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Talking Tech

For every property management company, success often hinges on selecting — and keeping — quality residents. “With screening technology, we no longer lose our best applicants to the competition due to lagging on approvals or digging through paperwork, and we have reduced our vacancy rate from 13 percent to under 3 percent,” says Jason Roblin, […]

03 / 21 / 18

World Water Day

World Water Day is March 22! This international holiday encourages individuals, businesses, and governments to explore ways to reduce water waste. For your property, water conservation comes with additional benefits. Boost resident loyalty and reduce turnover with these World Water Day tips. Get Acknowledged for Your Efforts You may already have measures in place to […]

03 / 20 / 18

Solving Problems

Yardi CSD Week is an opportunity for customer service specialists to receive recognition for their hard work, creativity, and innovation. These everyday heroes work directly with clients to solve problems and return business software to optimal operation. Peers and managers recently honored Richard Runswick with the Creative Problem Solver award. We caught up with Runswick […]

03 / 19 / 18

UK Perspective

The UK’s build-to-rent sector is booming. In less than a decade, the sector has grown by around 60% and is now worth some £1.5trn. This comes as no surprise. We all have, at some point in our lives, been looking for a place to live, whether it is a house or a flat, and build-to-rent […]

03 / 16 / 18

Yardi ATL Prom Drive

Yardi Atlanta recently celebrated the most successful Yardi Prom Drive, supporting Foster Care Support Foundation (FCSF) in nearby Roswell, GA. About Foster Care Support Foundation Each year, approximately 8,000 children in Georgia are in need of foster care. Placement in a good home is only part of the battle. Many foster parents and relatives struggle […]

03 / 16 / 18

Disaster Recovery

A new research bulletin from Yardi Matrix assesses the ongoing recovery of multifamily markets in U.S. areas hit hard by hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters in 2017. Three hurricanes inflicted about $110 billion in property damage and $300 billion of economic loss in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, the bulletin notes, with the affected […]

03 / 15 / 18

Innovation Rules

Technological shifts are revolutionizing business.  Few other industries embody this reality more completely than the office and retail sectors, according to Heather Brady, national director of sales for Yardi Canada.  Brady gave a presentation about how industrial, office and retail companies can use innovative technologies to improve decision-making at the recent International Council of Shopping […]

03 / 15 / 18

Intel’s Vaunt Glasses

If you lived through the Google Glass launch and decided that smartglasses are not a device you would use every day, you might consider changing your mind. Intel’s development team has been busy and has something new to share. In an exclusive arrangement with The Verge, Intel showcased the new Vaunt gadget, a piece of […]

03 / 13 / 18

Rental Market

If you’re a Canadian property owner, manager or renter, here is the scoop from this year’s Ontario Rental Market Overview & Outlook. Hosted by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario, the market survey results were presented at the FRPO & GTAA (Greater Toronto Apartment Association) Rental Market Update Breakfast […]

03 / 13 / 18

Accounting Standards

Functionality in Yardi Voyager Commercial property management and accounting platform complies with upcoming new accounting standards for commercial property management set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Yardi Voyager supports FASB-required operating and finance leases and IASB-mandated finance leases. “Yardi fully understands the requirements set by FASB […]

03 / 12 / 18

Building Dimensions

Leasing agents often have to be part lawyer, part CPA and part tour guide when handling such details as monitoring existing tenant lease options, notifications and expiration dates, tracking prospective tenants, crafting letters of intent and arranging showings. Customer relationship management technology that manages these operations has come a long way over the past few […]

03 / 09 / 18

Supporting Women + Girls

Every year, Yardi’s international offices select hundreds of nonprofits to receive grant sponsorships. Several of the grant recipients focus their services on women’s advancement. The World Bank reports that investing in women is a key factor in ending poverty and boosting economic growth. PLOS One research also indicates that investments towards women’s health contribute to […]

03 / 08 / 18

Connections at YASC

The next Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference is coming to Washington, D.C., kicking off on May 30, 2018. YASC brings together more than 1,500 professionals from nearly every property and financial management industry for instruction, comradery, and insight into the future of technology. At last year’s YASC, we sat down with Rachel Brown, Section 8 manager for […]

03 / 06 / 18

CommonBond

In our previous article link, IT specialist Linda Greenwaldt explained how CommonBond Communities implemented Yardi RentCafe for subsidized housing to improve efficiencies. Yardi eLearning helped the organization optimize their use of RentCafe. It is also the nonprofit’s go-to tool for employee education. The eLearning Solution eLearning provides on-demand training through a convenient online platform. Administrators […]

NAA CampusConnex

Student Housing managers, marketers and exhibitors came together for NAA’s CampusConnex in Orlando, Fl., on February 13-14, 2018 to explore new strategies and get energized to move their careers and businesses forward amidst tech disruption and the latest trends. Yardi returned to this year’s conference as an alliance partner and presenter. “Yardi is excited to […]

03 / 02 / 18