Industry Insider
A weekly newsletter of noteworthy articles pertaining to our industry.
Envolve Continues Giveback Programs
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Affordable housing provider Envolve provides lunches, hosts back-to-school event.
Affordable property owner and manager Envolve LLC continues its philanthropic work in its local communities. During the course of the past several weeks, the company has partnered with local businesses at events to…
Envolve Continues Giveback Programs
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Affordable housing provider Envolve provides lunches, hosts back-to-school event.
Affordable property owner and manager Envolve LLC continues its philanthropic work in its local communities. During the course of the past several weeks, the company has partnered with local businesses at events to…
Median U.S. Rent Continues Rising
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New York City overtakes San Francisco as the most expensive rental market.
New York City is officially the most expensive market in the U.S. For the first time since Zumper began tracking rental data, New York City surpassed San Francisco as the most expensive market for median one-bedroom rentals…
Worst Markets for Free Rent Slowly Recover
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Concessions and rent cuts, a vast majority of which were found at new buildings that were leasing-up during the pandemic, are quickly evaporating.
During the pandemic, desperate apartment managers offered as much as three months of free rent to lure renters to new, luxury towers in downtowns…
Extended Eviction Moratorium Survives Initial Legal Challenges
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Next stop, the U.S. Supreme Court.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich from the District of Columbia ruled against a case led by the Alabama Association of Realtors, leaving the new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction order …
Texas Owner, Operator Requires COVID-19 Vaccination
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Camden requires vaccine for employees, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Houston-based owner/operator Camden is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the Houston Chronicle’s article, “Commercial real estate firm Camden requires COVID vaccines for employees…
NAA CEO Dispels Rental Housing Myths
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NAA President and CEO debunks apartment renting myths in his latest Washington Post column.
Renting an apartment is not a “backup option,” and renters are outpacing homebuyers nearly two and a half to one. In his latest article with the Washington Post, “Five myths about apartment renting,”…
How to Utilize Apartment Marketing’s Newest Weapon: TikTok
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Three ideas for bringing TikTok into your social media marketing mix.
“Weapon” might sound a little medieval for multifamily, but when you look at the power of TikTok and the impact it can have on lead generation, it feels like an appropriate descriptor.
Before we jump in, if your target renter is…
NAA Mourns Loss of Malcolm Bennett
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Bennett was a longtime supporter of the rental housing industry and a highly involved member of the National Apartment Association.
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Malcolm Bennett on July 21, 2021. He was a longtime supporter of the rental housing industry and…
‘Park’ Popular Among Community Names
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Apartment Guide dives into the most popular words in apartment community names.
The average name of an apartment community has under two and a half words. Apartment Guide reviewed communities listed on their website and found “park” was the most common word in a communities’ name. “Park” appeared…