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Predicting the future. Taking risks. Expanding your business in a market that’s growing faster than you are. These are all challenges that you – the multifamily property management professional – must face. The biggest relief is that you’re not alone. Attending multifamily conferences can give you the tools, the inspiration and the contacts you need[…]
Increasing renewals through engaging residents with their neighbors This is no time in the apartment industry for bashful property managers when it comes to ensuring the kind of resident satisfaction that drives renewals. Today’s apartment renters are more social butterflies than they’ve been in recent years, expecting a greater sense of community in the place[…]
Approaching its 35th year in business, Camden launched a customer-focused project to build better, long-lasting relationships with its residents in 2016. As with what every apartment owner explores while seeking the greater good – higher occupancy, better retention and the best return on investment – Camden’s plan was no exception. The company began exploring how[…]
Consultative approach to renters insurance can benefit residents, properties The decision of purchasing a renters insurance policy is ultimately up to the resident. But a property management company that offers the option of buying a policy specific to the multifamily industry could pay dividends all the way around. Many insurance providers who specialize in other[…]
Multifamily owners will sometimes find themselves non-compliant because of a misinterpretation of the regulations and may spend thousands of dollars correcting a problem that really doesn’t exist. Here are three common misconceptions of the ADA and Fair Housing accessibility laws at multifamily properties.
A weed left unchecked is a terrible thing to behold. Towering over your delicate turf, crusted with spiky leaves and stickers, weeds can certainly add an ugly blot on an otherwise perfect landscape and make for a real apartment home improvement headache. While you could zap it with chemical herbicides, they come with many of their own[…]
Employee education should be motivational, mobile and tailor-made for short attention spans Employee training used to mean hours of mind-numbing reading from a binder full of documents written in jargon. Even well into the PC revolution, those training tomes have simply moved onto a computer screen, which is arguably even more sleep inducing. However, at[…]
Renting a house or apartment carries many benefits for renters, including saving money and offering flexibility. However, home improvement restrictions on rented properties mean that many renters often feel frustrated that they cannot update their homes in the ways they need or want. At Home Improvement Leads, we believe that property managers have the ability[…]
April is Fair Housing Month, commemorating the signing of an important multifamily housing policy that prohibits discrimination. Yet, few may realize that the Fair Housing Act fought an uphill battle before being passed and that the early days of the Department of Housing and Urban Development were not without controversy.
Roadshows, RealWorld to provide insight The world of Affordable Housing is not immune to change. This changing knowledge base is fundamental for the industry’s property managers and owners. Adaptability is an essential trait due to uncertainty in the Affordable Housing market, given the recent shift in the administration, according to industry officials. Tax cuts promised[…]
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