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Saving the Cities
Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Atlanta—these major U.S. cities top data lists as the slowest to recover from the recession. Their areas of weakness include high unemployment rates, failing businesses, job losses, crime, and strained budgets but a greater common theme unites them. The cities are too historic, too important, to fail. Restoring these iconic cities to […]
10 / 29 / 12
Jim Young
Jim Young has taken his industry-leading commercial real estate technology conference, Realcomm, all over the globe to learn from the latest innovators. Now, the company is sending a mission to the final frontier – space. In February 2013, a Russian Soyuz rocket will blast off for the International Space Station carrying a new round of […]
10 / 25 / 12
Good Insight
Kate Good’s energy and enthusiasm are infectious. Whether she’s talking about apartment branding, leasing strategy, or cute shoes, the veteran multifamily motivator captures her audience with humor, charm and solid market-tested knowledge. As an independent consultant and a member of the Apartment All Stars, a team of multifamily experts that delivers industry insight and inspiration […]
10 / 23 / 12
YASC SB Recap
During the last two days at YASC, it’s been a privilege to interact with so many Yardi Systems clients, some who have been with us for multiple decades, and others who are relatively new users of our products. We’ve talked with you about your businesses, your plans, your hopes and dreams for the future, and […]
10 / 19 / 12
Inbox Overload?
SaneBox has itself a catchy name. More importantly it has an effective solution to the burgeoning problem of inbox overload: automatic management, effortless prioritizing, and a robust schedule of tools to improve convenience and functionality. If you have a high-volume inbox or multiple email accounts and not enough hours in the day to tend to […]
10 / 19 / 12
YASC SB 2012
Welcome back to day two of YASC SB 2012. Wednesday was a packed day of learning and fun, and we heard so many positive comments from clients and Yardi staff about the conference being off to a great start. It’s a warm and windy morning in Santa Barbara, and hopefully you’ve had time to see […]
10 / 18 / 12
YASC SB 2012
The Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC), Santa Barbara edition, got off to a great start on October 17, 2012. The sold-out conference is attended by Yardi clients and consultants from around the globe, from company executives to on-site property management staff. You can also find us over on the new YASCInfo site, along with Tweets […]
10 / 17 / 12
Focus on Mobile
New and newly upgraded Yardi mobile applications will be front and center this week at YASC SB. When we talk to Yardi clients about ways to improve their real estate-based businesses, and how technology can help, they never fail to mention the desire for new mobile applications that will let employees work more efficiently and […]
10 / 17 / 12
YASC Top 10 List
Whether you are a first time Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) attendee or have been to the event many times over, there’s much to learn and gain from the next few days. You’re surely arriving in Santa Barbara with your own business and training needs in mind, and Yardi’s foremost priority over the next few […]
10 / 16 / 12
Shorten the Leasing Lifecycle
Commercial clients attending this week’s Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference in Santa Barbara can focus on maximizing business efficiency when selecting from a comprehensive track of classes. One of many exciting new lead and lease focused applications from Yardi Systems that will be introduced is Yardi Commercial CRM™, which offers commercial real estate professionals the ability […]
10 / 16 / 12
Remon Amboy
Remon Amboy isn’t just committed to his work at Yardi as Director of ASP – he has shed blood for the company. Repeatedly. A 23-year-employee in Santa Barbara, Remon began his Yardi career as a part-time temp who answered phones for his first few months (he was also attending school at the University of California […]
10 / 15 / 12
YASC First-Timer Tips
Whether you are a veteran of multiple Yardi Advanced Solutions Conferences or are attending your first in Santa Barbara this month, there is something for everyone at YASC. Scheduled for Oct. 17-19 at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara, YASC is an opportunity for Yardi clients to learn about the latest and greatest things […]
10 / 15 / 12
Don’t Miss Out
Life moves way too fast. The same can be said for the Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference. For three days next week, real estate industry professionals will gather in Santa Barbara, Calif. to learn everything they can about the latest Yardi software offerings for their vertical. New products will be announced and demonstrated, the inside track […]
10 / 13 / 12
Into the Cloud
If you think you aren’t utilizing a cloud computing solution, think again. There are clouds everywhere. In fact, they are so ubiquitous that we may not realize we are using them nearly constantly as we navigate our professional and personal lives. Just like A.A. Milne’s Eeyore with his little gray cloud always following him around […]
10 / 12 / 12
Alfonso R. Trujillo
When Alfonso R. Trujillo visits the affordable housing communities that he oversees as Director of Property Management for the César Chávez Foundation, he remembers his own childhood. The son of immigrant farmworkers who came to the U.S. in 1972, Trujillo grew up in a Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Affordable Housing Complex. He recalls playing baseball […]
10 / 10 / 12
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