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Emerging Leaders Kicks Off with an Action-Packed January!
Emerging Leaders Kicks Off with an Action-Packed January!

The inaugural Kari Anderson' Emerging Leaders Program started off strong in January! This first-ever cohort is comprised of 20 diverse members representing different companies, positions, ages and experience levels. Each member was identified as a current and future leader that will be on the... Continue Reading

Postedby Jason Loughridge
Date posted02/5/2024


WMFHA Wednesdays Are Here!
WMFHA Wednesdays Are Here!

We all know what Wednesdays are famous for...HUMP DAY! That day in the middle of the week when the upcoming weekend begins to come into focus. Here at your association, we are going to give you another reason to get excited about Wednesdays. In 2024 we are introducing WMFHA Wednesdays, a new... Continue Reading

Postedby Jason Loughridge
Date posted01/10/2024


Credential Spotlight - Tatiana Hubbard, CALP
Credential Spotlight - Tatiana Hubbard, CALP

Tatiana Hubbard is someone that any instructor would refer to as a "star student." In 2022 she obtained her CALP (Certified Apartment Leasing Professional) credential and she just completed the CAM (Certified Apartment Manager) course work in September of 2023. Every day of class, she showed up... Continue Reading

Postedby Jason Loughridge
Date posted10/4/2023


Senator Mark Mullet Awarded 2023 WMFHA Legislator of the Year at WAO
Senator Mark Mullet Awarded 2023 WMFHA Legislator of the Year at WAO

At Washington Apartment Outlook (WAO) this morning, WMFHA’s 2023 President, Tali Reiner, presented Senator Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) with our 2023 Legislator of the Year Award. This is the highest honor given to an active legislator from WMFHA in recognition and acknowledgement of their... Continue Reading

Postedby Nick Marin
Date posted09/26/2023


Advanced Facilitator Training Recap
Advanced Facilitator Training Recap

Is there anywhere better than Seattle in August? We sure do love to show off our beautiful Emerald City in the summer. WMFHA had the opportunity to showcase the Pacific Northwest for a national audience on August 8th – 10th when we hosted the National Apartment Association’s Advanced... Continue Reading

Postedby Jason Loughridge
Date posted09/6/2023


Supplier Success was...A Success!
Supplier Success was...A Success!

WMFHA hosted our largest Supplier Success class ever on August 30th. We had 29 excited and engaged supplier partners join us at our 1Up Training Center in Renton. The Supplier Success Course offers an overview of the apartment industry and recommends ways that suppliers can maximize... Continue Reading

Postedby Jason Loughridge
Date posted09/6/2023


Credential Spotlight - Patrick Moss, CAMT
Credential Spotlight - Patrick Moss, CAMT

Patrick Moss (center of the front row) with his 2023 CAMT class Patrick Moss needed a little extra gas money back in 2016, so he took a temp job as a porter/maintenance technician. That temporary job became permanent and now he is a Senior Service Technician with Greystar based in Seattle... Continue Reading

Postedby Jason Loughridge
Date posted08/1/2023


APARTMENTALIZE 2023 Recap
APARTMENTALIZE 2023 Recap

Washington State was well represented at NAA"s annual conference! Continue Reading

Postedby Sloane Cerbana
Date posted06/26/2023


New Executive Director Nick Marin
New Executive Director Nick Marin

Nick Marin is the new Executive Director of WMFHA. Nick is a certified Association Management Professional with nearly a decade of experience. He is joining WMFHA after serving as Executive Director of the Yolo County Association of REALTORS® (YCAR) in California for 6 years. Continue Reading

Postedby MacKenzie Knell (deleted)
Date posted01/6/2023


4 Ways Businesses Benefit from Vendor Consolidation
4 Ways Businesses Benefit from Vendor Consolidation

Vendor consolidation has risen to the forefront as the leading strategy for achieving all of that and more! Continue Reading

Postedby Allison Bell
Date posted09/22/2022


Seattle's Exodus of Rental Properties Continues
Seattle's Exodus of Rental Properties Continues

We are only six months into 2022, but the trend of housing providers leaving the Seattle market hasn’t slowed down. According to the latest data from Seattle’s Rental Property Registration database, Seattle continues to experience a decline in rental housing, with a net loss of 313... Continue Reading

Postedby Jim Wiard (deleted)
Date posted06/30/2022


Best Practices for Reducing Administrative Burdens
Best Practices for Reducing Administrative Burdens

Businesses get started because we have great ideas or processes, or both! Running a successful firm demands more than great ideas or processes but you probably weren’t expecting that your admin responsibilities would be a full-time job. Like any other type of business, the property... Continue Reading

Postedby Ken Kloeppel
Date posted06/6/2022