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CONTENTS MAY 2016 | Volume 29, Number 5 FROM THE PRESIDENT 6 12 NOW HIRING 13 2016 MAINTENANCE OLYMPICS 19 ECONOMY 21 VACANCY & RENT REPORT 23 2016 EDUCATION CONFERENCE 25 TECHNOLOGY 31 MAINTENANCE 33 CAPITOL RECAP AAMD Functions Should Never Be Used for Recruitment How AAMD is Promoting Apartment Careers Congratulations to all the Winners 2016 So Far... and What to Expect PUBLISHER Mark Williams [email protected] DESIGN, PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING Christopher Dean [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Julie Evans-Schmitt [email protected] COMMUNICATION CHAIRS Marci French Adena Mansback, Xfinity by Comcast 1st Quarter 2016 Summary Thank You to Our Sponsors and Speakers Best Practices for Twitter: What Communities Need to Know Colorful Ways to Gain Advantage in a Competitive Market AAMD Hosts Lakewood Mayor Roundtable CONTRIBUTORS Nancy Burke, Mike Deviney, Lisa Godbehere, Kerie Kerstetter, DJ Longo, Ian Neadle, Victor Sanchez ADVERTISING Please contact Christopher Dean or Julie EvansSchmitt at 303.329.3300 for more information about advertising in Trends. Deadline for contracts and artwork are the first Monday of the month prior to publication. ARTICLE SUBMISSION Trends will consider printing any article written by an AAMD member that applies to the Denver multifamily industry, is 300-500 words, does not promote any single company or product. AAMD reserves the right to edit any article without notification. Due to space, not all articles submitted will be printed. Apartment Trends (USPS 018-233) is published 11 times a year (monthly except for the combined November/December issue) by The Apartment Association of Metro Denver, 7100 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 305, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Periodicals Postage Paid at Englewood, CO and additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Apartment Trends c/o The Apartment Association of Metro Denver, 7100 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 305, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Subscription included in membership dues. Apartment Trends is published as a service to its members and all segments of the apartment industry by The Apartment Association of Metro Denver. Any reproduction or copying in whole or in part, without permission, is prohibited. Articles and events herein do not necessarily have the endorsement of AAMD but may be presented to give readers a diversity of views and activity updates. 7100 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 305, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, Phone (303) 329-3300, Fax (303) 329-0403, E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.aamdhq.org. AAMD is a tax-exempt professional trade association representing the multifamily housing industry in the metropolitan Denver area. AAMD is affiliated with The Colorado Apartment Association (www.caahq.org) and The National Apartment Association (www.naahq.org). 2 | TRENDS • MAY 2016 6 2016 June Awards 9 Education Focus 11 PowerLunch 34 Apartment Advocate 36 New Members 36 Advertising Directory CONTACT APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF METRO DENVER MEMBER WEBSITE www.aamdhq.org 153,368 Visitors FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/aamdhq 1,186 Likes TWITTER www.twitter.com/aamdhq 857 Followers Executive Vice President: Mark Williams | [email protected] Government Affairs Admin: Melissa Jackson | [email protected] Vice President of Government Affairs: Nancy Burke | [email protected] Events Admin: Beth Loudon | [email protected] Vice President of Member Services: Julie Evans Schmitt | [email protected] Manager of Government Affairs: Luke Miller | [email protected] Vice President of Events & Education: Betty Knecht | [email protected] Manager of Business Development & Social Media: Ian Neadle | [email protected] Accounting Manager: Earlease Alexander | [email protected] Administrative Assistant: Diani Riopelle | [email protected] Manager of Communications, Marketing & Technology: Christopher Dean | [email protected] Program and Events Manager: Kaleene Toback | [email protected] Education Manager: Lisa Godbehere | [email protected] www.aamdhq.org