Through social media, career fairs and poaching from other industries, student housing firms find badly needed onsite talent.When you ask Tana Lee Higginbotham, Senior Vice President Asset Management for Pierce Education Properties, about the top…
To improve retention, companies need to develop a career path and training programs, which includes mentors for their onsite professionals.Landmark Properties has undergone some major changes during the past decade. The student housing…
The industry is caught in the middle of the act of social revolution.Okay, it may not be that dramatic, but stay with us.Owing to the nature of housing as a need, and the apartment industry’s nature as the most efficient and affordable way to…
Solar energy has potential, but there are hurdles.When affordable housing operators want to increase income, there are not many choices. “Affordable housing has very little capacity to raise rent,” Darien Crimmin, Vice President of WinnCo…
Operators are adopting different approaches to a burgeoning trend.The complaint that came into Holly McQueen’s office seemed odd at first. Someone was calling to gripe about a concierge at one of her communities not being able to find a key left at…
In an effort to shine a light on the unintended consequences of rent control to the broader public, the National Apartment Association has created this video explaining how regulating rents reduces housing supply, discourages improvements to…
When short-term guests stream into your apartments, both residents and staff feel their presence. Here’s how to overcome the problems commonly associated with temporary renters. When AMLI Residential decided to experiment with renting…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Statement from the National Apartment Association (NAA) and National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) on the announcement of President Trump’s Executive Order creating a White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to…
In our ninth installment of Profiles in Success, a series where NAA talks to successful apartment professionals to learn how they got to where they are, who inspired them and what their biggest challenge was, we visit with a Vice President of Asset…
While July 4th offers a great opportunity for resident events, the holiday can bring onsite challenges.The Fourth of July is just two days away. And for many apartment communities, it provides an opportunity to offer the kind of parties and events…