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You Get What You Pay For: The Other Side of a “Poor Man’s” RevMan

Editor’s note: Our recent article on VaultWare’s Market Comp’s offering, which the company is proferring as a “poor man’s RevMan solution elicited some interesting response from our readers. Chief among them was MF RevMan guru Donald Davidoff, who’s been plying the apartment pricing trade for as long as anyone. He sent us the following comments. [...]

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As 2011 Unfolds, RevMan Adopters Abound

It’s hard to imagine a better scenario in the apartment business than the one that’s lining up right now. With the initial wave of 80 million Gen Yers getting ready to rent their first apartments, the national zeitgeist has also shifted decidedly away from homeownership. Mid-career Americans who didn’t get in before – or have [...]

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Who’s Using RevMan in Multifamily?

For quite some time, this site has been keeping a running tally of who’s using Revenue Management technology in the apartment industry. We offer our sincere thanks to all the individuals who have helped us over the years, particularly the folks at the Rainmaker Group and RealPage’s YieldStar division. Yet, like any running tally, we [...]

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Pricing Power in the Age of the Sticky Resident: The MFR Interview with Mike Lacy, UDR’s New Director of Revenue

As one of the largest and most tech-savvy operators in the multifamily business, it’s no surprise that Highlands Ranch, Colo.-based UDR is a big proponent of revenue management. The REIT turned heads in apartment world last year when it announced impressive results from its online lease renewal platform, which offered existing residents time-sensitive incentives to [...]

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