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National Apartment Housing Day is April 6th!
National Apartment Housing Day is April 6th!

National Apartment Housing Day, April 6th, Celebrates "Home" For All Americans April 6th marks National Apartment Housing Day, the apartment housing industry’s opportunity to showcase its significant impact in communities across America by: Contributing to the nation’s economic... Continue Reading

Date posted03/24/2017


Jim Wiard Receives Excellence Award
Jim Wiard Receives Excellence Award

On June 18, 2016 - Our Executive Director Jim Wiard - walked across the stage in San Francisco and received the Chris Christenson Association Executive of the Year Award! We are so proud of Jim and all he has done for our members, our association and our industry! Under Jim's leadership, we had a... Continue Reading

Date posted06/30/2016


Affordable Housing Week
Affordable Housing Week

Affordable Housing Week is this week (May 16th-22). Demand for housing has never been higher than it is now. More than 38 million individuals live in a rental home across the country, and 42 percent of those that do rent call an apartment their home. Apartments provide housing, create jobs and... Continue Reading

Date posted05/18/2016


NMHC Announces 2016 Top 50 Apartment Owners
NMHC Announces 2016 Top 50 Apartment Owners

NMHC released it's Top 50 Apartment Owners list for 2016! Congratulations to the WMFHA members who made the list! #6 - Equity Residential#10 - AvalonBay Communities#16 - Essex Property Trust#21 - Fairfield Residential#22 - UDR#29 - Weidner Apartment Homes#32 - Greystar#42 - Bridge Investment... Continue Reading

Date posted05/12/2016


We Are Apartments
We Are Apartments

APARTMENTS. WE LIVE HERE. In communities across the country, apartments work – helping people live in a home that’s right for them. Apartments and their residents contribute more than $1 trillion to the economy. We all should celebrate the positive impact our industry is making in... Continue Reading

Date posted02/2/2016