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Zocalo Partners with Re:Vision to Build Employee Taskforce
Zocalo Partners with Re:Vision to Build Employee Taskforce

At Zócalo, it is a core value to rebuild and strengthen vibrant, inclusive, equitable communities. We created the Zócalo Partnership to extend our commitment beyond our daily operations and create a robust partnership that allows us to support causes and nonprofits through giving,... Continue Reading

Date posted11/21/2019


Starry Connects Denver Housing Authority Residents with Affordable Internet Service
Starry Connects Denver Housing Authority Residents with Affordable Internet Service

Starry, Inc., a technology and internet service member of AAMD has entered into a partnership with the Denver Housing Authority (DHA), Providing low-cost internet access for DHA’s affordable and public housing portfolio. More than 600 households at VIDA in West Denver and Connole... Continue Reading

Date posted10/29/2019


An Unexpected Multifamily Partnership
An Unexpected Multifamily Partnership

Marketing teams today have a number of stakeholders. And we’re responsible for communicating effectively to all of those key stakeholders and to cater those communications based on their specific needs and interests. For instance, on-site teams need training on marketing tools, resources... Continue Reading

Postedby Samantha Chalmers
Date posted10/24/2019


Rents and vacancies drop slightly across Metro Denver, indicating stabilizing market
Rents and vacancies drop slightly across Metro Denver, indicating stabilizing market

Average rents decreased slightly to $1,506 during the third quarter of 2019, according to the Denver Metro Area Apartment Vacancy and Rent survey published today. The total reflects a 2.8% increase in average rents from the same quarter last year. This marks the fourth consecutive year in which... Continue Reading

Postedby Christopher Dean
Date posted10/23/2019


Warranty of Habitability Early Notification Requirements
Warranty of Habitability Early Notification Requirements

The new notice requirements of Colorado’s Warranty of Habitability (effective August 2, 2019) require a landlord to type, long before making repairs. The requirements are specific and time sensitive. They will doom the reasonable, but inexperienced landlord to losing the dispute, regardless... Continue Reading

Postedby Drew Hamrick
Date posted10/22/2019


Education Is Key When It Comes To Creating A Sustainable Future
Education Is Key When It Comes To Creating A Sustainable Future

By Cassie Mahoney Ask every property manager what they wish they could get their residents to understand better, and I bet recycling falls into the top five. Between wish-cycling and waste-bin confusion, our waste management budgets seem to be getting higher each time a contamination charge hits... Continue Reading

Date posted10/17/2019


The Truth About Video Storytelling
The Truth About Video Storytelling

Your Ally to Increase Brand Awareness and Sell Your Product By Adriana Anderson The most important content marketing trend in 2019 is video. According to Business Insider, over one million minutes of video are shared per second and over 80% of content consumed on the Internet is video. Visual... Continue Reading

Date posted10/2/2019


Starry Connects Denver Housing Authority Residents with Affordable Internet
Starry Connects Denver Housing Authority Residents with Affordable Internet

Starry, Inc., a technology and internet service member of AAMD has entered into a partnership with the Denver Housing Authority (DHA). They now provide low-cost internet access for DHA’s affordable and public housing portfolio. More than 600 households at VIDA in West Denver and Connole... Continue Reading

Date posted10/1/2019


Six-Month Timeline for Marketing Your Event on Facebook
Six-Month Timeline for Marketing Your Event on Facebook

By Emily Klipp When it’s time to start promoting your next event on Facebook it can often be difficult to get timing and coordination down for flawless execution. According to Wish Pond, on average, there are 4.75 billion items shared by Facebook users each day, so it can be easy for your... Continue Reading

Date posted09/30/2019


Utilize Social Media To Enhance Your Community's Brand
Utilize Social Media To Enhance Your Community's Brand

With 2019 coming to an end, we’re taking a look into one of the most influential marketing platforms of the last decade – Social Media. According to the Pew Research Center1, 69 percent of all U.S. adults now use at least one social media platform and this number growing... Continue Reading

Postedby Mara Freese
Date posted09/25/2019


Automation is the Key to Improving Employee Efficiency and Increasing Visits and Leases
Automation is the Key to Improving Employee Efficiency and Increasing Visits and Leases

If you’re a mid-sized property manager or apartment owner, you probably employ more than a 100 leasing agents. Combined, they probably communicate with more than a thousand prospects a day. According to our internal data, 42 percent of those communications are about scheduling tours or... Continue Reading

Date posted09/10/2019


IN RESPONSE: Rent control will hurt the Coloradans it is meant to help
IN RESPONSE: Rent control will hurt the Coloradans it is meant to help

Denver City Councilwoman Robin Kniech recently expressed concern about housing affordability in Colorado in a commentary published by Colorado Politics ("Let's restore local governments' power to regulate rent," Aug. 30). We share Kniech’s concerns about the lack of attainable housing in the... Continue Reading

Postedby Terry Simone
Date posted09/10/2019