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	<title>AAOA - American Apartment Owners Association &#187; Marketing Vacant Units</title>
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		<title>Your Rental Ad Goes Mobile</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/05/07/your-rental-ad-goes-mobile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 20:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Put Your Rental Listing in the Palm of Their Hands
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Apartment listing website MyNewPlace just announced that it has launched MyNewPlace for Mobile, a version of its website for mobile devices, allowing renters to search and review apartments and rental homes wherever they have a wireless connection. 
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Users no longer have to be in front of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Would You Let This Tenant Break the Lease?</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/09/15/would-you-let-this-tenant-break-the-lease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employer Willing to Buy Out Tenant’s Lease 
by Robert Griswold, Inman News
Q: I have a tenant who recently signed a two-year lease for my rental home. She just contacted me indicating that she has been approached by her employer about transferring to another city for a promotion with the company. She wanted me to voluntarily let [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transform Old Countertops for Less</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/09/11/transform-old-countertops-for-less/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Julie Murphy
So, your renters are not interested in looking at those old coffee stains or lovely series of stripes from years of not using a cutting board on the formica countertops?  Hmmm.
Why not consider an easy, cost effective solution -  overlay countertops?  Several types of materials can be used right on top of your old countertop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to Curb the Insanity of Move-Out Day?</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/09/01/want-to-curb-the-insanity-of-move-out-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update Your Move-out Checklist
Maybe it&#8217;s the high carbs, the beers used as bribes, or sheer exhaustion, but move-out time for tenants breeds temporary insanity.  It&#8217;s a time when the quest for friends with strong arms or a pickup truck makes strange bedfellows. Things get left behind, other tenants get annoyed, and the landlord may get caught prepping the unit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clearing the Air: Smoke-Free Apartments</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/08/10/clearing-the-air-smoke-free-apartments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Matt DiChiara, My New Place
When renting an apartment, one usually feels as though they are free to do as they wish, as long as it is within the bounds of reason, legality and the terms of their rental agreement.
Whether renting an apartment or owning a house, everyone wants to feel like the king or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>26 Million to Use One Big Classified Section</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/08/07/26-million-to-use-one-big-classified-section/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Matt DiChiara, MyNewPlace.com
In 2008, there will be, at the absolute minimum, almost 26 million people looking for an apartment online. We have tabulated this figure from the fact that there are 37 million rental apartments and houses in the United States, according the U.S Census Bureau.
An overwhelming 88% will seek another rental home this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny With A Chance of Naked</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/08/02/sunny-with-a-chance-of-naked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Matt DiChiara, MyNewPlace
We noticed that a certain rental property, ‘Arbors at Branch Creek‘ had aroused some marked interest in the past few days; organic traffic to those apartments for rent has skyrocketed in the past few days. We wondered what was at the heart of all this commotion.Apparently, ‘Arbors at Branch Creek&#8217; is now called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing a Comprehensive Online Marketing Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/06/09/developing-a-comprehensive-online-marketing-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/06/09/developing-a-comprehensive-online-marketing-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Excerpted from Multifamily Marketing in the Internet Age, by John Helm) 
The Internet has become the most trusted and effective method for renters to find information on rental properties.  
With nearly 70% of U.S. households using the internet and leading managers reporting over 50% of their lead and lease activity coming from online sources, it is essential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Renters Want to See in an Internet Listing</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/06/02/what-renters-want-to-see-in-an-internet-listing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When listing a property on an Internet Listing Service, there are several ways to maximize the attractiveness of the listing. Customer research (from the Compete study as well as internal MyNewSite data and user surveys), indicates that the following items are the most important to a renter:
Photos
Properties that display photos are viewed three to five [...]]]></description>
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