Maintenance staffing remains multifamily’s biggest labor challenge

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While staffing pressures have eased for many apartment operators in 2026, one hiring challenge has proved stubborn: finding skilled maintenance professionals.

According to the National Apartment Association's latest Apartment Market Pulse, multifamily deliveries remain elevated even as new construction begins to slow, leaving operators responsible for an expanding inventory of communities that require experienced on-site teams.

So, while leasing consultants and other on-site office positions have become easier to recruit, maintenance technicians, service supervisors and other skilled trades roles remain difficult to fill as apartment companies compete with construction, hospitality and other industries for the same talent, according to Merideth Reigel, managing director of people and culture at Greystar.

"While we've seen some stabilization in hiring activity over the past year, demand for qualified talent continues to outpace supply in many markets," said Reigel.

Apartment operators point to maintenance as the most difficult on-

Fuente original: Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/maintenance-staffing-remains-multifamily-biggest-131500942.html)