Nicholas Dunlap
Volunteer Leadership - An Exciting Journey Ahead Happy New Year! 2015 is off to a great start! This week, I had the honor of being installed as President of the Apartment Association of Orange County. Going on my sixth year as a board member and my seventh year of active involvement with the association, this … Continue reading Volunteer Leadership – An Exciting Journey Ahead
The Controversy Kid - 5 Years Later By: Nicholas A. Dunlap Five years ago, I became a published author and an amateur economist. Yes, a self-proclaimed amateur economist. It’s funny to look back at my first article and realize the obvious improvement in my writing, but it’s rather disheartening to see that after five years, … Continue reading The Controversy Kid – 5 Years Later
Lifestyle-Driven Communities By: Nicholas A. Dunlap Let's face it. Life can become routine and at times, outright boring. And we all know how monotonous constantly seeing and experiencing the same things can get. Real estate development is no different. We've gone through art deco, colonial, garden style, low-rise, mid-rise, high-rise, podium, in-fill and after a … Continue reading Lifestyle-Driven Communities
Happy Holidays to Everyone! Looking forward to an exciting 2014, full of writing and new content! Check out an excerpt from one of my 2014 "Cover Your Assets" columns. This is a very timely issue given some of the recent publicity and technological advancements of late. Robots Over Here, Residents Over There By: Nicholas … Continue reading Robots Over Here, Residents Over There
Laziness in the Age of the LRO By: Nicholas A. Dunlap Recently, I spoke at the Multifamily Brainstorming conference on what came to be quite the controversial topic. That is, I voiced my concern that our industry is being overrun by lazy people who do not understand some of the most simple marketing and leasing … Continue reading Laziness in the Age of the LRO
Set Yourself Up for Success By: Nicholas Dunlap The great John Wooden once said, “Failing to plan is planning to fail”. And while this is certainly true on a personal level, nowhere is it more true than business. So often, people complain about their lack of productivity or their lack of success, failing to acknowledge … Continue reading Set Yourself Up For Success
Customer Service Gone Wrong Customer service is the lifeline of any business. From product presentation to salesmanship and from sale to follow up, the ability to identify and respond to a customer’s needs is not only the foundation of a successful business but the launch pad for repeat business and referral marketing. Today with social … Continue reading Customer Service Gone Wrong
The Rental Red-Zone By: Nicholas A. Dunlap Fall is here and that means football is back. The hits, the passes, the drives, the last minute excitement that we wait for year round is now upon us. And there's nothing better than seeing your team drive down field and score the decisive game winning or game … Continue reading The Rental Red-Zone
It’s Easy in Orange County From a multi-family owner’s perspective, Orange County is just an easy market to operate in. And for that matter, Southern California is in general with the exception of maybe a few rental sub-markets tends to outperform most rental markets in the United States. This operational ease is not necessarily in … Continue reading It’s Easy in Orange County
Let Me Think About It By: Nicholas A. Dunlap I know, comparing multifamily to industrial is an apples to orange comparison, but in this case it fits. Multifamily mirrors the single-family residential market in that things slow down over the holidays. It is not uncommon for units to sit vacant from Halloween until after the … Continue reading Let Me Think About It
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