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Grace Hill is excited to participate in the much-anticipated RPM Careers Week created by the National Apartment Association beginning July 18. Never has there been a time when honoring and celebrating residential property management professionals was so important. While the apartment industry is thriving, firing on all cylinders, and rental demand is through the roof,… Read More »
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It’s difficult not to believe everything we see and hear, especially when referring to information shared by the media and in pop culture. Many of us have formed opinions about human trafficking based on the knowledge we learned in popular movies such as “Taken” and “Trade.” Both movies and media have helped raise awareness of… Read More »
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Employees Thrive With Thoughtful, Strategic Training Schedules Well-balanced training keeps apartment employees sharp and ready to advance their careers. Successful apartment operators find that managing employee training can be as important as managing their assets. Over-training employees is ruining company culture and driving up turnover and recruiting costs. Fortunately, we can combat overtraining by acknowledging… Read More »
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Grace Hill headed up the education offerings and was among the featured sponsors this year at Apartmentalize – the industry’s largest national event – which welcomed more than 11,500 excited industry professionals to San Diego last week. Whether you connected with us at our VISTO demonstration station in the NAA booth, visited our engaging booth… Read More »
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It’s not just the biggest apartment show in the world; it’s where the industry’s top thought leaders, trendsetters, and innovators come together to share ideas and solutions. More than 8,000 industry professionals will take over the sunny city of San Diego, California, in search of education, networking, and fun. For many, this conference can be… Read More »
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As mask mandates and other restrictions are lifted across the U.S. and beyond, policy makers continue to acknowledge falling COVID-19-related cases and hospitalization rates. Therefore, return-to-office workplace policies are also being revisited, revised and introduced to employees. Never has this been more vital, as more employees today prefer – and are even demanding – work-from-home… Read More »
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Just because many commercial real estate companies are challenged to navigate these unstable times brought on by the pandemic, it doesn’t mean re-setting your company policies also has to be unsettling. These policies matter at a time when the challenging job market has companies needing to hold on tight to their employees, and CRE owners… Read More »
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Apartment companies’ attention to fair housing training needs to occur during more than just April. And while April is Fair Housing Month, this training is crucial year-round to ensure that both new and experienced workers at every level and department are not liabilities. Fair housing issues require updated policies and procedures every year. It is… Read More »
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(Updated 2024) HR departments find that “stay interviews” – those conducted with current employees to gauge the gratification they see in their positions – can be the perfect antidote to exit interviews. Given the surge in job-hopping, particularly post-pandemic, companies say that stay interviews are helping to reduce turnover while increasing production and satisfaction among… Read More »
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As a real estate owner or operator, if you haven’t been asked about ESG yet, you will be soon. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies, processes, and programs are increasingly viewed as a proxy for good management. ESG efforts often reduce risk and enhance engagement with tenants, residents, employees, community leaders, and investors. As such,… Read More »
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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is coming at us like a tsunami, according to the top economist at a leading U.S. real estate investment services firm who spoke at a real estate industry conference in January. If you thought 2020 and 2021 were critical years for ESG in real estate, 2022 will be the year… Read More »
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Resident behaviors shifted significantly in 2021 as the pandemic led millions to remote work and rethink where to live. Creating more space and specialized amenities enabled apartment operators to thrive, according to the Grace Hill/NMHC 2022 Renter Preferences Survey Report, which featured input from 221,000 renters living in 4,564 communities nationwide, with data available in… Read More »
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