Bob Pinnegar, CAE, President and CEO of the National Apartment Association (NAA), was the featured guest in the launch of ForbesBooks Radio’s newest podcast, “ChangeMakers with Katie Goar."The podcast analyzes the issues and challenges being…
COVID-19 put STRs on the ropes, but some institutional apartment companies remain optimistic.Going into the spring leasing season of 2020, short-term apartment rentals were just beginning to hit their stride.In contrast to their onetime aversion to…
Although our person-to-person interactions have been limited during the pandemic, we can still work together to ensure healthy relationships with our residents.1. Be transparent.Now more than ever, residents need information and support. Clearly…
In the week-ending June 20, executed rents for new leases inched up 0.08% year-over-year, according to RealPage. That marked the first increase in rents since the COVID-19 shut downs began in March.In fact, at one point in mid-April, executed rents…
Surveys in the apartment industry show that employee turnover rate nearly doubles the national average. And a lack of recognition is often ranked in the top 5 reasons why people leave their place of employment.
In this webinar, property…
The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it the challenge of balancing public health with America’s economic well-being. In the initial stages of the nation’s virus response, federal, state and local policymakers temporarily suspended evictions to prevent…
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives return from their July 4 recess next week, and negotiations will begin in earnest on the next legislative package addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Even ahead of their official return, Republicans in the…
Around the country, rental housing providers (and in some cases, apartment associations on behalf of their members) are filing lawsuits asking for relief from eviction moratoria. These mandates prevent rental housing providers from compelling their…
As the rental housing industry has long known, mandatory inclusionary zoning policies are often a greater barrier to housing development instead of the new affordable housing source imagined. In fact, according to a new study by the Manhattan…
Earlier this month, President Trump signed S. 4116, which extends the deadline for borrowers to submit Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications. Under the extension, borrowers have until August 8, 2020 to submit their…