Property Management
Property management as a business and an operating discipline. Thesis Driven reports on property management systems and platform openness, centralization and offshoring, AI and automation in operations, third-party management economics and fee pressure, maintenance and resident service models, and the data infrastructure operators need to run a portfolio.
The Least Glamorous Job in Real Estate Is Getting Sexier
As AI eliminates administrative burden and capital consolidates around scaled platforms, operational performance is becoming a primary driver of returns
Why AI Property Management Software Keeps Failing
One founder's account of the structural reasons autonomous AI property management SaaS gets crushed, and what the right model actually looks like
Deep Dive: SurfaceAI
By combining computer vision with agentic AI, one platform is taking on the operational work buried in every property manager’s to-do list.
Tenants Are Hacking the Building
Multifamily residents are using consumer AI and open tools to work around building systems and regain control of how their apartments operate
Your PMS Integrations Are Working. Your Data Strategy Isn't.
PMS platforms are becoming more open but most multifamily operators still lack a unified data layer across their systems
How Open Is Your PMS? Our Exclusive Platform-by-Platform Breakdown
The poll results are in! Operators and tech companies speak out about what they like—and seriously dislike—about property management systems
AI is Coming for the Asset Manager Too
For an industry built on spreadsheets and market analysis, asset management may be the next AI target.
Building the Zero-Employee Property Manager: A Workshop
A workshop exploring AI and automation in property management
Deep Dive: Proper
An innovative tech-enabled property management rollup built for the age of centralization
The Proptech Wars: EliseAI and Funnel Square Off
A tiff between two proptech darlings is a proxy battle for AI’s growing role, with multifamily operators stuck in the middle