NAA hosts first annual Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Week, releases D&I survey results.The culture is changing in America, and so too are company values and standards. The National Apartment Association (NAA) recently conducted a…
Renters now comprise the majority of residents in dozens of metro suburbs.Renters are flocking to the suburbs. According to a RENTCafé blog, more than 100 suburbs transitioned from homeowner heavy to renter majority during the past 10 years. Renters…
Industry leaders discuss supply chain shortages and completing service requests from afar.Maintenance professionals are known for their ability to enter a scene and quickly extinguish the problem. But when access to that scene becomes restricted, it…
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Domain/Task
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Number of questions on the exam
Domain I
Essential Trade Skills
35
Task 1
Perform electrical…
On October 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published an interim rule that requires HUD-subsidized public housing and housing providers whose properties benefit…
Improving customer service and built-in conveniences for leasing teams through integration. Multifamily housing operators often see the greatest benefits from new innovations when the technology doesn’t need to be managed by onsite…
While technology was needed immediately to maintain operations during the early stages of the pandemic, it is important to assess whether these solutions are temporary or viable in the long term.Virtual technology was a necessity during the pandemic…
Apartment vacancy rates register lows not seen in decades.Apartment vacancies are at an all-time low—again—going back three decades. September was the fourth consecutive month of record-breaking low vacancies at only 2.7%, according to a RealPage…
Social media and fast website loading times grab the attention of the Digital Generation. Maybe they weren’t born with a mobile device in their hands, but that’s not an extreme exaggeration; the Gen Z demographic has grown…
Economic IndicatorsThe Labor MarketThe August jobs report disappointed with fewer jobs added than anticipated, but enough to cause the unemployment rate to tick down to a new pandemic low of 5.2%.The 235,000 new jobs bring the pandemic deficit down…