Average rent is down in Metro Denver since 2022 while rents are up 18% nationally according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A record number of new apartments has proven that the key to affordable housing is more supply, not more regulation. Continue Reading
Average rents in Metro Denver have dropped 3.7% year over year according to the latest Vacancy & Rent Report released Thursday by the Apartment Association of Metro Denver (AAMD). Rental rates in the region are down $71 since the second quarter of 2024 and $46 lower than the same period in... Continue Reading
The First Regular Session of Colorado's 75th General Assembly concluded on May 7, 2025, marking the end of a busy 120-day legislative cycle. Legislators introduced 657 bills this year, slightly fewer than the 706 in 2024, but the impact was no less significant. For the Colorado Apartment... Continue Reading
Rent has increased on average 1.1% annually over the past two years Continue Reading
There’s a growing misconception that large residential property management companies charge above market-rate rent by using computerized pricing algorithms. This claim is the basis of both a highly publicized class action lawsuit and a US Department of Justice probe/ PR campaign. The... Continue Reading
A record number of bills were proposed in the Colorado Legislature this year. Of the 705 bills introduced this session, the Colorado Apartment Association (CAA) identified more than a dozen that would have been harmful to rental housing providers. CAA and its lobbyist team HBS minimized the... Continue Reading
At the Education Conference and Trade Show on May 14, AAMD President Amie Robertshaw announced the Finalists for Person of the Year. See the announcement video, or see the finalists by expanding the option below the video. The Person of the Year will be announced at June Awards on June 27 at... Continue Reading
This is a big question! We think it needs to start with perception. Homelessness needs to be understood as a problem driven by a lack of access to housing. It is a market failure. People are forced out of stable housing or are unable to access it when housing markets don’t provide... Continue Reading
Monthly rent payments are more than just a transaction between a resident and a rental housing provider. It's a pivotal contribution to the American economy, community growth and the backbone of the rental housing industry. Rent payments directly support 17.5 million jobs. They also finance local... Continue Reading
Organization focused on reducing situational homelessness names Kit Baker-Carr as Executive Director and selects City Advisory Board; AAMD donates $20,000 to launch the organization Continue Reading
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