Package Deliveries
With more folks shopping online, the number of home deliveries is climbing and many apartment communities are scrambling to keep up with the plethora of packages arriving on their doorsteps.
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Category: Property Management
The Biggest Apartment Industry Trends in 2013
The first #AptChat of the new year was all about the biggest trends that will affect the apartment industry in 2013. We discussed consumer trends, mobile technology, internal operations, and trends that are fading away this...
Read MoreFree-For-All Friday Recap
Our latest #AptChat was a Free-For-All Friday, which means you set the topics, you asked the questions. We covered everything from friendships with residents to workplace bullying and social media. Check out the highlights...
Read MoreMaintenance Appreciation and Training
In honor of Maintenance Appreciation Month, our latest Apartment Chat was all about great maintenance teams. We covered everything from training and keeping your team motivated, to showing appreciation for your maintenance team...
Read MorePerfecting the Property Tour
Our latest #AptChat was all about perfecting the all-important property tour. This is a critical step in the leasing process, and we got some great insight from our participants about making the most of it. Check out some of the...
Read MoreYour Accounting Software Wishlist
We know it’s not the sexiest topic in the world (well … maybe it is for some people), but this week’s Apartment Chat covered an issue that everyone has to deal with — accounting. And more specifically,...
Read MoreGetting More Out of Your Email Marketing
Social media may have recently surpassed email in terms of total share of our time spent online, but email is still an incredibly effective way to reach your audience (and email is still the most popular online activity on...
Read MoreGreen Apartment Management
With summer heat bearing down and air conditioners, fans and sprinklers cranking at full capacity around the country, we thought it would be a good idea to discuss ways to be more mindful of the energy, water and other resources...
Read MoreExploring The Urbane Way
If there’s one apartment company that’s been recognized for its success using social media to reach it residents and prospects in the community, it’s Urbane Apartments in Royal Oak, Michigan. The founder of...
Read MoreCrisis Communication
Most of the time, this is a great industry that we work in. But at any given apartment community on any given day, we all know that anything can happen, from burglaries fires to rapes, drug busts or worse. Yet many apartment...
Read MoreShopping Your Leasing Team
Yes, it’s the middle of March Madness, but that didn’t keep us from our regularly scheduled Friday chat. Our latest topic for discussion: Shopping the Leasing Team. There are no shortage of passionate opinions on...
Read MoreAll Things Amenities
One topic that always seems to stir up a lot of debate in the apartment is that of amenities. What do residents want? What generates the most interest along the property tour? What amenities are going out of style? We decided to...
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