The National Apartment Association (NAA) is conducting its annual survey regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR). As a rental housing industry stakeholder, we invite you to take five minutes to share the initiatives taken by your company…
After Saturday’s Awards Breakfast at Apartmentalize two busloads of attendees spent time serving food, making arts and crafts and staffing various games to show the industry’s appreciation of military spouses and their families. The event gave…
WRH Realty partnered with Steve Hughes, a disabled veteran, who rode from San Diego to Jacksonville, Florida to raise money for veterans with PTSD and Air Force widows. While WRH waited for Hughes to arrive it continued to pay it forward by…
With timed and functional gates; security cameras within corridors, garages, and in outdoor spaces, you can help residents feel safe. But those are not the only things an apartment operator can do.Safety is among the five essential human needs…
When there is underperformance, a union between marketing and pricing can help diagnose issues. But that is not the only reason to pull these two functions together.In classic marketing theory, pricing is one of “the 4 Ps” along with product,…
For many by 2025 [and clearly for everyone by 2030] the nearly 100-year old title of “Property Manager” will be replaced by titles far more reflective of the role, span of operational and “total asset experience” control, level of expertise,…
Consider turning vacant units into hospitality suites this holiday season.In today’s apartment industry, the competition is stiff and the race to fill units continues to be a priority for owners. Statistics show that there were an estimated 6,490…
#1: How to Handle Medical Marijuana and Fair HousingFederal law states that there is no currently accepted medical use, yet 30 states and the District of Columbia have laws legalizing it in some form. As more states legalize medical marijuana,…
I was privileged to interview Chairman of the Apartment Association of Kansas City (AAKC) Dennis Watts about his experience of meeting with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson recently at the St. Michael’s Veteran’s Center…
As part of its continued efforts to weigh in on legal cases of national concern, NAA has filed an amicus brief in Yim et al. v. City of Seattle. The case is an ongoing battle between a small property owner and the City of Seattle over its Fair…