Articles

Industry Newsroom AAMD News Articles Articles : Affordable Housing Articles : Apartments Giving Back Articles : Development Articles : Fair & Affordable Energy Articles : Inclusion & Diversity Articles : Leadership Articles : Legal / Legislative Articles : Maintenance Articles : Management Articles : Marketing Articles : Sales & Leasing Articles : Supplier Partners Articles : Tech & AI

The Grass is Greener Where You Water It
The Grass is Greener Where You Water It

Our industry has been challenged over the last two years to continue working through the pandemic. While residents have increasingly been working from home, our industry showed up every day to take care of our customers. Times may have been tough, and our industry was tougher. Property management... Continue Reading

Postedby Amy Jo Lassers
Date posted02/3/2022


Revisiting the 2022 Economic Conference Livestream
Revisiting the 2022 Economic Conference Livestream

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

Date posted01/31/2022


Ed Schell Recognized by NAA
Ed Schell Recognized by NAA

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

Date posted01/13/2022


Learning From Diversity and Inclusion Experts
Learning From Diversity and Inclusion Experts

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

Date posted01/11/2022


Marketing Through the Generations: How to Attract the Right Residents at the Right Time
Marketing Through the Generations: How to Attract the Right Residents at the Right Time

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

Postedby Ashley Tyndall
Date posted01/11/2022


Navigating The Great Pivot In 2022
Navigating The Great Pivot In 2022

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

Postedby Tamera Greene
Date posted01/11/2022


Maintenance Never Stops
Maintenance Never Stops

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

Postedby Chris Beno
Date posted01/11/2022


CAA and BARHA Launch Housing Resource Websites for Residents Displaced by the Marshall Fire
CAA and BARHA Launch Housing Resource Websites for Residents Displaced by the Marshall Fire

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

Date posted01/2/2022


Supporting Locally Owned Restaurants To Purchase Breakfast For Their Community
Supporting Locally Owned Restaurants To Purchase Breakfast For Their Community

Individuals and local businesses alike have suffered greatly due to the effects of COVID-19, and the management company for SloHi Flats Apartments decided to do what they could to help. Envolve LLC, one of the country’s largest affordable multifamily property owners and managers, wanted to... Continue Reading

Date posted12/10/2021


Energizing Communities to Bring People Together
Energizing Communities to Bring People Together

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

Date posted12/10/2021


Hosting Vaccine Clinics for Senior Residents
Hosting Vaccine Clinics for Senior Residents

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

Date posted12/10/2021


The Giving Week by Avanti Raises Nearly $30,000
The Giving Week by Avanti Raises Nearly $30,000

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

Postedby Allison Walentowicz
Date posted12/10/2021