Last month, AAMD hosted hundreds of industry professionals at ECON 2022, its annual economic forecasting conference for the Denver multifamily housing industry. With presenters from Governor Jared Polis to economist Bryan Kaplan pronouncing the need for new housing, the conference’s... Continue Reading
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Vacancies Remain Low as the Apartment Market Stabilizes This week, the Apartment Association of Metro Denver (AAMD) released 2021 fourth quarter results from the Denver Metro Area Apartment Vacancy and Rent Survey, conducted by the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business and... Continue Reading
Ed Schell was recognized at the NAA Assembly of Delegates in Cincinnati with a 2021 NSC Chairman Award in recognition of outstanding contributions. Ed was a National Suppliers Council Board Member at large in 2021 assigned to Supplier NAAPAC fundraising. NAA set a lofty goal for Supplier... Continue Reading
Companies within our industry and others have started committing to their diversity and inclusion programs by hiring, promoting or assigning company stewards into roles leading these efforts. We have interviewed four of these Diversity and Inclusion leaders to learn more about how they got into... Continue Reading
Hundreds of families were displaced by the Marshall Fire in Boulder County. Here are a few ways you can aid their recovery. On Thursday, Dec. 30, the Marshall Fire ripped through Colorado’s Front Range. Fueled by 100 mile per hour winds and drought conditions, the blaze spread quickly... Continue Reading
There is a lot more that goes into your apartment marketing strategy than just publishing posts on Facebook and sending out a generic email newsletter. Who is your target audience? How old are they and what do they want out of their living experience? What are their biggest pain points and... Continue Reading
I know many of us for the last 2 years have been in a mental fog. What we used to know in the past years that worked is no longer the “Norm”. By the way what is the new norm? Our industry has been on the fast track and cutting edge of pivoting into the new world order during and... Continue Reading
It Was Never an Option to Shut Down Maintenance During the Pandemic January 2020 began as a normal year, then a few months later COVID-19 hit. Seemingly overnight the country changed. In an unprecedented move, the government began shutting down travel, hospitality, sporting events, the... Continue Reading
The Colorado Apartment Association (CAA) is launching a housing directory (https://www.caahq.org/available-apartments-for-displaced-families) for residents displaced by the Marshall Fire, helping them locate vacant rental housing units available for immediate move-in. CAA will also make an... Continue Reading
With a motto of “Energize Communities…Bring People Together”, RedPeak focuses on giving back to the neighborhoods we serve. Last June, as civil unrest was erupting nationwide and emotions were running high, we decided to do what we could for our Capitol Hill community.... Continue Reading
Beginning in January of 2021, Volunteers of America senior housing properties hosted vaccine clinics through a national partnership with a vaccine distributor. VOA was able to arrange these vaccinations for vulnerable senior residents and frontline staff. Vaccination availability began at VOA... Continue Reading
One of Avanti Residential’s core values is “Be A Good Citizen.” To us, that means embracing, participating, and enhancing the communities in which we live, work, and do business. To live that value, one of the things we do each year is a company event called The Giving Week. The... Continue Reading