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Move For Hunger Midyear Results
Move For Hunger Midyear Results

You've donated almost 5,000 meals! Move For Hunger works with WMFHA properties to deliver bags to residents who give notice to move out. Residents can leave their non-perishable food items before they move and Move For Hunger ensures that food is delivered to the local food bank. WMFHA members... Continue Reading

Postedby Kelly Wakefield (deleted)
Date posted08/1/2018


Welcome New Members!
Welcome New Members!

Welcome to our newest members! Properties: Ascend ApartmentsHeron Flats + Lofts124 Line PropertiesSKY SammamishRavelloAnthologyCrown Village LakesideLUX ApartmentsSierra on GreenwoodThe Park at Mill PlainBallard on 20thSitka ApartmentsThe DanforthEllis Court ApartmentsEdwards on... Continue Reading

Postedby Kelly Wakefield (deleted)
Date posted07/30/2018


Credential Holder of the Quarter: Jay Koster, CAM
Credential Holder of the Quarter: Jay Koster, CAM

Biography Jay joined the residential property management industry in 2011, filling a role as maintenance and office assistant for a 107-door garden-style community in Kent, WA. He grew in the role until 2014, when he received a promotion to a 384-door community in Everett. From there, he would... Continue Reading

Postedby Sloane Cerbana
Date posted07/23/2018


Congratulations to New NALP Credential Holders!
Congratulations to New NALP Credential Holders!

Eleven candidates for our National Apartment Leasing Professional (NALP) program are now official credential holders! Congratulations to: Amanda Lockleer - Insite Property Solutions Brittany Bailey - Palladium Real Estate Services Cassandra Mitchell - Epic Asset Management, Inc. Halie Gerde... Continue Reading

Postedby Sloane Cerbana
Date posted07/20/2018


Why WMFHA?
Why WMFHA?

We asked our members, why WMFHA? Property Managers said: "I'm a committee member and a CAPS credential holder. I'm a member for training opportunities, networking opportunities, legal updates and legal advocacy, and for EMERALD AWARDS!'' "It is THE professional organization for my job.'' "Social... Continue Reading

Postedby Kelly Wakefield (deleted)
Date posted07/18/2018


Participating Companies in Business Exchange 2018
Participating Companies in Business Exchange 2018

Property Management Companies: Allied Residential AMC, LLC AMLI Residential Avenue5 Residential Berkshire Communities Cambridge Management Coast Property Management ConAm Management Essex Property Trust Equity Residential Fairfield Residential FPI Management Inc. Greystar HNN Associates,... Continue Reading

Postedby Tricia Johnson
Date posted07/10/2018


Suppliers - Here's One Way to Make the Most of your Membership
Suppliers - Here's One Way to Make the Most of your Membership

Build your sales funnel by getting your brand in front of prospective clients! Here's how: Make sure your WMFHA Supplier profile is up to date with your logo, verification and compliance information, company overview, any special offers, areas of expertise, service areas, social media accounts,... Continue Reading

Postedby Kelly Wakefield (deleted)
Date posted07/5/2018


Welcome to the Team, Kelly!
Welcome to the Team, Kelly!

We are proud to announce our newest WMFHA team member - Kelly Wakefield! Kelly is our new Director of Marketing and Communications and we are pleased to have her on board. She is responsible for enhancing our marketing and member communications, designing and producing marketing campaigns,... Continue Reading

Postedby Jim Wiard (deleted)
Date posted07/3/2018


Seattle College Launches First Property Management Bachelor's Program on West Coast
Seattle College Launches First Property Management Bachelor's Program on West Coast

Washington Multi-Family Housing Association has been pleased to serve on the Advisory Board at North Seattle College that helped launch the first Bachelor's program on the continental West Coast for Property Management. WMFHA will continue to be involved as the first cohort begins classes in fall... Continue Reading

Postedby Sloane Cerbana
Date posted06/7/2018


Welcome to the New WMFHA Website!
Welcome to the New WMFHA Website!

Welcome to the new Washington Multi-Family Housing Association website! Wmfha.org has a brand new look and updated technology in an effort to better serve our members. In order to get the most out of your member experience, you will need to create a new login. Your old login information did not... Continue Reading

Postedby Jim Wiard (deleted)
Date posted05/17/2018


Eviction: The National Debate Heats Up
Eviction: The National Debate Heats Up

As printed in the Landlord Times On-Site Publication, May 2018 Eviction: The National Debate Heats Up The rental housing industry understands that supply-demand imbalance has caused rents to rise faster than wages in many areas of the country in recent years, including Seattle and elsewhere in... Continue Reading

Postedby Jim Wiard (deleted)
Date posted05/16/2018


Seattle Publishes Updated MFTE Income Limits
Seattle Publishes Updated MFTE Income Limits

After suspending rent increases in the MFTE program in early April, the Seattle Office of Housing published income and rent schedules for the MFTE and other income and rent restricted programs on Monday May 14, 2018. The published rent and income schedule results in an average 4.5% increase in... Continue Reading

Postedby Brett Waller
Date posted05/15/2018