Don’t forget the parents!

With all the talk about marketing and leasing to college students, we often find that a critical decision maker is left out of the sales process.  I’m talking about the parents.  You know, the folks who are actually writing the rent check.  While the property must first appeal to the student in order to have…

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LIHTC properties will affect the Multifamily market in 2013. By James Vanar

CLASS would like to welcome guest blogger James Vanar, a Senior Director with Love Funding to weigh in on the effects that LIHTC properties will have on the Multifamily market in 2013.  Thanks for stopping by James. “You’ve heard of the “fiscal cliff,” but what about the “LIHTC ledge”? Over the next eight years, more than 1 million apartment…

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Are you ready for the Facebook Graph Search? by James King

“Below guest blogger and CLASS Leasing Specialists James King weighs in on the new changes to Facebook: The team at Facebook has finally thrown down the gauntlet and is poised to show the world that it can hold its own against search engine giant, Google. Early in January, Facebook announced its new social search engine, called…

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Leasing Tips: Avoid The Price Question

What is the first thing that your prospects ask on the phone when they call your property? Chances are it is “how much are your apartments?” I would venture to guess that over 80% of apartment inquiries start with that question. However, a majority of these same prospects have most likely searched for your property…

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December Apartment Leasing Tips

When leasing apartments it is important to give some thought into the buying behavior of our potential residents. In most cases, a decision to lease an apartment is not made entirely by the prospect who tours the apartment. When there are other occupants living in the unit, their feedback becomes essential. Even when the apartment…

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Disruptive Apartment Marketing: 3 Great Examples

Traditional marketing is dead! Or so claims The Harvard Business Review. But is it really dead, or has it drastically changed along with the rest of the today’s communication landscape. With social media, hundreds of new channels have been opened resulting in a constant bombardment of product messaging. So how does your message stand out…

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Marketing Trends of 2012 (Updated) by Justin Coleman

  I was looking through some previous blog posts and came across one from last year predicting the Marketing Trends of 2012.  Since it was made exactly a year ago I figured it would be neat to see which of these trends and projections have held up over the past 12 months.  Additionally, I have…

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C’mon Man!

With the NFL Season now upon us, I give you my version of the favorite pregame segment, C’mon Man! Here are 3 things that properties do that make me want to scream, C’mon Man! Market Rent vs Specials: Have you ever shopped a property and asked about the rents for an apartment only to hear…

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