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Thanks to the ICFA’s Crime Free Multi-Housing program, apartment crime in one North Texas city has dropped 26 percent in its 29 apartment communities over the past two years.
As we looked over Google Analytics from the past year, these 10 property management, apartment marketing, and expense management articles emerged as the top performing, most read articles. Without further ado, here are the Greatest Hits from 2013.
When a real-life Scrooge pours the spirit of bah humbug upon you, he is actually giving you a gift: the opportunity to convert him into a loyal brand advocate and improve resident retention.
When it comes to resident satisfaction surveys, the highest scoring communities are often the ones that have a focus on people each and every day. Here are three resident retention resolutions to help improve your focus in 2014.
Honey bees are vanishing from hives and there is no clear conclusion on the cause of the disappearance. It’s extremely important that apartment property maintenance teams know the potential pesticide toxicity to honey bees during treatment for other pests or weeds.
If created with a little landscape licensing, one or several outdoor amenities can create a community within itself, turning a grassy flat spot into the heart and soul of an apartment community.
The Federal Strategy on Bed Bugs offers hope that the government will soon be providing heavy artillery in the multifamily industry’s continuing war on bed bugs.
The insurance company slogan goes, “you’re in good hands.” You know who else is in good hands? The multifamily industry. And I for one am thankful.
High-performing property management employees stand out. But high-potential employees are harder to spot. And when we mistake a high-performing employee for a high-potential one, we are making a costly error in property management and risking the loss of real talent.
Recent trends suggest that the American Dream of owning a home is fading and a new one is emerging. It’s called leasing.
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Multifamily owners will sometimes find themselves non-compliant because of a misinterpretation of th...
An automated vending machine generating $2,500 in weekly revenue is most likely not selling just can...
When it officially stamps hoarding as a disorder in May, the American Psychiatric Association will c...
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