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YASC Asia
The Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) heads to Singapore on November 10, 2016. YASC offers comprehensive training and networking opportunities tailored for our clients in Asia. This year, over 100 clients and 30 staff will join us at the Amara Sanctuary Resort on Sentosa Island during the 1-day conference. The conference offers 20+ educational sessions, […]
10 / 31 / 16
Package Prep
From smart lockers to drone landing pads, multifamily prepares for the quickly evolving future o f e-commerce and deliveries. Alan Gershenhorn, chief commercial officer at UPS, reviewed the latest online sales data during a panel discussion with the National Multihousing Council: Brick-and-mortar retail has grown at approximately 2 percent each year. In comparison, e-commerce has […]
10 / 30 / 16
New Look MacBook
Apple’s October keynote was a relatively small event with low key news, but the new laptops announced were sufficient to keep the audience excited. New MacBook Pros are finally arriving, including one that’s thinner than the MacBook Air. It also boasts a new feature called the Touch Bar. The MacBook Pro, after 25 years on […]
10 / 29 / 16
Bracing for Impact
Economic forecasts can seem as mysterious as reading tea leaves or interpreting the energy of a crystal ball. Hit or miss at best. Yet with several economists spotting a recession on the horizon, property managers may want to take precautions. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics kicked off the summer with a wave of bad […]
10 / 27 / 16
Targeting Creatives
A little over two hours were needed for Microsoft to showcase its latest products and software upgrades, putting a call out to “creators” now, meaning everybody. The giant unveiled the new version of Windows 10, dubbed Creator Update—which includes plenty of 3D-focused features, as well as an updated Surface Book and a jumbo all-in-one PC […]
10 / 27 / 16
Transparent Wood
Recent decades have brought about numerous developments in the structure of glass: layered, stronger, lighter, and even energy-producing varieties are used in homes and offices around the globe. Getting rid of glass altogether may be the next big advancement in transparent building materials. Glass has natural disadvantages. It is a poor thermal insulator, which requires […]
10 / 26 / 16
McKinney & Olive
Crescent Properties recently revealed McKinney & Olive, a Class A office building in one of the most desirable zip codes in Dallas. Yardi sat down with Montie Rouze, Vice President of IT, at the Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference in May to learn more about the new project. “They call McKinney & Olive the ‘sexy building’ […]
10 / 25 / 16
Big Data Benefits
At this year’s Real Estate Strategy and Leasing Conference that took place on October 6th in Toronto, Peter Altobelli, vice president and general manager for Yardi Canada, joined a panel of experts for a session titled “New Technologies Across the Spectrum That Can Help Drive Your Business Forward and Provide Competition to the Landscape.” Altobelli […]
10 / 22 / 16
MC Companies
The first thing you notice on MC Companies website is that the Arizona-based multifamily housing provider is a very compassionate company. It’s one of the traits that make them one of Arizona’s “most admired companies.” The “Good Life Promises” that are part of the firm’s foundational values include a rent rescue program that excuses late […]
Election Opportunity
Voter registration and polling facilities are a hotbed of activity this fall. With slight additions to your active or vacant real estate property, you can benefit from the buzz. When it comes to transforming a property into a voter registration or polling center, nowhere has done it up like the hotels of Los Angeles. Several […]
10 / 20 / 16
Role-Based Apps
At the recent Yardi Executive Briefing in Southern California, Tamara Berndt provided an illuminative glimpse into the future of real estate technology. As a Senior Director for Yardi’s multifamily consulting practices team, Berndt is ideally positioned to forecast industry trends. Working with both multifamily and commercial clients provides her with a holistic vision of where […]
10 / 19 / 16
YASC ANZ
In less than one week, the 2016 Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) kicks-off in Sydney, Australia. The annual user conference will be hosted on 25-26 October, 2016 at the Pier One Sydney Harbour Hotel, located near the picturesque Sydney Harbour Bridge. This year’s event has grown by 30 per cent, bringing together over 170 clients […]
10 / 19 / 16
Great Goals
One of Jim Merski’s favorite quotes, rooted in a 17th Century Italian proverb, is “Good is the enemy of great.” “Our goal is to be great,” says Merski, chief financial officer of Boston-based Barkan Management Company Inc., a Yardi client that manages 147 residential communities with more than 23,000 units, primarily condominiums, along with other […]
10 / 17 / 16
Creating Continuity
Assessing risk and planning ahead can help property managers and owners safeguard their assets, employees and tenants in the event of a disaster. Yardi® clients have an invaluable resource for creating and executing business continuity strategies—the procurement solution known as Yardi Marketplace™. Yardi Marketplace is a source for more than 1 million discounted MRO products […]
10 / 14 / 16
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