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Honoring Gene Glick

He was a member of the Greatest Generation who exemplified its values so wholly that Tom Brokaw featured him in the definitive book by the same name. His success in real estate development changed and improved the state of Indiana post-World War II, but that success never went to his head. He and his beloved […]

10 / 08 / 13

Learn and Win

The focus of YASC has always been learning: learning about the software, learning from your instructors, and learning from fellow Yardi clients. This year, we’re adding an exciting new subject to the learning line-up: social media. Yardi’s top-notch social media and web marketing specialists have put together a special Social Learning Lounge to help you […]

10 / 07 / 13

Learning

Passwords Passé?

The password and its powers to secure our data is a topic that’s constantly on the minds of technology companies, and equally discussed by users. The central problem with the current form of data protection is what it needs to be most effective: passwords should be long, complicated, and changed regularly, thus increasing the possibility […]

10 / 03 / 13

Technology

Fun in Anaheim

For the first time, the Fall Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference will be held outside of Santa Barbara, Calif. this fall. The host hotel for Fall YASC 2013 will be the Hilton Anaheim, located in central Orange County near the Anaheim Convention Center and the Disneyland Resort. YASC dates are Wednesday to Friday, October 9-11. Yardi […]

10 / 02 / 13

Mercy Housing

Mercy Housing has found the key ingredients to a successful affordable housing community. Trendsetting design, effective public programing, and soulful community involvement have been combined to create award-winning communities that are residents’ pride. For more than 30 years, Yardi client Mercy Housing has offered program-enriched affordable housing for families, seniors, veterans, those with special needs, […]

10 / 01 / 13

Affordable housing

Ashish Dhamnekar

Many first read about Ashish Dhamnekar in the July issue of the Yardi newsletter. Ashish teamed up with fellow Yardi employee Nilesh Shinde to help drought victims in the village of Ashathi. Their initiative began with an assessment tour, followed by volunteer and staff recruitment. At the project’s culmination, the village received drinking water twice […]

09 / 30 / 13

Yardi Atlanta’s New Green Home

Mansell Overlook, the new location for Yardi’s Atlanta offices, received LEED Gold for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance. The Yardi teams have been in their new green home for two months now, adjusting to the office space, getting to know new coworkers, and generally letting the dust settle. Mansell Overlook was built in 1996, before […]

09 / 27 / 13

Life-Saving Furniture

After seeing the haunting images of crumbled school buildings in Haiti, designer Arthur Brutter knew the focus of his upcoming academic project. He wanted to use design to save lives. Brutter, a student at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, teamed up with Professor Ido Bruno to tackle the true danger behind […]

09 / 26 / 13

Software Advice

When it comes to property management software, every company’s needs are unique. But one thing many companies have in common, according to a recent survey by a software review website, is a desire to increase the operational efficiency and effectiveness of their properties through smart software solutions. Companies across many industries are finding that that […]

09 / 25 / 13

Technology

Tips from the Teachers

If you are joining us for our upcoming Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference in Anaheim, Calif., from Oct. 9-11, you can look forward to an experience that will be packed with value. From the course sessions, which are tailored to your corporate needs, to the chance to troubleshoot Yardi issues one-on-one in the computer lab, to […]

09 / 23 / 13

Double iPhone Launch Event

Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, and Phil Schiller shared the stage presenting the much awaited updates from Apple earlier this month. The presentation started with news about what’s next for the iDevices (iOS 7 with now free built-in apps), but the stars of the event were the two iPhones that will be available starting today (Friday, […]

09 / 20 / 13

Technology

A Rising Star

Billy Pettit, senior vice president of Seattle’s Pillar Properties, has been named 2013 Rising Star of the Year by a major multi-family trade publication, Multifamily Executive. Pettit’s aggressive rebranding of Pillar’s marketing strategy and strong leadership of the company, a division of R.D. Merrill Co., helped earn him the award. A passionate and creative visionary […]

09 / 19 / 13

Next Gen Design

Commercial developers are seeking fresh new insights—and in some cases, designs—from the next generation of creative thinkers: students. Developers of small towns and established institutions are looking past architects and into the untested waters of university classrooms. Student-inspired development has become more common throughout the nation, with good reason. To many observers, American architecture had […]

09 / 18 / 13

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