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5 Tips To Make Your Maintenance Teams Feel Valued

By Grace Hill / August 14, 2025 / Comments Off on 5 Tips To Make Your Maintenance Teams Feel Valued

Behind every well-run multifamily community is a skilled and hardworking apartment maintenance team — yet these essential professionals often operate behind the scenes without the recognition they deserve. While leasing teams and office staff may receive the bulk of attention, maintenance teams are the ones responding to emergencies, solving problems on the fly, and ensuring… Read More »

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NPS Surveys Aren’t Enough: How To Really Understand Stakeholder Satisfaction

By Grace Hill / August 5, 2025 / Comments Off on NPS Surveys Aren’t Enough: How To Really Understand Stakeholder Satisfaction

In real estate, the Net Promoter Score (NPS) has become a go-to metric for gauging the satisfaction of residents, tenants, and employees. It’s quick to administer, easy to understand, and widely recognized across industries. For many owner/operators and property managers, it seems like a reliable pulse check: “How likely are you to recommend this building,… Read More »

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Apartment Maintenance Recruiting and Retention: What You Need To Know and Do

By Grace Hill / July 11, 2025 / Comments Off on Apartment Maintenance Recruiting and Retention: What You Need To Know and Do

Hiring reliable and competent apartment maintenance teams remains one of the most pressing challenges in the multifamily industry. As demand grows and qualified candidates become harder to find and keep, companies must rethink how they attract, support, and retain their maintenance teams.  The solution isn’t just about filling roles — it’s about fostering innovation, investing… Read More »

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A Guide For Multifamily Leaders: How To Better Support Mental Health In The Workplace

By Grace Hill / May 12, 2025 / Comments Off on A Guide For Multifamily Leaders: How To Better Support Mental Health In The Workplace

Mental health in the workplace is no longer a conversation that can wait — it’s a crucial component of employee well-being and organizational success. In the multifamily industry, where fast-paced environments and high-pressure demands are the norm, supporting mental wellness is more important than ever. Since 2020, mental health concerns have taken center stage, with… Read More »

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Do You Need To Refresh Your Property Management Training Program?

By Grace Hill / March 28, 2025 / 0 Comments

The most successful training programs are those able to adapt to changing needs and circumstances.

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Advice for Multifamily Professionals: What You Need to Know About Recruiting Top Talent

By Grace Hill / January 23, 2025 / Comments Off on Advice for Multifamily Professionals: What You Need to Know About Recruiting Top Talent

Jump to a Section Craft a Strong Employer Brand Use Data to Guide Recruitment Strategies Be Tailored and Targeted Deliver a Streamlined and Transparent Recruitment Process Ready To Meet Your Recruitment Goals? The multifamily industry is dynamic and competitive, and one of its most persistent challenges is recruiting top talent. High employee turnover rates and… Read More »

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10 Quick Tips To Better Training For Property Management

By Grace Hill / December 16, 2024 / Comments Off on 10 Quick Tips To Better Training For Property Management

Effective training for property management is the cornerstone to building a knowledgeable, engaged team that drives success for your communities and reduces employee turnover. However, for all the work that goes into attracting qualified candidates, it’s natural to feel tapped out when it comes to expanding or improving your employee training and development programs.  In… Read More »

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6 Must-Have Leadership Skills: How to Create a Culture of Respect in Property Management

By Grace Hill / November 27, 2024 / 0 Comments

You can help foster a culture of civility and respect in your workplace.

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Mental Health for Multifamily Leaders: Ways To Promote Well-being in the Workplace

By Grace Hill / September 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Mental Health for Multifamily Leaders: Ways To Promote Well-being in the Workplace

Mental health in the workplace has become an increasingly important topic, and multifamily leaders play a crucial role in developing strategies that promote well-being for employees and residents. From managing properties and teams to navigating the complex regulatory landscape, multifamily leaders in various roles often find themselves juggling a multitude of responsibilities. However, this high-pressure… Read More »

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Enhancing the Employee and Tenant Experience Through Surveys

By Andrew J. Nelson / February 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Enhancing the Employee and Tenant Experience Through Surveys

Nearly four years after the brief but severe COVID-19 recession in the spring of 2020, the U.S. jobs market remains exceptionally strong. The balance of power is firmly tilted toward workers — with little sign of a recession that might swing the power pendulum back to employers. With the national unemployment rate hovering near 50-year… Read More »

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Stay Interviews Can Help Companies Raise Employee Attitudes and Retention Rates

By Grace Hill / February 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Stay Interviews Can Help Companies Raise Employee Attitudes and Retention Rates

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 workers. As… Read More »

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Have Your Employees Had Enough? The Top 5 Signs Of Change Burnout And How To Overcome Them

By Grace Hill / December 4, 2023 / Comments Off on Have Your Employees Had Enough? The Top 5 Signs Of Change Burnout And How To Overcome Them

Change is inevitable, especially in the fast-paced world of multifamily real estate. However, as companies eagerly embrace transformative initiatives, a significant challenge emerges — change burnout. With constant shifts in market dynamics, technology, and customer expectations, this phenomenon is a growing concern in the industry, and it can have profound consequences on the performance and well-being of… Read More »

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