This Photo of the Week was taken by Leeah Mayes, our Team Lead in the Houston area. She traveled to the lakefront to shoot Encore on the Bay in Seabrook, TX.

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Safety is an important issue for every renter and property manager. In light of the recent weather-related tragedies, it is now more important than ever to make sure your residents are properly prepared for extreme weather conditions.

Our friends at The Allstate Blog have put together an infographic explaining the value of a safe room and some tips for creating one within your own home. As Allstate explains, simply put, a safe room is a secure, reinforced, well-stocked room where individuals can go to avoid the risks and potential dangers that may arise in other parts of a home. It is especially important for apartment dwellers to designate a safe room and make sure they are prepared, especially since they don’t have as much space to work with as a homeowner. Read More

Your apartments are full. Your residents pay on time, take out their trash and keep their apartments clean. It’s a landlord’s dream and you don’t want it to end. What can you do to keep your residents from giving you their notice?

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This week’s Photo of the Week is brought to you by Minnesota photographer Jeff Swenson! Jeff was lucky enough to get out of the Midwestern cold and in to the Las Vegas sun to shoot this awesome pool at Camden Vintage.

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The team at Apartments.com congratulates our own Angie Crenshaw, Advertising Consultant, on her President’s Choice award at the 2013 Piedmont Triad Apartment Association Diamond Awards event.

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Today’s renters expect more options when they rent. A list of 10 common amenities they want, as compiled by About.com, includes such extras as stainless steel appliances and off-street parking. But as an apartment owner, there is little to be gained by simply adding amenities – just to add them. These amenities must add to your bottom line by improving resident retention. But which amenities will pay off for you?

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This week’s Photo of the Week was shot by our Seattle-based photographer Robert Lawton! He traveled outside of his local area and shot this impressive community room at Block 32 at RiNo in Denver, CO.

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If you were to ask most property owners and managers if energy efficiency is important to resident retention they would probably say yes! The savings to renters or owners who pay for the energy costs, could be as much as 46%. When resident receives this kind of a break in cost, they are more likely to resign their lease. The problem is that many owners and managers of apartment communities do not know how to implement a plan of action for energy efficiency.

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Near almost every college or university, there are a wide variety of options for student housing. In many cases, there is the potential for new residents – from students that are moving off campus, moving from a different state, or that are transferring schools. To bring those students to your property, it is important that your community is able to stand out against other competing properties in the area. There are various ways a property can take advantage of the area they are located in to bring in new student renters.

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This week’s Photo of the Week is a sun deck image from Domain San Diego taken by CA photographer Joakim Blomdahl. This is a great example of highlighting a truly unique feature; in this case, the property’s modern and angled sun deck.

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