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Our lane is multifamily tech, how it influences property management companies and ultimately renters' experience finding their next home. To be clear, we’ll stay in our lane. In this podcast, we are privileged to sit down with some of the best minds in multifamily, learn directly from them, and share what we learned with you. We’re here to have honest conversations with the leaders of this industry and the tech that defines it. Tune in to learn about what could be better, and the solutions that are changing the lives of renters, and everyone working at property management companies. No matter if you just Googled the words “multifamily industry” for the first time and stumbled onto our podcast, or are a multifamily veteran, as long as you’re curious about technology and the multifamily industry this podcast is for you. Multifamily Unpacked is presented by Funnel and hosted by Tyler Christiansen.
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Forum 2026 recap: what the leading operators are seeing next
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Agentic AI rent payments in ChatGPT + 2026 reality check: trust, transparency, and out-executing the market
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Inside the Funnel — Nikki Hand — Multifamily’s future depends on specialization, AI, and human-centered operations
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Tesho Akindele — the art of building better neighborhoods
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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The Report — Beyond the headlines on AI, policy, and capital pressure
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Inside the Funnel with Mallory Sheibley — Designing AI for a people-first multifamily industry
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Centralization, specialization and AI in multifamily — Rebroadcast of the Apartment Jedi with Andrew Bowen
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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What AI is actually changing in the rental housing industry — Rebroadcast of The Rent Roll hosted by Jay Parsons
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Michael Britti — Building, buying and believing in the power of a team
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Forum highlight — Today in operations
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Rebroadcast — Leading Voices in Real Estate with Tyler Christiansen on centralization before AI
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Clay Bavor — Sierra — Future of agentic AI
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Matt Slepin — Building careers and communities in real estate
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Forum highlight — Employee experience with the new operating model
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Jay Parsons — Multifamily economics beyond the rate cut
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Inside the Funnel — Beyond the lease with Jack Banask
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Jessica Beck — The people-first path to property management 3.0
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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The Report — Acquisitions are back
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Jason Terry — Leading with care in centralized student housing
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Forum highlight — Generative AI: What’s next for multifamily?
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Inside the Funnel — Agentic AI with Cameron Skaff
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Josh Gampp — How UDR evolved its centralization strategy
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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The Report — Apartmentalize and the wild west of AI
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Forum 2025 top takeaways
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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February Report — Market shifts and centralization in action
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Centralization for third-party managers
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Kylee Lambert — Open Arms — The Heartbeat of MAA
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Ian Andrews — Avanti Residential — Where tech meets tradition + playing to your strengths
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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The Report — OPTECH, and opportunities in multifamily.
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Christine Williams — QuadReal — Centralizing faster than anyone
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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A Smarter Way To Approach Artificial Intelligence
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Dos and don’ts of multifamily centralization from companies who have already done it
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Marcie Williams — RKW Residential — Leading and leasing, from agent to NMHC Top 50 CEO
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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VP Harris’ major policy speech, SF bans revenue management + multifamily’s thaw
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Forum FOMO: Crack the Code: Boost Renter Sentiment and Drive Retention
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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The Report — BILT, revenue management, staffing turnover + housing affordability
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Scott Berka — Greystar — The importance of brand + the "first place"
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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The Report — WeWork, renters staying longer, + centralization misinformation
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Donald Davidoff — Multifamily’s data pioneer
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May 22, 2024 |
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Blurring lines between short-term and long-term renters — Jesse Stein, Airbnb X Scott Berka, Greystar
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May 01, 2024 |
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Mike Whaling — A multifamily marketer's guide to the current headwinds
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Forum Fomo - Five fantastic takeaways
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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The Report — NMHC lists, Blackstone acquisition, loan delinquency and NAR settlement
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Steve Lefkovits — The multifamily community and this real estate cycle
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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S3 E7 — The March Report
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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S3E6 — Jennifer Staciokas — The intersection of people and technology, and growing your career in multifamily
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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S3E5 — The Response — Jake Holzman — The other side of rent reporting
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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S3 E4 — The Response + Dom Beveridge — Does Colorado hate multifamily?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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S3 E3 — February Report — NMHC annual, the rise of mega-managers, 2024 headwinds + BIG PropTech funding news
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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S3 E2 — How AI + automation unleash leasing superpowers
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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S3 E1 — Jerry Davis — the godfather of centralization + the new operating model
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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4 Predictions for 2024
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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The Report - The Forum, rent growth, junk fees, Amazon, and TikTok fraud
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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S2 E10 Jessica Anderson — First-hand reports of the new operating model
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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S2 E9 — David Williams — From Make-A-Wish to opening doors at Entryway
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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S2 E8 — UX will make or break your product decisions (why data should drive development)
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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The Report — ACH fees, junk fees, interest rates + post-OPTECH observations
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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S2 E6 — Matt DeGraw — On leading by example from leasing agent to CEO
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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S2 E5 — FUNdraising news + what renting is actually like (from real renters)
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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S2 E4 - Three processes every community should automate this year
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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The Report — OPTECH, rising costs, and housing affordability
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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S2 E2 — Jesse Stein — The blurring lines between hospitality and multifamily
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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S2 E1 — Alex O’Brien — A candid conversation on how company culture drives results
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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S1 E14 — Mike Brewer — an empathetic, people-focused look at technology’s role in multifamily
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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S1 E13 — IREM — From the front lines
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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S1 E12 — Jindou Lee — Design thinking meets multifamily industry needs
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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S1 E11 — Tyler’s Take — What does multifamily have in common with Tesla and the auto industry’s EV disruption?
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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S1 E10 — Johnny Hanna — Entrata and Homie Co-founder and real estate industry change agent on the future of multifamily
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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S1 E9 — Dom Beveridge — Informed and candid perspective of what’s really happening in multifamily
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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S1 E8 — Tyler’s Take – Three myths about the new operating model
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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S1 E7 — AIM Panel — How centralization is being reinvented/democratized by proptech for small + large firms
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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S1 E6 — John Helm — Industry-influenced technology solves tough challenges and addresses product-market fit
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Tim Argo — Portfolio diversity and a long-standing Sunbelt strategy fueled the country’s largest apartment owner’s growth
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May 24, 2023 |
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S1 E4 — Noah Echols + Mike Gomes — Tomorrow’s operating model, today
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May 10, 2023 |
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S1 E3 — Scott Wesson — Making every bit of data count
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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S1 E2 — Mike Gomes — You’re either a customer-centric company, or you’re not.
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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S1 E1 — Kristy Simonette — From leasing associate to Camden CIO
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Welcome home, get unpacked — the preview
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Mar 17, 2023 |