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By Tami Siewruk Anyone who has known me, including our long-time Sales and Marketing Magic subscribers, can attest that “leasing with concessions” is practically an expletive in my vocabulary.  Choosing whether or not to offer leasing concessions is often not a decision you or a supervisor makes rather it is one that the market dictates […]

A few years ago at one of the  Brainstorming Educational Sessions  “Practical Leasing Strategies, Creative Marketing Ideas and Proven Management Techniques from Across the USA.”  was presented by Donna Olson of Olson Training, Kara Rice of Gracehill, and Rebecca Rosario of Full House Marketing, this sessions was both entertaining and idea-packed as it took attendees […]

“An Alternative Marketing Source—Increase Occupancy and Rental Income Simultaneously.” By Diane Steele There is a lucrative market of potential renters searching for a property just like yours to live at– the corporate business market. You may think businesses primarily rent corporate business apartments from communities that are large, have a corporate leasing team, or are […]

Brad Marting’s presentation on How to Sharpen Your Financial Analysis Skills was delivered with humor and patience. Brad walked a roomful of mostly right-brain participants through a decidedly right-brain process—in a way that was both clear and interesting! Brad began with a couple of basic questions that illustrate many of our secret—or not so secret—feelings […]

This article is being republished for Alicia and Derek. Special Note to Alicia and Derek: When you have no availability in your one-bedroom apartments, it’s time to increase the rents. One of the biggest issues I see with apartment communities across the country is that they treat community occupancy as a whole when they should […]

By Bradford K. Marting and Jennifer A. Nevitt Casey Establishing prices for apartments has become an often debated topic of late.  Whatever system used to evaluate and set rent levels is considered a pricing model.  There are manual systems, automated systems, and hybrid systems.  Pricing models support various strategies at different times based on particular […]

This is a great tool given to me by my Asset Manager to better manage my lease expirations with my traffic trends.  This idea took some getting used to because I was trained that we only offer 6 and 12-month lease terms. Those were the options no matter what month you leased an apartment home. With the Lease Expiration Board […]

Motivating Your Millennial Employees By Dr. Joanne G. Sujansky and Dr. Jan Ferri-Reed When Amanda Ross learned that her company was planning to place several recent college grads in her customer service department she started to worry. Amanda herself had joined the company right out of college. Now 37 years old, Amanda has supervised Customer […]

It’s Not Just About Profitability and Survival: Leaders Need to Lead By Pat Heydlauff Political and economic influences have great implications for today’s leaders as they maneuver their way through ever-expanding mine fields.  This economy and political climate are forcing leaders to re-think their operating plan. This is a time for action not reaction; a […]

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 […]