The NAA Apartmentcast

This special edition episode of the NAA Apartmentcast features guest hosts Scott Wilkerson, Chief Investment Officer and Chair of the Investment Committee for Ginkgo Residential, and Chris Carter, Regional Vice President for Carter-Haston, both members of NAA’s Operations Committee. They are joined by Brad Dockser, CEO and Co-Founder of GreenGen for an intriguing conversation focused on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), w...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this sponsored episode, we sit down with Kyle Nelson, Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Snappt, and Maitri Johnson, Vice President, Tenant and Employment at TransUnion, to discuss how fraud prevention isn’t just an operational task anymore; it’s shaping the renter experience and influencing where people choose to live. 

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Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this sponsored episode, we sit down with Ken McDonald, CEO of Leonardo247, as he shares how property operators can leverage AI and their unique operational playbook to drive NOI growth. In this episode, he reveals proven strategies to turn operational data into AI-powered optimizations that improve efficiency, strengthen resident ret...

There are more than 40 million apartments in the United States, of which half are owned and operated by small portfolios, otherwise known as independent rental owners (IRO). 

On this episode of the NAA Apartmentcast, we're joined by Demetrio Jimenez, President and Owner of Tropicana Properties in El Paso, Texas, and 2026 Chair of the NAA Affordable Housing Committee; and Megan Orser, CEO and Business Strategist for Smart Apartm...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we are joined by Kelli Lea, Senior Regional Property Manager for Greystar and 2025-2026 President of the National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) Board of Directors, to provide an update on all the exciting things happening at National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI), including the la...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Maria Spencer, who, now that the government has reopened, is here to walk us through the Congressional FY26 appropriations process and the prospective impacts on the rental housing industry, especially as it relates to balancing the priorities of creating ne...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA’s Director of Conference Education Programming Clark Ebbert, as well as Peter Lynch, Chief People Officer at Cardinal Group Companies and Emcee of NAA’s Cultivate event, Feb. 17-18, 2026 in Nashville. 

They’re joining today to talk about this unique, intimate and highly strategic event, where the edu...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA’s AVP of Housing Policy & Regulatory Affairs Nicole Upano to talk public policy, advocacy, government shutdowns and some inside baseball on what's happening in Washington.

Visit naahq.org/advocacy for links to the policy issues library, industry priorities, Apartment Advocate newsletter, reg...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA’s VP of Research George Ratiu to talk the economics of residential real estate, as well as review all of the insightful research NAA has recently released. 

Visit the research section on NAA’s website to explore all of NAA’s research offerings, including Income/Expense IQ data, industry trends, housi...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this sponsored episode, we sit down with two leaders, Chris Ulep, Vice President at Yardi Breeze, and David Franklin, Industry Principal of AI at Yardi, to explore how artificial intelligence is not just for the big players. They share how Yardi is making AI tools more accessible, affordable and user-friendly for small and mid-sized ...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA’s AVP of Federal Legislative Affairs Owen Caine, who walks us through the Congressional reconciliation package that dictates the future of tax policy following the One Big Beautiful Bill Act being signed into law on July 4. 

For those of you out there who are interested in learning more about housing...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we are joined by Kelli Lea, Regional Property Manager for Greystar and 2025 President of the National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) Board of Directors, who provide an update on all the exciting things happening at National Apartment Association Education Institute, including the latest on its growth ...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, guest host Todd Hignite, Vice President of Hearth Management and a member of both the 2025 NAAEI Board of Directors and NAA’s DE&I committee, sits down with rental housing affinity group leaders, including Steve Hatten, Regional Sales Executive at Kwikkit and representing Once A Warrior; Monica Frazier, General Mana...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this sponsored episode, we sit down with Appfolio's Stacy Holden, Vice President and Industry Principal, and Adam Feinstein, Vice President of Product Management, to review the findings of Appfolio's renter preferences research and discuss how those discoveries can translate to maximizing performance in 2025.

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Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA's industry Research Analyst Eri Bajomo to dive into the findings of NAA’s latest research project, “The Ongoing Evolution of Amenity Spaces.” 

Visit the research section on NAA’s website to explore this new report as well as all of NAA’s research offerings, including Income/Expense IQ data, indu...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA’s VP of Research Paula Munger, who after an illustrious career in commercial real estate research and nine years at NAA, has announced her retirement. Listen as we walk through her career and lessons learned, and maybe even a prediction or two about the future state of the rental housing industry. 

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Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we sit down with NAA’s AVP of Federal Legislative Affairs Owen Caine to walk through the rental housing industry's federal legislative priorities for the 119th Congress. 

For those interested in learning more about housing policy, NAA has a wealth of resources, including a policy issues library, the Apartment Advoca...

Welcome to NAA's Apartmentcast, the official podcast of the National Apartment Association. On this episode, we are once again joined by Leah Cuffy, NAA Director of Advocacy Research, to discuss the key findings and implications of “Behind the High Cost of Rent,” which is recently released research sponsored by NAA and NHMC that examines the unintended consequences of overregulating the rental housing industry.   

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This episode of the NAA Apartmentcast is the third in a series discussing women in technology, supported by and featuring NAA's Technology Committee. We're joined for an engaging discussion NAA Tech Committee Member Marysa Raymond, who at the time of the conversation was Vice President Institutional Sales, Strategic Accounts & Affordable Sales for Entrata and now is Director of Asset Management for Middle Street Partn...