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David Carner 

 David Carner 

President - LeasingDesk

Primary Topic: Risk Management

Bio: David Carner has more than 17 years of experience in the multifamily real estate industry. He joined RealPage in 1996 following the acquisition of Credit Interfaces, Inc., a San Diego–based leading provider of applicant screening products to the multifamily industry. David’s background includes expertise in screening and online marketing. In his career at RealPage, he has managed sales, operations, product development, and product marketing. David was responsible for the launch of OneSite Screening, RealPage’s first and most widely used web-based software application. Additionally, he directed the growth of the CrossFire product family into an industry-leading provider of online leasing, web marketing, call measurement, and call center services from 2003 through 2006. David holds Fair Credit Reporting Act certification from the Consumer Data Industry Association, and has consulted with many customers, both conventional and affordable, on individual risk management strategies. He holds a bachelors degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a masters of business administration from Southern Methodist University.

David's Posts

12/29/2009
Unfortunately, the H1N1 epidemic is here and everyone needs to be prepared. For apartment owner/operators this means implementing risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans centered on outbreak prevention and sustaining operations. These simple steps can help mitigate the financial risk associated with an H1N1 occurrence at your property.
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12/10/2009
Screening companies have tried to deal with the underbanked by injecting non-traditional credit information such as cell phone bills, utility bills and yes, rental payments, into the screening process...But now there’s a new twist. I came across an article recently about a company that is now assessing a person’s credit risk by analyzing their Facebook friends!
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11/23/2009
We know pet friendly communities can attract more prospects considering 63 percent of American households own a pet. Once those pet-loving prospects become residents, a great retention tool is to offer an amenity for their animal. And for an extra layer of risk management for the community, why not offer residents a pet insurance policy?
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4/28/2009
Raise your hand if you’ve searched the internet for registered sex offenders living in your neighborhood. Over the past decade, registered sex offender information has become so readily available that you must literally bury your head in the sand to not know about them. In my small town in Texas, the town’s website has a section devoted to telling you more than you ever really wanted to know about them. Their names, their pictures, where they live and their convicted offenses are all right there at the ready.
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2/6/2009
It’s official! Dr. Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, finally admits we’re in a recession. Not that we didn’t see this coming when every day we’re inundated with dire economic news and proclamations from the financial sections of newspapers where practically every sentence ends with “…worst since the Great Depression!” Yet, considering the difficult economic news, most major applicant screening companies report that consumer credit scores have held firm or, at worst, have degraded only slightly.
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