HOA Hurricane Checklist

Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, so we’ve put together a checklist for condominium associations and homeowner associations for hurricane season readiness. The first thing an association has to do is adopt a policy on how the association will function during the three phases of a severe weather event: before, during, and after a hurricane/severe weather event…Read More

Design Dilemma: Five 2012 Kitchen Design Trends

There have been some big changes in kitchen design. In fact, you can take pretty much every major trend of the last few years and turn it on its head if you want to know what’s new and hot in 2012. Here’s a quick summary:…Read More

How to Deal with Hoarding at Your Apartment Property

We’ve all known hoarders but probably just considered them pack rats of some form or another. A cluttered two-car garage that can’t hold one car, let alone a pair, isn’t that unusual, but it’s a basic form of hoarding if you ask the experts…Read More

Apartment Trends: What Renters Want

A large part of running a successful rental property is staying in tune with, and offering, what renters are looking for in their next apartment. As renters move in and out of your units, the way they use space and adapt it to their lifestyle changes. Find out what the most up-to-date trends are in the rental industry, so you can better design and market your apartments to fit renters’ needs…Read More

Rental Trends: Bed Bugs and Locksmiths Among Fastest Growing Consumer Complaints

In what will surely come as no surprise to anybody in the multifamily industry, bed bugs were listed among the newest and fastest-growing complaints that local and state consumer protection agencies dealt with during the past 12 months…Read More