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Why Marketing is so Important for your Multifamily Building & How to do it

Multifamily Building Managers know how difficult it can be to find new tenants to fill vacancies. This is why marketing your building is so important. Here's why and how to do it.

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What ISC West 2025 Taught Me About Where the Industry is Headed

Umair Ahmed, our GM Americas, and our CEO Joachim Stray recently attended ISC West, one of the world’s largest security events. Following the event, Umair took some time to consider his key learnings about the future of the industry.

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Smart Home Fatigue — how to avoid it when choosing new technology

Smart Home Fatigue refers to the exhaustion and frustration people experience when managing multiple apps to control smart devices and systems. Here's how to avoid it when looking for new technology.

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How Digital Access Transforms Property Management for Better Oversight and Control

Digital Access provides Property Managers with the tools they need to maintain an in-depth overview of the safety and security of their entire property portfolio. Here's how:

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AI Leasing Agents: Everything you need to know

AI leasing agents are some of the most notable and successful tools that have gained popularity during the AI revolution. In this article, we’ll explore everything you need to know about AI leasing agents.

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How Defigo prevents tons of Co2 emissions

Defigo is reducing CO2 emissions in real estate by minimizing copper use and maximizing component reuse. By partnering with Climate Point, Defigo has shown it can prevent up to 5.6 tons of CO2 per building annually and streamline property management to further reduce emissions.

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Accessible Innovation: How Defigo Creates Solutions for Everyone

Defigo develops accessible entry systems with universal design to meet the needs of various user groups, including the elderly and people with disabilities. These solutions support legislation on equality and universal design, and do not require the use of smartphones or apps.

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The office dilemma: Tenant retention, hybrid working and how to revitalize commercial real estate.

With 95 million square feet of New York office space unoccupied, the question arises amongst commercial real estate owners 'How can we attract tenants back?'. I explore the possibilities in this opinion piece.

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What is local law 97?

Introduced in 2019, Local Law 97 aims to incentivize the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions generated by New York City real estate.

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How safe is mobile access?

Mobile access is seen a lot more frequently now - whether it be controlling the access to your car, bank or your home. But how safe actually is it?

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The time is now for innovation to drive down costs and enhance efficiency.

In these times of reduced construction activity and with a downturn in the real estate market, an opportunity arises for property companies to gain a competitive advantage through innovative solutions.

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What are smart buildings?

‍Smart buildings stand at the forefront of contemporary property development. By optimizing energy usage, ensuring safety, streamlining maintenance, and enhancing user experience, they signify a large shift in how buildings function and serve their tenants.

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Five leading property companies join Defigo's advisory board

Entra, Hoegh Eiendom, Mustad Eiendom, Malling & Co, and Smedvig are among the largest property development and management companies in Norway, and they have all recently joined the advisory board at Defigo, collaborating to ensure that Defigo solves the challenges they face now and into the future.

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What are green buildings?

In an effort to reduce their waste and negative impact on the environment, property development companies are choosing to construct green buildings. But what are green buildings, and how can property development companies achieve the green building status?

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Universal design and technology: Defigo Elite

Historically, buildings have not been accessible to everyone. It can be challenging for older people, children, people with disabilities, and people with cognitive difficulties to easily access buildings. This is exactly why Defigo researched, designed and created Defigo Elite.

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When is it time to change your residential intercom system?

A residential property is home to many people, and therefore must be kept extremely safe and secure. It's important to consider changing your intercom system if any of the following points apply.

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5 Benefits of a Keyless Entry System

A keyless entry system eradicates the need for physical keys and traditional lock systems, allowing for the locking and unlocking of doors remotely, either via an app, an access code on the door or a key fob.