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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 76, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedNORTH BATTLEFORD, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA Reducing utility costs has been a major priority for our operation. We manage social housing on behalf of the provincial government, and they have recognized that long-term...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 71, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedIn January, 2006, IREM presented a report to the industry identifying four strategic issues transforming real estate management. The outcome of this year-long research project, involving hundreds of practitioners, is...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 66, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedLogging onto this site gives users availability of e-procurement matching services for property managers, service providers, and material suppliers. The site serves as a single desktop where commercial real estate...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 63, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedOffering the best and the latest building amenities is not an effective strategy for attracting tenants. While it is prudent for property managers to keep abreast of the latest trends in amenities, trying to provide all...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 54, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedKey questions about how property management firms can promote job performance among employees can be answered by analyzing employee motivation and job satisfaction. Firms also need to look at how they relate to employees...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 56, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedProperty managers should conduct inspections so that they can identify the danger signs of a roofing failure. Inspections should be conducted in late spring, early fall, after severe weather conditions have occurred, and...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 57, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedProperty management companies that have at least one manager holding a professional designation tend to charge significantly higher rents than firms that do not have managers with professional designations. The effect of...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 57, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedReal estate management is possibly the only sector in the troubled real estate industry where there is a significant demand for new staff. Although many property management firms are reducing their staff in a bid to...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 56, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedThe prequalification of a prospective office tenant should include a routine check on the company's financial status. A credit report from a recognized credit bureau and copies of the company's financial statements for...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 56, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedReal estate management firms can improve their chances for success through the timely receipt and use of information, which can be obtained through an information network. Information processed by a mainframe computer...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 54, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedTravelers' Realty Investment Co, which uses third party fee property managers, has implemented a personal computer-based decentralized management system. The system allows Travelers' to obtain the data it needs from...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 54, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedMany real estate management firms are discovering that group purchasing organizations (GPOs) are one way to maintain operating costs effectively. Pooling purchasing volume enables groups to save money on properties and...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 54, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedA case study of a planned community is discussed to demonstrate how the community has developed affordable security for tenants. Aspects of the successful program, at Stroh River Place in Detroit's Rivertown, include:...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 55, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe effectiveness of property management should be measured by more than just the achievement of an occupancy or income goal. Other important measures of property management include: the degree of understanding of...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 59, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe property management industry needs the services of lawyers. Even if they do not appear trustworthy or likeable, the fact remains that lawyers are indispensible to any business professional. To establish a pleasant...
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From:University Business (Vol. 20, Issue 9)Working on a campus near the coast with sunny, 70-degree weather year-round is an appealing prospect to many people. It's also why real estate in Southern California is among the most expensive in the nation--placing...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 82, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedPRESIDENT Ben McGrew, CPM, CGIM, is president and majority shareholder of Fiduciary West, based in Reno, Nev. He began his career in the real estate industry as a maintenance man, which led him to property management...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 83, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedNEW CPMs ARIZONA Christina K. Rau, CPM, ARM, Tucson CALIFORNIA Michelle L. Olson, CPM, ACoM, Los Angeles Adriana Carreon, CPM, Pomona COLORADO Maegan M. Corcoran, CPM, Denver Meredith Wright,...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 76, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe Great Quake-Tsunami--referring to the 9.0 magnitude earthquake/tsunami twin disaster that ravaged the Pacific coastal areas of northeastern and eastern Japan on March 11, 2011--left thousands dead, equally as many...
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From:Journal of Property Management (Vol. 85, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedSo you want to be your own boss, launch your own company, sit back and reap the rewards. Not so fast. The rewards are there, but they lie at the end of a long and sometimes challenging road. Along the way, expect long...