Units back issues from March 2009:
Calendar.(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2009 ... <Pre> calendar 2009 Green ConferenceApril 28-29 Phoenix Sheraton Phoenix & ExpositionDowntown Hotel Education ConferenceJune 25-27...
Chairman's message.
Mar 01, 2009; ... RECENT DATA show a drop in rents and occupancy in nearly every market nationwide. Yes, as is the case with just about every industry these days, multifamily housing is taking some bumps during these sour economic times. The rental housing market is greatly affected by rising ...
2009 NAA board of directors.(2009 NAA Leadership)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ron Shelton, CAPS Chairman of the Board Amalgamated Management Corp. Dallas, TX [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Marc Rosenwasser Chainman-Elect Meadow Wood ...
Regional vice presidents and committee, council and task force chairs.(2009 NAA Leadership)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Tom Beaton, CPM The Dolben Co. Region 2 VP Mike Beirne The Kamson Corp. Region 2 VP, Member Relations Marc Cameron, CPM Miller-Valentine Group Region 3 VP Cindy Clare, CPM ...
National vacancy rate rises to three-year high in Q4.(Management Insider: Vacancy Rates)
Mar 01, 2009 ... NEGATIVE EFFECTS of the deepening economic recession are spreading into the rental housing market. The rental apartment vacancy rate, as measured by the U. S. Department of Commerce, increased to 10.8 percent in Q4 2008. This was the highest rate since Q3 2005. The rental ...
Realfacts: nearly every MSA suffers rent drop in Q4 2008.(Management Insider: Vacancy Rates)
Mar 01, 2009 ... RENTERS looking for apartments at the beginning of 2009 will have more choice and be able to get a better value for their rent money. A study of nationwide rents released Feb. 2 by Realfacts shows that rents declined in nearly every Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the country ...
Up, down, in between.(Management Insider: Movers and Shakers)
Mar 01, 2009; ... TRENDLINES for occupancy and development among key markets follow: UP: San Diego. It may end up as the only large U.S. metro area where revenue change--the combined shifts in occupancy and rent levels--ends up in positive territory for 2009. While leading economists are ...
Aimco names co-presidents.(Management Insider: Movers and Shakers)
Mar 01, 2009 ... TIM BEAUDIN AND DAVID ROBERTSON were promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer, respectively, and will continue to be responsible for property operations, redevelopment, construction services and information technology. Robertson was promoted to President and Chief Investment ...
Jill Wright joined WRH Realty Services Inc. as a Regional Director in the North Florida region.(Movers and Shakers)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Jill Wright joined WRH Realty Services Inc. as a Regional Director in the North Florida region. Wright has more than 32 years' experience in the multifamily housing ...
Rent Media Solutions.(Movers and Shakers)
Mar 01, 2009 ... For Rent Media Solutions hired Carol Marple, CAS, as Texas regional manager. Marple, a 20-year multi family housing industry ...
BRE Properties.(Movers and Shakers)
Mar 01, 2009 ... BRE Properties promoted Peter Olson to Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Olson, formerly Vice ...
Grubb & Ellis.(Movers and Shakers)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Grubb & Ellis named 23-year commercial real estate veteran Steve Rahe as its Denver office ...
Recession is prime time for office crime.(Management Insider: Workplace Issues)
Mar 01, 2009 ... WORKPLACE THEFT is increasing as a result, in part, of the downturned economy, according to a recent Institute for Corporate Productivity study. The study found that 15 percent of respondents (managers and executives at 392 U.S. companies) said crime in the workplace has risen during the ...
Credit Scores in Cleveland, Austin, Chicago show improvement.(Management Insider: Workplace Issues)
Mar 01, 2009 ... SEASONAL PATTERNS of renters' credit quality continued in 2008 despite a slowing economy. For the year ahead, First Advantage SafeRent expects that the Multifamily Applicant Risk (MAR) Index of renter credit quality will weaken slightly but that a decline in the volume of qualified ...
Obama's stimulus bill contains apartment provisions.(Political Insider: Stimulus Package)
Mar 01, 2009 ... THE $787 BILLION economic stimulus package, signed into law Feb. 17 by President Obama, represents a tremendous victory for the apartment industry and for NAA/NMHC's efforts to advocate a more balanced housing policy. The measure includes several provisions with respect to the Low-Income ...
Study: rent vs. buy calculators prove misleading.(Marketing Insider: Benefits of Renting)
Mar 01, 2009 ... BY NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT "hidden" ownership costs and by overestimating tax savings, "rent vs. buy" calculators can be particularly misleading for low-income households, putting those families at risk of foreclosure, says a University of Georgia study. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Print Ads drive Web traffic, influence consumer behavior.(Marketing Insider: Benefits of Renting)
Mar 01, 2009 ... IT IS MORE IMPORTANT than ever to effectively build a company's brand, both offline and online, according to a survey by The Magazine Publishers of America (MPA), an industry association for consumer magazines. It released third-party research recently that offers marketers insights on ...
'The Today Show' talks about apartments: how to respond.(Marketing Insider: Dealing With Concessions)
Mar 01, 2009 ... MANY MAY HAVE SEEN the segment that aired Feb. 3 on "The Today Show" about residents negotiating rent with their apartment owners. A link to the clip of the interview between Meredith Vieira and real estate agent Barbara Corcoran about the rental market in these tough times is available at ...
Window hardware: not always an open-and-shut case.(Maintenance Insider: Do-It-Yourself Projects)
Mar 01, 2009 ... SAVING MONEY AND CONSERVING ENERGY are two important factors for apartment owners to consider when replacing windows. But perhaps more critical is choosing appropriate hardware and paying particular attention to installation--that's where the real savings comes. [ILLUSTRATION ...
Do it yourself: maintenance doesn't have to be difficult.(Maintenance Insider: Do-It-Yourself Projects)(Interview)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Following are a few tips from syndicated columnist Gene Austin. Q. We have a shaky end post on our stairway. How do we tighten it? A Loose end posts or newel posts on stairs are rather common and, if the post is loose enough, can pose a serious safety hazard. The ...
How to repair a leaky budget: Part 3 of a four-part series on how to cut maintenance costs and increase resident satisfaction.(Maintenance Management)
Mar 01, 2009; ... THE LOWEST PRICE doesn't always equal the best value. Take, for example, one maintenance technician who recently "saved" 20 percent on the purchase of 10,000 light bulbs from a telephone salesman. Although the bulbs he just bought actually did cost 80 percent of the price of the bulbs sold ...
Straight talk: transparent communications between management and employees about the economy can keep companies moving forward.
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Late in 2008, after it was clear the bottom had fallen out of the market, Rick Graf, President, Pinnacle, held a town-hall conference call for his company's employees. At a time when apartment company employees might be worrying about the ...
Spending freeze: apartment companies are taking a hard look at renovation and maintenance spending.(Cover story)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A year and a half ago, interior renovations were a regular part of apartment turns in communities owned by McDowell Properties, with the company renovating 85 percent of interiors on turns. But increased rent sensitivity among residents has slowed that ...
Follow the yellow brick road: the path to solid ROI is simple--do not cut costs in four key areas.
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Apartment managers across the country are looking at what expenses can be cut. As with any change, it is important to not overreact. For example, one community recently printed its late notices on the back of occupancy reports--please, don't do that ....
Video marketing--in full view: community videos are becoming the next best thing to being there.
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Watching video--but to an even greater extent, sharing video--quickly is becoming a preferred method for delivering marketing messages to the masses. Forward-thinking apartment companies are diving into this broadband stream at an increasing ...
Rent reconnaissance: researching the competition can help smaller owners and managers calculate ideal rents.
Mar 01, 2009; ... With daily market fluctuations and an unstable national economy, apartment owners can be hard-pressed to know what rent rates units in their cities and towns will bear. Numerous variables including location, size, unit condition, proximity to transportation, schools and stores, and offered ...
An open door to residents: online portals create a Web-based entryway for residents and prospects.(Service Spotlight: Property Management Software)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Most renters today use the Internet in virtually all aspects of their lives. These tech-savvy individuals fire up their laptops to manage bank accounts or book airline tickets, and they're also looking for ways to interact with their apartment manager online. A rapidly growing faction of ...
The NAA/NMHC joint legislative program: a unified voice for the apartment sector.(2009 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a unique relationship, the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) have joined forces for more than a decade to form a Joint Legislative Program. This partnership creates a clear, consistent voice for the ...
A balanced housing policy needed.(2009 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities)
Mar 01, 2009 ... For decades, the federal government has pursued a "homeownership at any cost" housing policy, ignoring the growing disconnect between the country's housing needs and its housing policy. In the process, many people were enticed into houses they could not afford, which in turn helped fuel a ...
Affordable housing solutions.(2009 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The production and preservation of affordable multifamily housing is critical to remedy the shortage of decent and affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families. The shortage no longer applies only to low-income households; increasingly it has become acute for those households ...
Housing policy.(2009 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities)
Mar 01, 2009 ... NAA/NMHC continue to advocate for a more balanced housing policy that effectively addresses our nation's most pressing housing needs, and one that explicitly recognizes the importance of apartments in the nation's future growth plans. We oppose efforts to direct even more of our limited ...
Energy and environmental policy.(2009 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Environmental issues, particularly as they relate to energy and sustainability, are very much in the mix of topics that will receive early consideration in the 111th Congress. There is little doubt that energy issues from the cost of oil to the cost associated with war in the Middle East ...
Finance.(2009 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Maintaining access to credit is vital to the multifamily housing industry. Restoring banking and other sources of debt capital is critical to support the millions of American families that live in rental housing. ISSUES Availability of Capital and Credit ...
Apartment management.(2009 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Apartment management is affected by numerous government regulations and actions. Government action r inaction on key issues can adversely affect apartment operating costs, increase liability or create legal ambiguity relative to property management. Although many important decisions ...
Tax policy.(2009 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Federal tax policy should reflect the economic nature of investments in the financing of real estate and discourage laws causing an outflow of capital from real estate to other investments or distortions in the flow of capital to selective real estate sectors. ISSUES ...
Building codes.(2009 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The model building codes and standards developed by the International Code Council (ICC), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) provide a uniform basis for code enforcement across the ...
Just do it UDR's Doug Walker discusses the value of going green.
Mar 01, 2009 ... If Doug Walker can say just one thing to apartment executives thinking of going green, it's to just do something. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Just start," says the Senior Vice President of Asset Quality for UDR, a national multifamily REIT. "Start at a modest level, if ...
Conference schedule.(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Tuesday, April 28 9 a.m.- 10 a.m. Opening General Session [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Does Green Make Sense for You? A panel of experts will discuss the history of the green revolution as it relates to the multifamily residential property industry, ...
The NAA network: affiliate directory.
Mar 01, 2009 ... ALABAMA * Alabama Apt. Association 251/343-8179 * Apt. Association of North Alabama 256/539-2998 * Greater Birmingham Apt. Association 205/424-3175 * Mobile Bay Area Apt. Association 251/776-4882 ...
National suppliers council: directory.
Mar 01, 2009 ... ACCESS CONTROL & GATES Global Gate Controls, Inc. Jim Fuga Brian Cannon 303/781-3722; Fax: 800/249-0122 globalgate@earthlink.net Kwikset Dan Hudson 800/854-3151; Fax: 866/507-8369 ...
NAA affiliates report maintenance Mania[R] results.(Maintenance Mania: Affiliated Association Results)
Mar 01, 2009 ... RESULTS are in for two NAA-affiliated apartment associations--Apartment Association of Tarrant County and the Property Management Association of West Michigan--that recently hosted 2008-2009 season Maintenance Mania[R] competitions. At right are results, in minutes and seconds, from these ...
NAAEI honors new designates.
Mar 01, 2009 ... <Pre> NAAEI Honors New Designates Please join NAAEI in congratulating the following individuals who received their designations in January 2009. Valerie Arroyos, NALP McDougal Properties Chelsie L. Bain, NALP Ball State University Stephanie Beach, NALP ...
10 Things I'd do if I won the lottery.(End Points)
Mar 01, 2009; ... 1. Pick myself up off the floor. "And then I would jump up and down screaming and 'high five' everyone near me." 2. Thank God. "I would thank God a million times for blessing my life with a second chance. Plus, I'd ask for guidance on using this blessing in the most productive ...