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Bill Restricting Owner Rights Defeated in California
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Industry advocacy efforts help to block a bill restricting owner rights.
Thanks to industry advocacy efforts, including those from NAA local affiliates, AB 854, a bill aimed at taking away the rights of owners in the rental housing industry, has been defeated in California. Assemblyman Alex Lee…
4 Ways Technology Can Keep Onsite Staff Happier During the Great Resignation
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An increase in resignations has created new challenges for rental housing professionals, but there are technologies available that can help alleviate the added burden of doing more with less.
The Great Resignation has served up greater responsibility for onsite staff left to manage apartment…
Resident Searches Focus on Rental Assistance
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Rental assistance is what residents are looking for on Google.
Renter search trends are changing, mainly due to the pandemic. Point2 analyzed Google searches and search terms to determine how renters’ online behavior has changed during the pandemic.
Certain phrases saw exponential growth year-over-…
Rinnai Pledges $50K for Scholarships
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Rinnai America Corporation has donated an additional $50,000 to help military families.
Leading tankless water heater brand Rinnai America Corporation continues to give back to the local community. Since its partnership with Folds of Honor started in 2018, the program has helped offer educational…
Occupancy Increases for First Time Ever in Q4
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Occupancy closed out 2021 with another first.
For the first time ever, occupancy increased in the fourth quarter. Occupancy finished last year with a 30-basis point quarter-over-quarter increase, moving occupancy to 97.4% to close out 2021, according to RealPage.
“The last few months of the year…
To Protect and Serve, at Home and Abroad
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In today’s hectic world, it’s easy to get too focused on growing our business. While the bottom line is certainly of great importance to our shareholders and the livelihood of our employees, we always like to take a step back to remind ourselves of our philanthropic mission statement of “Protecting…
College Beds Leasing at Pre-Pandemic Levels
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Student housing sees impressive pre-lease season for fall 2022.
The pre-lease season at colleges has rebounded to pre-pandemic numbers. According to RealPage, nearly a third of beds at 175 universities were leased for fall 2022 as of December 2021. At 31.5%, the rate is just shy of the December…
The Post-Covid Evolution of Amenities
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The way the multifamily industry operates during the pandemic continues to evolve, and community amenities are no exception.
From presenting online cooking classes to reconfiguring amenities spaces for social distancing compliance, rental housing and the amenities within the industry are…
Two Controllables in an Uncontrollable World
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Online reputation and “caring about the staff” are the leading factors affecting apartment performance and revenue, according to recent data from J Turner Research.
Apartment operators today are experiencing more factors out of their control than ever before. And with the pandemic wreaking havoc on…
NAA President, CEO Forecasts 2022 for Rental Housing
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NAA President and CEO Bob Pinnegar reviews trends to watch out for in 2022 in his latest column for the Washington Post.
As the world has changed and adapted to rules and regulations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, so too has the rental housing industry, morphing and transitioning throughout the…