Apartment housing firms and associations are supporting their communities through programs that aim to alleviate homelessness among the nation's veterans. In 2010, the Obama Administration set out to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2015.…
Following are ideas and strategies shared by the Apartment All Stars during their session held in June at the 2015 NAA Education Conference & Exposition.Staples sells ink-jet magnetic sheets made by Avery on which communities can print floor…
NextGen Profile: Heather Galindo, Manager, Oak Leaf Managementunits: How did you first learn about the industry?Galindo: My uncle was successful in the real estate market, so I’ve always been interested in real estate, but I wasn’t too happy with…
Q: My roof is in good shape, however, I have a mystery leak. Or, to be more precise, I have a moving mystery leak. In other words, when it rains, the roof does not always leak in the same place. This is driving me crazy. How do I solve the mystery…
Freddie Mac is encouraging energy efficiency and affordability in apartment properties and strengthening the market for green investments by offering a Green Rebate to borrowers on qualified property loans who voluntarily provide an ENERGY STAR…
Apartment communities this month will likely experience an unprecedented deluge of package deliveries for their residents.The exploding popularity of consumer e-commerce—not to mention Amazon Prime membership, which grants its users free delivery—…
 Student housing presents unique challenges to property managers, especially considering that, in most cases, all the units of a property have to be turned at the same time.Turning an entire property at once can place significant strain not…
NAA members host a London-based conference to educate attendees on the U.S. apartment housing industry.They may drive on the wrong side of the road, but the British are getting on the right side of the apartment industry. Several NAA members…
 U.S. multifamily rents continued their recent flat growth pattern, dropping by $1 to $1,165 nationwide, according to the most recent edition of Matrix Monthly, a survey of the 111 markets covered by Yardi® Matrix.Rents had risen for nine…
Developers have shown an increasing appetite for building one-bedroom apartments in the past several years.Whether that remains the case as Millennials age and the size of their households grows will be something Axiometrics follows closely through…