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 policy, including insight into Congressional reconciliation and appropriation, NAA has a wealth of resources, including a policy issues library, the Apartment Advocate and Apartment Advocate Pro newsletters, and much more, all on NAA’s website.

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 strategies and the launch of NAAEI’s Career Mapping Tool.

Learn more about NAAEI credentials, as well as online training and continuing education credits, courses and resources available through the Visto, NAAEI’s online learning platform. And don't miss the new Career Map Tool from NAAEI.

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 Manager at Midwood Investment & Development and representing Melanin in Multifamily; Justin Jones, AI Evangelist at Hyly.AI, and representing Multifamily Q Space; and Joelis Barandica-Rodriguez, a Regional Portfolio Manager and representing Latinas in Property Management.

During Apartmentalize, find the Affinity Group Pavilion by the NAAHQ Booth in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Wednesday hours are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and again from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. On Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.