3 Hot Apartment Marketing Ideas for Summer

By Rachel Jefferson

Summer is a busy time for property managers, as May through September is a popular time to move or look for apartments. A few experts in the Apartment management industry cover three unique marketing ideas to help you fill your summer vacancies quickly this summer—from musical festivals to virtual reality—in this recent article from Software Advice.

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From:: Property Management

Congress to consider dramatic overhaul of credit reporting

The way consumers’ credit data is reported, recorded and used by the nation’s credit reporting agencies could dramatically change soon, if a newly introduced bill makes it way through Congress. The new bill would, among other things, cut the time that adverse debt appears on a consumer’s report, and places the “burden” of remedying errors on the agencies themselves. …read more

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Adobe names new CIO to support cloud business

Adobe Systems Inc. on Thursday said it named Cynthia Stoddard senior vice president and chief information officer in charge of supporting its cloud business. Stoddard will report to Chief Technology Officer Abhay Parasnis. Shares of Adobe were flat in late trading Thursday after ending the regular session down 0.9%.

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From:: Stock Market News

Central States pension fund won’t issue new rescue plan, director says

A pension fund serving Teamsters members said Thursday it will not issue a new plan to rescue the fund, following the Treasury Department’s rejection of proposed reductions. Thomas Nyhan, executive director of the Central States Pension Fund, said it remains in “critical and declining status” and called for legislation to protect participants’ retirement benefits. Earlier this month, Nyhan predicted insolvency for the fund without legislation, absent another plan.

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Panera Bread approves $600 million share repurchase program

Panera Bread Co. said Thursday that its board has approved a new three-year share repurchase program of up to $600 million. The new program will replace the old one, which was scheduled to expire on June 4, 2017. Panera shares are inactive in after-hours trading, but are up 6.4% for the year so far. The S&P 500 is down 0.2% for the year to date.

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Ross slides after first-quarter revenue misses estimates

Shares of Ross Stores Inc. skidded in Thursday’s extended session after the discount retailer’s quarterly revenue fell short of Wall Street’s target. Ross reported its first-quarter earnings rose to $290.6 million, or 73 cents a share, from $282.2 million, or 69 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue grew 5% to $3.09 billion while same-store sales increased 2% in the quarter. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had projected earnings of 73 cents a share on revenue of $3.12 billion. The company forecast earnings per share of 64 cents to 67 cents and same-store sales of 1% to 2% in the second quarter. For the full year, Ross projected EPS of $2.63 to $2.72. Ross shares slumped 7.2% in after-hours trading.

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From:: Stock Market News

Ross slides after first-quarter revenue misses estimates

Shares of Ross Stores Inc. skidded in Thursday’s extended session after the discount retailer’s quarterly revenue fell short of Wall Street’s target. Ross reported its first-quarter earnings rose to $290.6 million, or 73 cents a share, from $282.2 million, or 69 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue grew 5% to $3.09 billion while same-store sales increased 2% in the quarter. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had projected earnings of 73 cents a share on revenue of $3.12 billion. The company forecast earnings per share of 64 cents to 67 cents and same-store sales of 1% to 2% in the second quarter. For the full year, Ross projected EPS of $2.63 to $2.72. Ross shares slumped 7.2% in after-hours trading.

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