What’s old is still valuable, just in a different way than it was initially designed. I have been spending a considerable amount of time adding to and cleaning up the Mpro Member section of our website. As I was reading, my first thought was I needed to delete this old and outdated material. At the […]
Apartment Titles, Titles Everywhere! I am so confused! When I first entered this industry back in the early 70s, our terminology consisted of standard terms, including “leasing agent,” “resident,” “onsite manager,” “assistant manager,” and “property manager” and “property supervisor. But then again, we were also using words like “tenant,” “complex,” and “unit”—strictly taboo today. What […]
Q2 2013 Apartment Trends from Reis Reports Reis VP of Economics & Research, Dr. Victor Calanog, provides an update on the apartment sector performance for the 2nd quarter of 2013. 13 quarter streak of declining vacancies came to an end in Q2 2013 27,000 units came online in the second quarter Asking rent grew by […]
Here’s an excellent way to recruit associates. I did this to get potential leasing candidates, but it could be used for any position. It was a huge success! One of the issues we determined needed immediate attention was recruiting. My suggestion was to host a FREE SEMINAR on what it takes to be a […]
1. Don’t use the word “take-over”—ever when changing apartment management companies! This implies a hostile environment and immediately puts existing employees on the defensive. Use instead “transition.” 2. Keep in mind that the transition, regardless of how smoothly it goes, will initially be very stressful for the existing all on-site employees. Treat them with respect […]
by Tami Siewruk I’m certain you’ve noticed all the talk about “benchmarking for success” over the past couple of years. It’s such a sensible approach that I’ve found myself wondering why it isn’t more prevalent in our industry. I’ve come to realize that the reason is the same as in most situations where […]
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Team-Building and Traffic Generation x2 Our goal at Newport and Concord Village is to cross-train all our staff, increase qualified traffic, encourage return visits, and improve our closing ratios. In addition, by cross-training, we will be able to improve the market-ready condition of our vacant apartments and decrease the response time to our maintenance requests. […]
We’re happy to announce the news that so many of you have been waiting for! The next Annual Multifamily Housing Brainstorming Sessions™ and Executive Brainstorming Sessions™ will be held… September 14-16, 2011 (with pre-event Meet & Greet on Tuesday, September 13) at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa, Phoenix, Arizona Registration is now open at […]
The surveys are in and we’re ready to announce the first exciting detail of next year’s national Brainstorming event! Break out those shiny, new 2011 calendars and write “BRAINSTORMING” across the top of: SEPTEMBER! We’ll announce the LOCATION any day now, so stay tuned! All we can tell you now is that it’ll be a […]
CLEAN ENERGY EXPERTS UNVEILS MULTIFAMILYG.COM – A WEBSITE TO HELP MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITIES GO GREEN, SAVE ENERGY & SAVE MONEY LOS ANGELES, CA. (September 1, 2010) Clean Energy Experts is pleased to announce that it has launched its latest green website, MultifamilyG.com, dedicated to educating multifamily property managers, owners and investors about practical green technologies that […]
Here’s a little good news for you… Apartment Rentals Surge in U.S. on Home Foreclosures, Job Gains Source: www.bloomberg.com U.S. apartment landlords are seeing a surge in rentals as mounting foreclosures reduce homeownership and an improving job market for young adults encourages them to find their own places to live.
Make Your Community a Stop on the Tour Route “If you’re marketing to families, why not host field trips to your community from the local schools. This can be an educational opportunity for children to see how a community runs. Have your head service technician explain maintenance. Let the grounds people show off their work […]
By Jim Whitt Before you invest time and money in traditional strategic planning consider this — only 5-10% of strategic plans are ever implemented. The reason most organizations engage in strategic planning is to reduce anxiety. It’s like taking a couple of aspirin for a headache. In this case the headache is the future. The […]
Reduce Vacancy Loss: Step Up Your Move-In Dates “You have 24 Notice to vacates for the month ending. How do you rent the apartments quickly and get the new resident to move in as soon as possible? I was faced with this situation several years ago when I had just begun as the new Manager […]
The Multifamily Firm That Does Not Adhere To Technological Advances Is Making A Costly Mistake. Let’s face it; you’re not the only game in town. There are apartment communities all over and they may even be right next door. So why should the prospective resident pick your property to be their new home? That’s a […]
ForRent.com embraces virtual communication through new Layar mobile application Apartment seekers can search thousands of ForRent.com apartment listings through the world’s first augmented reality browser ForRent.com, anchor Web site of For Rent Media Solutions™, has launched an augmented reality Layar mobile application. The application lets apartment seekers view their current location through the camera of […]
I doubt anyone in this industry can say that they haven’t felt the effects of the recession. It has dominated discussions and educational sessions in our industry for the past several years. The recession has been described as difficult, challenging, and even devastating. Our current economic conditions have trained our focus on selling with concessions […]
A recent nationwide study of rents and occupancy, conducted by RealFacts for 2Q09, reveal that renters are showing resistance to paying a premium to rent an apartment in a high-end market. Rents were in decline in every market nationwide in the current quarter except for a few modest increases in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL at 1.2%; […]
You might not think of doing nothing special as a trend, but it is, and it’s called Nadaism. It’s a result of the clamor to grab and hold the attention of consumers whose attention is already at a deficit because of the jungle of marketing stimuli that surrounds us. Multitudes of companies respond by trying […]
Bravo! to Camden Property Trust named in Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2009/snapshots/41.html