The current economy has limited homeownership opportunities; Tropicana Properties is laying the groundwork to change that. Tropicana Properties is an apartment management company located in El Paso, Texas, and specializes in the Low-Income…
Sinking demand for apartments. Q3 2022 marked the first time in RealPage’s 30 years of tracking U.S. apartments that demand registered negative during a third quarter period. Annual absorption plunged to 77,936 units due to a halt in new…
A note to units readers from our Maintenance DIY experts, Frank Alvarez and Jerry L’Ecuyer:  Remember, the holiday season begins with Halloween and the demand on your properties only increases from there. Check each stove and oven for proper…
Jamin Harkness  •   President   •  The Life Properties   •   Atlanta The Life Properties has announced that Jamin Harkness has joined the firm as President. Harkness will primarily focus on…
Update (1/23/2023): The National Apartment Association (NAA) remains engaged in ongoing dialogues with the White House surrounding their pursuit of “resident-centered property management practices.” Though a formal announcement is expected in the…
The number of high-rise developments has increased dramatically in recent years, while garden-style apartment communities have dropped from nearly 50 percent of apartment construction to less than one-third. One reason high-rise apartment…
Join us for the National Apartment Association’s (NAA) final Legislative and Regulatory Update call of 2022. This webinar series is hosted by NAA staff, exclusively for the association’s members and affiliate partners. During this webinar, you…
The topic of personal safety has come to the fore in recent years and with good reason. It’s not just the perception we get from consuming different forms of media. According to a recent study by the LR Foundation, personal safety has declined over…
Prefer video content? Watch the November Minute Advocate. Hello, apartment industry advocates.  Boy, I did not see that coming! While Republicans, as predicted, will take over control of the House of Representatives in 2023, no one…
Airbnb is in the apartment listing service business with its new offering: Airbnb-friendly apartments. The company announced more than 175 Airbnb-friendly apartment buildings are available to search in more than 25 U.S. markets.The Wall Street…