overcharges, remedies and refunds…how is your multifamily property management company addressing each of these areas? Do you know that leading multifamily property management companies are saving $50,000 – $100,000+ a year on their utility bills?

Are you and your multifamily PM team tracking the utility bill trends and best-practices below?

==>>What are the trends in billing and pricing procedures?

==>>Why do 80% of all utility bills have overcharges and mistakes?

==>>What are the possible savings from having your utility bills audited?

==>>How are refunds being received from utility bill audits?

==>>Why are large refunds being received from energy bill audits?

==>>Why are utility bills audited with no upfront costs or fees?

==>>What kind of practical advice will lower your monthly energy bills?

With a focus on utility bills, billing and audits/refunds…what post, question and/or observation might you add to this discussion thread—as a property management leader?

Industry Knowledge, Utility Bill Audits

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To the members of our 9 LinkedIn groups…we are the Wikipedia for the multifamily property management sector—and we are only as strong as the depth of our 35,000+ multifamily property management industry leaders who are sharing their ideas, insight and wisdom on these Industry Knowledge discussion threads.

For the list of the Best 102 multifamily Property Management Industry Knowledge discussions, surf here:

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===>>>The fastest way to raise your success within our LinkedIn group is to make a post on one of the discussion threads on the url above—that will be seen by 12,800,000+ multifamily property management leaders/readers/members over the next 365 days~

Find a discussion that interests you and make a post, ask a question, jump in and make a contribution. Come join 6010+ multifamily property management leaders already posting to our Industry Knowledge discussion threads.

The more you give in your ideas, knowledge and smart-thinking…the more you will get/receive from othermultifamily property management leaders in exchange.

To see the master list of all Industry Knowledge discussions within this LinkedIn group and all 9 of our multifamily property management LinkedIn groups for you to join, you will find them on the url below:

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Based on group size…we’re #344 of 1,280,183 worldwide LinkedIn groups with 35,000+ members who are part of our 9 LinkedIn groups.

Surf the url below for our CEO Series of free property management educational webcasts related to industry products, services and emerging trends & technology,

http://powerhour.com/propertymanagement/thoughtleadership.html

The Coach…and your LinkedIn group owner/moderator

Ernest Oriente

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PowerHour, serving the multifamily property management industry since 1988, http://www.powerhour.com/propertymanagement
Posted by Ernest Oriente