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Explaining the Breakdown of One Dollar of Rent
Explaining the Breakdown of One Dollar of Rent

There exists a misconception that rental housing owners enjoy large margins and can continue operating in the absence of rent payments, and with so much discussion around rents during COVID-19, the National Apartment Association (NAA) has released resources that help explain the breakdown of $1 of... Continue Reading

Date posted04/5/2021


Here's What We Know about the COVID Vaccine
Here's What We Know about the COVID Vaccine

Anticipation for the COVID-19 vaccine is quickly growing following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) December11 approval of an emergency use authorization for the first vaccine candidate. Healthcare workers across the country received the first doses just days later, but many are... Continue Reading

Date posted01/13/2021


Tackling Turnover: 10 Strategies to Maximize your Resident Retention & Enhance Renter Experience
Tackling Turnover: 10 Strategies to Maximize your Resident Retention & Enhance Renter Experience

A good multifamily professional knows that resident retention is key to the success of the community and bottom line. Retaining residents is just as important, if not more so, than getting new ones. Reducing resident turnover doesn’t only make financial sense, but it can also lead to... Continue Reading

Postedby Ashley Tyndall
Date posted10/14/2020


Urgent Help Needed to Keep Your Property Taxes Low
Urgent Help Needed to Keep Your Property Taxes Low

Colorado ballots will soon be mailed to voters. There is one question that has the potential to impact nearly every Coloradan, especially multi-family property owners – Amendment B. This $500 million property tax increase would raise property taxes at a time when the multi-family industry... Continue Reading

Postedby Mark Williams
Date posted10/5/2020


How To Apply For Emergency Rental Assistance For Property Owners (POP)
How To Apply For Emergency Rental Assistance For Property Owners (POP)

HOW TO APPLY FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS (POP) DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION 1. Visit the Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention page on the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) website: https://cdola.colorado.gov/housing-covid19-eviction 2. Click the blue drop down menu: ... Continue Reading

Date posted07/29/2020


Rents Across Metro Denver Decrease in Q2 - Demand remains strong for Rental Housing
Rents Across Metro Denver Decrease in Q2 - Demand remains strong for Rental Housing

Denver (July 21, 2020) – Today, the Apartment Association of Metro Denver released Q2 2020 results from the quarterly Denver Metro Area Apartment Vacancy and Rent Survey conducted by the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business and Colorado Economic Management... Continue Reading

Date posted07/21/2020


Mandatory Mask Order: Frequently Asked Questions
Mandatory Mask Order: Frequently Asked Questions

Effective July 17, 2020 there is a mandatory statewide mask order, requiring all people in Colorado over age ten to wear a face covering over their nose and mouth in any public indoor space to alleviate the spread of COVID-19. The order is currently in effect through November 12, 2020 but could... Continue Reading

Postedby Drew Hamrick
Date posted07/17/2020


Virtual Tours: The Best Way To Do This
Virtual Tours: The Best Way To Do This

Apartment operators spend thousands of dollars and thousands of hours training their onsite leasing professionals. Faced with the new (temporary) normal of reliance on virtual leasing tours, there’s no reason to rely on guesswork and your agent’s smartphone to get this right. Virtual... Continue Reading

Date posted07/9/2020


How Automation Helps Apartment Communities Better Handle Leads
How Automation Helps Apartment Communities Better Handle Leads

Being inundated with leads? Here’s a look at how marketing automation for multifamily properties can help in popular markets like the Denver area. The Greater Denver area leads the nation in population and rental growth as the local market continues to prosper. With such high renter... Continue Reading

Date posted07/8/2020


AAMD Distributes Over 23,000 Face Masks To Members And Affiliates
AAMD Distributes Over 23,000 Face Masks To Members And Affiliates

In the early stages of the crisis, face masks were one of the most controversial topics. Many experts reported masks were not helpful in preventing the spread, which went against everything we knew. Whether you watched M*A*S*H, General Hospital, E.R., or Grey’s Anatomy growing up, face masks... Continue Reading

Date posted06/1/2020


A Virtual Response to COVID-19 Crisis
A Virtual Response to COVID-19 Crisis

In March 2020 the world, and our way of life as we knew it, changed. The Coronavirus pandemic required not only the AAMD to postpone key events and education but threw the industry into a state of confusion. The pandemic created chaos with daily changes to the way the apartment industry –... Continue Reading

Date posted06/1/2020


NAA Drives Industry COVID-19 Priorities Forward
NAA Drives Industry COVID-19 Priorities Forward

The National Apartment Association (NAA) has tirelessly advocated on behalf of the apartment industry and our members as the nation grapples with COVID-19. On March 13, NAA sent a letter to Congress that expressed our strong opposition to any broad-based moratorium on evictions. Additionally, we... Continue Reading

Date posted04/30/2020