Meredith Murray covers the systems and strategies shaping today’s multifamily and commercial properties. Meredith’s articles provide practical insights for real estate professionals seeking to improve security, streamline day-to-day operations, and create more seamless experiences for residents, staff, and guests.
Key takeaways: High-turnover properties need an intercom that makes resident changes fast, controlled, and easy to audit, not just a panel with a long feature list. Cloud-managed IP or video intercoms are often the strongest fit for frequent move-ins and move-outs, as... Read More
Key takeaways: Commend is a broad enterprise intercom portfolio with outdoor, indoor, vandal-resistant, retrofit, industrial, maritime, and detention station families. Commend requires a dealer quote, but third-party contract listings show representative station MSRPs... Read More
Key takeaways: Appointment-only access control keeps therapy-office entry managed by pairing a locked or controlled door with live verification, time-limited credentials, or both. Door access and ePHI access are different HIPAA concepts, so no lock, intercom, keypad,... Read More
Key takeaways: Multifamily access control is usually priced by controlled opening, so cost per unit only makes sense after you define which doors, gates, elevators, amenities, and unit entrances are included. Public planning estimates often fall between about $500 and... Read More
Key takeaways: Geokey became part of OneQuext on April 27, 2026, so buyers should ask how branding, support, and product plans will evolve. Geokey offers flexible lock and PMS integrations, but its app averages 1.5/5 from 618 App Store ratings and 1.7/5 from 171... Read More
