The National Apartment Association (NAA) is America’s leading advocate for quality rental housing. NAA’s mission is to serve the interests of multifamily housing owners, managers, developers, and suppliers and maintain a high level of professionalism in the multifamily housing industry to better serve the rental housing needs of the public.

Members in good standing of any affiliated association are automatically considered members of NAA and entitled to NAA benefits.

PURPOSE

NAA’s purpose is to support an industry that offers safe, affordable multifamily housing to the public, equitably compensates its workforce, and provides investors with a fair and reasonable rate of return.

An overview of your benefits can be found on the NAA website at https://www.naahq.org/member-services/benefits.   Don’t forget to login to access y

our profile and account information.  If you need help finding your account information don't hesitate to reach out to association staff.

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NAA Click and Lease

The NAA Click & Lease is a web-based leasing program offered exclusively to members of the National Apartment Association. This powerful and easy-to-use leasing program allows an apartment community to save time and money by speeding up preparation and printing of legal documents. In addition to providing greater efficiency to the onsite leasing process, prospective residents may fill out a rental application online, and property managers may audit and edit entire portfolios of leases with a few clicks of a mouse. 

Find more information here: https://www.gcnkaa.org/naa-click-and-lease

ADVOCACY

NAA’s Government Affairs and Legislation division is dedicated solely to the apartment industry. The federated structure of NAA enables the industry to represent its members and advocate on federal, state and local policy issues.

INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATION

NAA provides a wealth of information through advocacy, research, technology, education, and strategic partnerships. Through a joint legislative alliance with the National Multi-Housing Council, NAA protects and represents our members’ interests with regard to legislative and regulatory issues at the federal government level. NAA monitors legislation and regulations in all 50 states and shares that information with your local and state affiliate staff.

NAA Research

NAA Research (at the National Apartment Association) produces data, forecasts, and policy analysis focused on the U.S. rental housing and apartment industry.

How their research is used:

• Owners, operators, and managers use it for budgeting, underwriting, staffing, and performance benchmarking.

• Policymakers, advocates, and media use it to understand the economic and regulatory forces behind rent levels, development feasibility, and the broader affordability picture.

• Vendors, investors, and service providers use NAA’s outlooks and trend reports to gauge market health and where demand or headwinds are emerging regionally.

https://naahq.org/research 

PUBLICATIONS

NAA publishes the monthly units Magazine and other industry publications.  You can find the monthly editions here: https://naahq.org/news/units

EDUCATION & CAREER DEVELOPMENT

NAA continually provides education and training opportunities for both multi-site managers and on-site staff. The NAA Education Institute offers six nationally recognized designation programs and actively promotes the apartment industry as a viable career choice.

Learn, lead and succeed with the broad-based education and training available only to members. Countless tools and resources for managers, companies and job seekers are just a few clicks away. Access member-priced online credentials and courses through Visto, NAAEI’s online education platform.

 

COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS

NAA Click & Lease accelerates the leasing process as the industry’s trusted platform using online and compliant lease forms.

Trust your properties are remaining compliant with NAA Click & Comply, NAA’s newest maintenance and operations management software that allows property management companies to consolidate processes and systems into one place.

SAVINGS & DISCOUNTS

Members enjoy substantial collective purchasing power and receive valuable savings from top retailers and service providers through our NAA Member Savings Program.

 

NAA CONFERENCES & EXPOSITIONS

Participate in the industry’s premier networking and education events. Connect with the top apartment home developers, suppliers and management professionals in the industry.

NAA offers the industry’s premier education conference and trade show, the NAA Education Conference & Exposition, Apartmentalize attracting thousands of multifamily housing professionals seeking education, networking, and business opportunities.

Register for the 2026 conference here.

 

units MAGAZINE & OTHER PUBLICATIONS

From general topics to more specialized information, NAA members have access to articles, videos, and newsletters providing the latest news and most successful trends in the industry.

 

But to take advantage of all this, you have to be a member.

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