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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


Essential Supplier-Partner Message
Essential Supplier-Partner Message

What if one day you woke up and the entire country closed down?? Wait….that did happen! However, many suppliers to the apartment industry didn’t close down, we just changed everything! As suppliers to an essential industry, we had to act quickly to modify our operations and ensure... Continue Reading

Postedby Jenny Jorgensen
Date posted04/28/2020


What does "Safer At Home" Mean?
What does "Safer At Home" Mean?

Last month, Governor Jared Polis provided an update on how the state is responding to COVID-19 and provided further clarification on what the Safer-at-Home phase of the pandemic will look like for Coloradans. “I want to reiterate, the Safer-at-Home phase is not going back to life as normal.... Continue Reading

Date posted04/23/2020


COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for Management Companies
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions for Management Companies

Am I responsible to make sure residents at my community wear face masks? No member’s existing lease explicitly requires residents to wear a mask. Consequently, in order to plausibly claim that a resident has an obligation to wear a mask, the owner would have to rely on the unlawful... Continue Reading

Date posted03/30/2020


Stay at Home Orders: Information for AAMD Supplier Members
Stay at Home Orders: Information for AAMD Supplier Members

Dear Supplier Members, The Governor (on a statewide level), the Mayors of Denver and Boulder (on local levels) and the Tri-County Health Depart (for Arapahoe, Douglas and Adams Counties) have issued orders that affect the operations of businesses. The issue is fairly straight forward for... Continue Reading

Date posted03/25/2020


CAA Announces Response to COVID-19 for Rental Housing Providers
CAA Announces Response to COVID-19 for Rental Housing Providers

DENVER (March 24, 2020) – Today the Colorado Apartment Association’s COVID-19 task force, which is made up of representatives from nearly 45 medium and large housing communities and housing providers throughout the state, announced its recommendations for Colorado rental housing... Continue Reading

Date posted03/24/2020


25 Rental Housing Operational Tips for Getting Through COVID-19
25 Rental Housing Operational Tips for Getting Through COVID-19

The below are best practices gleaned from various rental housing management companies throughout the region and do not represent recommendations from the Colorado Apartment Association or any of its subsidiaries. CORPORATE MANAGEMENT OFFICE ATTENDANCE Use remote and flexible working... Continue Reading

Date posted03/17/2020


Coronavirus Preparedness Tips for Residents
Coronavirus Preparedness Tips for Residents

Every management company will do things differently – mindful that their top priority is the health and wellbeing of their residents and employees. The Centers for Disease Control and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment have the most up-to-date guidelines and information... Continue Reading

Date posted03/13/2020