Property Management News

Laurie is joining the team here at Empire as our newest Property Manager. She brings with her an extensive and varied range of experience. In addition, she also brings a cheerful, confident, and intelligent personality to brighten life in

Life here at Empire can be very monotonous; it runs in neverending monthly cycles. With most management companies, there are of course emergencies, evictions, and other charming problems to break up the rerun and bring some life back into

With the Summer rapidly flying by, we have noticed that though applicants are coming in our door as often as they did before, the chances of them being approved are falling. The number of qualified renters continues to shrink. However,

The rental market is a constantly shifting field. Empire’s experts are careful to stay on top of it and to always be aware of each fluctuation.    What we have observed: The rental market is beginning to soften as the

Here at Empire, we have coined quite a few sayings/mottos over the years. There is the famous “All Roads Lead To Empire’ and of course, “We take the stress out of being a Landlord.” The more humorous ones, such as

Here at Empire, we have noticed a trend. If you have company or your family is over for the holidays, there will be an emergency. If there is one emergency, there will be another one within the next hour or

There are a few inevitable scenarios we encounter with almost every home we list for rent. The applicant that applies and is eager to see the home, claims to be excited, and yet never gets back to you. The

Keys are every Property Manager’s worst nightmare. Every property has at least one, and some have far more than that. If even one of those keys is lost or misplaced, it can be an enormous problem. Here at Empire,

In 1995, Craig Newmark began a small email service to friends that featured local events in the San Fransico Bay area. It became a web-based service in 1996, as well as being expanded into other categories besides that of