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Opting Outside

For Rowan Diloia, the key to childhood learning wasn’t in a classroom or in the pages of a book. It was outside, in the mountains, beaches and creeks of Santa Barbara County. These were places he explored as a child, thanks to a local nonprofit called the Wilderness Youth Project (WYP). Serving kids as young […]

01 / 09 / 18

Easier Access

We have the perfect holiday gift for Yardi eLearning users: fewer usernames and passwords to remember. Yardi eLearning is the newest addition to the YardiOne platform, which means users can get to training resources at the click of an icon. “There are a lot of benefits that come with being part of YardiOne,” said Patty […]

01 / 08 / 18

Focus on Asia

Reliance on spreadsheets and manual processes in Asia will likely fade as investors and technology providers lay the groundwork for sweeping modernization, according to a recent survey of technology adoption in the region’s real estate industry. Yardi sponsored the survey and subsequent report on current and anticipated technology applications by real estate investment firms, developers […]

01 / 05 / 18

The Great Flood

For many residents, the Great Flood feels like it was only yesterday. In October 2015, the state of South Carolina received record-breaking precipitation. More than 25 inches of rain fell across the coastal region in less than 20 hours. Additional water spilled into the devastated communities when 13 dams failed. Homes flooded, ousting residents into […]

01 / 03 / 18

Staying Put

Americans are not moving and no one can pinpoint why. Without a clear cause, the trend is difficult to reverse, as are its effects on the economy and workplace productivity. United States Census Bureau data reveals that only 21.7 percent of renters relocated in 2017. That’s a new historic low. Homeowners moved at a rate […]

01 / 01 / 18

Social Housing

Peter Altobelli, vice president and general manager at Yardi Canada Ltd. and Sean Bremner, maintenance director at Baptist Housing, presented a session on Social Housing Technology to a packed room at Housing Central. The conference was held in Richmond, BC and hosted by the British Columbia Non-Profit Housing Association. During the presentation, Altobelli and Bremner […]

12 / 29 / 17

Managing Disruption

The spotlight shone on Yardi Canada for much of late November and early December at major industry events in Toronto. The company was the closing roundtable sponsor at the Global Property Market Real Estate Forum and sponsored the Toronto Real Estate Forum’s keynote session. Yardi Canada was also the top-level Title Sponsor and staffed a […]

12 / 28 / 17

2017 in Review

2017 – what a year! It was 12 months of milestones and accomplishments for us here at Yardi. We thought we’d take a look back at some of our most popular blog posts to give you a sense of what readers found most interesting in the last year. They included news about awards, product launches, […]

12 / 27 / 17

Housing, San Jose

The City of San Jose and Santa Clara County have developed a two-tier plan to mitigate homelessness, a crisis that plagues the region. The breakthrough began in 2014 when the County received funding through CalWORKS, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids. The program empowered 20 local agencies with $20 million to identify housing, provide […]

12 / 27 / 17

Get Ready for ’18

The winter months signal a slow down throughout the multifamily industry. For marketers and site staff, however, the slow season is a great opportunity to get ahead for the spring. Below are 9 tips for a productive winter that will jumpstart your spring. Marketing Refresh Collaborate with sales and operations. The slow season is the […]

12 / 26 / 17

Employee Spotlight

On the outside, Holly Angel leads a normal life: full-time consultant and project manager at Yardi, mother of two girls, PTA mom, and recreational soccer player. But when it comes to the Yardi clients that she works with daily, Angel lives up to her last name on a regular basis. During CSD Appreciation Week, Angel […]

12 / 22 / 17

2018 Tech Trends

With 2017 drawing to a close, we’ve been thinking about the future. The current year’s tech trends have been big and impactful, with artificial intelligence topping the charts. How about 2018? Most likely, technology is set to focus on the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Internet of Things Pretty much […]

12 / 19 / 17

Pluses of Plugins

Just what is a plugin anyway? How is it different from a patch? Or a full version update? The somewhat frustrating truth for most of us is that software is one of the few products we use that doesn’t seem ever be ‘done’. With all of the different types of software we depend on every […]

12 / 18 / 17

Mobile Management

RentCafe Senior Living Resident App makes lets residents and families manage payments, maintenance requests and more on the go!

12 / 14 / 17

Grubb Properties

When Grubb Properties decided to upgrade its Yardi Voyager property management and accounting platform to the latest version, the company knew it would meet a little resistance from its staff. Iris Esguerra, Grubb’s Information Technology Business Analyst and Yardi Project Manager, says, “While Grubb embraced the benefits of moving to 7S, our Voyager power users […]

12 / 13 / 17