Creating a genuinely engaged staff doesn’t come by just snapping your fingers. It happens gradually and authentically.The apartment industry works diligently to attract prospects in new, tech-savvy ways. The competition is fierce. But organizations…
Tension between the maintenance shop and office staff is nothing new in the apartment industry. Everyone knows it exists, and stressful lease-ups and new building systems can compound the problem. The question is how to bridge the gap between the…
More than a half-million multifamily housing apartment homes were permitted for construction in the United States during the past year, the most since 2015, according to U.S. Census figures for August.While the national number climbed to recent…
Valet Giving Heroes is a reward program designed to provide residents of Valet Living Home communities who serve or have served in the United States armed forces with a monthly stipend for free amenity services for one year.Veteran residents are…
It’s a question often asked by apartment marketers who are testing the waters of paid search campaigns for the first time.Here’s the great news: It’s not that hard to get to a solid answer—one based on real needs, not just a number pulled out of…
Panelists at the session Reputation Management and Other Rental Housing Myths at NAA’s Apartmentalize shared their thoughts on three common myths that are debunked by data.Myth 1: Reputation management is the key to a positive online…
The NAA Excellence Awards, ‘the Excels,’ recognize excellence and leadership in the apartment housing industry. These national awards celebrate builders, industry professionals and NAA-affiliated state and local apartment associations that make…
The Apartment Association of Tarrant County’s (AATC) Board of Directors has approved a settlement agreement with the City of Bedford that ends more than three years of litigation over the city’s adoption of a new rental housing inspection program…
The modern renter is more tech-savvy and digitally based then ever. Yet when searching for an apartment, 40 percent of prospective residents are unable to find a link to apply and 43 percent of current renters are unsure of how to pay rent…
Weidner Apartment Homes has joined with Alaska’s biggest hospital, biggest private funder and biggest private health insurer this week to pledge $40 million over five years to help turn the corner on homelessness.Weidner is the biggest private…