Smoke Free Community: Good or Bad Idea?

There are some standard questions you get while leasing in a community such as: What is the price? Are you pet friendly? What is the noise like? But one new question that is starting to become more and more common is “do you allow smoking?” For the longest time the answer to this question is…

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Making the Most of Apartment Photos By Kristi McMillin

Of the two photos above, which one are you drawn to? As a prospect, which one would prompt you to pick up the phone or visit the leasing office? More than likely its photo #2 and it’s not a difficult choice to see why.  The second photo is visually appealing to the eye and allows…

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Customer Service Trumps Amenities by Justin Coleman

With the abundance of new multifamily product scheduled to come online this upcoming calendar year, the leasing game will continue to get progressively more difficult.  For the communities that are not going to be the newest ticket on the block, leasing agents will need to sweep each prospect off of their feet to secure leases.…

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Apartment Amenities…What Do Residents Use? By Justin Coleman

  In April, Lindsay Machak with Multifamily Executive ran an article about the top five most underutilized amenities at apartment communities. Three top executives in the industry contributed their feedback about these amenities and whether or not they were deemed underutilized. The five amenities listed were: Racquetball Courts; Volleyball Courts; Theater Rooms; Clubhouses; Putting Greens.…

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THINK BEYOND THE WALLS OF AN APARTMENT BY MICHAEL COAKLEY

CLASS is very honored to have guest blogger and Student Housing Consultant Michael Coakley join us to weigh in on the amenity arms race that we are experiencing in Student Housing.  We would like to thank Michael for his great insight into the features and amenities that truly ad value for Student Housing developers. THINK BEYOND THE…

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It’s time to increase your rents!

Why do people only ask about price when inquiring about an apartment?  The most likely answer is that leasing consultants have conditioned them to do so.  When someone is only giving out a price or special over the phone, we are telling our prospects that price is the most important factor in choosing an apartment. …

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Student Housing: What Do Students and Parents Want?

  At the NAA Student Housing Conference and Expo this year, a game of Family Feud was put together pitting five University of Las Vegas students versus five parents from that school in the ultimate showdown of student housing.  The responses to the game were based upon “11,195 college students and 3,605 parents from 159…

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Apartment Bathroom Wish List

When it comes to showing an apartment and selling the features of each individual room, often times the bathroom does not receive the same amount of attention and specifics to detail as other parts of the apartment do.  After all an apartment bathroom is just an apartment bathroom, right?  How many people are basing their decision as to…

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Generation Y and Apartment Leasing

Generation Y currently accounts for about one fourth of the nations population and this generation consists of those individuals, including myself, that are between the ages of 16 to 33.  In addition to making up a large portion of the nations population, Generation Y is also the fastest growing demographic in the work force.  Therefore, Generation…

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