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Heather Hook
12 Feb 2026

KLAUS Multiparking America has appointed Sean Fitch as National Sales Director, strengthening its leadership team as developers increasingly turn to automated parking to address urban density and rising construction costs. In this role, Fitch will oversee all U.S. sales operations and lead national strategy, team development, and regional expansion efforts. Reporting directly to Chris Tiessen, ...

Heather Hook
06 Feb 2026

When Ron Kutas watched lease applications drop to nearly zero at his workforce housing properties, he initially suspected a software glitch. The fraud detection system OneWall Communities had implemented was supposed to prevent rental scams, instead, it was accidentally blocking qualified renters. The problem wasn’t technical. It was fundamental: the software assumed applicants were comfortable ...

Heather Hook
06 Feb 2026

Mor Milo of Relli believes the solution to America’s affordability crisis isn’t building bigger. It’s building smarter, smaller, and farther from metropolitan centers. America has a housing crisis. The average single-family home costs $500,000, requiring $100,000 down for a property that might generate $1,500 monthly rent. Nobody wins. Buyers can’t afford entry. Renters face rising ...

Heather Hook
06 Feb 2026

As automated parking systems become increasingly essential to modern development, responsive field service determines whether projects deliver on their promised uptime and performance. KLAUS Multiparking America has reinforced its nationwide service capabilities with the addition of Darnell C. Lee as Field Service Technician, bringing technical expertise and service optimization experience to support the company’s expanding ...

Heather Hook
06 Feb 2026

Parking is no longer just a line item in development projects. It’s a strategic design decision. In a new episode of the Commercial Real Estate Pro Network Podcast, Christopher Tiessen, President/CEO, shares how automated and mechanical parking solutions are helping developers, architects, and owners unlock more value from every project—especially in today’s high-cost, space-constrained urban ...

Heather Hook
06 Feb 2026

The arms race is over. Social media platforms are now actively labeling, filtering, and suppressing AI-generated content, and they’re cross-referencing your claims against actual data. “For real estate agents who’ve been using AI to fake expertise, the clock just ran out,” says Jeff Biebuyck, founder of the Frontgate Real Estate Team at Compass. Instagram, Meta, ...

Heather Hook
05 Feb 2026

The music industry’s battle with Napster in the early 2000s stands as one of the most cautionary tales in modern media history. Rather than embracing technology that could amplify their reach to millions, record labels chose litigation over innovation. They sued their own customers and fought the very platforms that represented the future of content ...

Heather Hook
03 Feb 2026

Property management has evolved through three distinct waves. Understanding each one helps explain why the industry is at a pivotal moment. As Ben Handelman, Director of Automation & Operational Intelligence at Keasy, observes: “Property management has gone through two real waves. We’re now entering the third.” Wave 1: Software-First (The Foundation) The first wave was ...

Heather Hook
03 Feb 2026

When Jeri Frank, co-founder of STRATAFOLIO, reviews a new client’s financial data for the first time, the red flags are almost always the same. Bloated profit and loss statements with too many accounts. Sometimes expenses are misclassified as income, or income is misclassified as expenses. And perhaps most concerning, tenant deposits that match expected amounts ...

Heather Hook
29 Jan 2026

Jersey City, NJ — Columbus House, a newly developed luxury condominium project in downtown Jersey City, has completed installation of a 45-space automated parking system. The KLAUS Multiparking TrendVario 6300 system was integrated early in the design process to help the project team optimize amenities, improve parking efficiency, and support the overall development program. The ...

Heather Hook
29 Jan 2026

KLAUS Multiparking America announced that its President/CEO, Christopher Tiessen, was recently featured on the Construction Champions Podcast, hosted by Ron Nussbaum. In the episode, Mr. Tiessen and Mr. Nussbaum explore the real-world challenges currently shaping the American construction and development landscape—and how mechanical and automated parking systems are helping project teams respond more effectively. The ...

Heather Hook
27 Jan 2026

Walk into a typical $280,000 production home in Central Florida, and you’ll find six windows. Walk into one of Ryan Hinricher’s Sunworth Homes, and you’ll count 18. That difference, 12 additional portals to natural light, represents a radical thesis: wellness features don’t have to be reserved for million-dollar estates. The Science of Affordable Wellness “You ...