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Tom Schneider
“The best way to learn from anything is just to jump in” – is a motto that has carried Tom Schneider from the college football field to his work in the residential property management industry. As one of the first employees at Oakland-based Waypoint Real Estate Group, Tom’s eager approach to learning and doing has […]
03 / 08 / 12
Trends in Investment Management
We talked to Rob Teel, Vice President, Yardi Global Solutions, about his thoughts on current trends in investment management, specifically commercial real estate portfolios. What’s hot? As a result of the global financial crisis, investors and portfolio managers are taking a heightened interest in three things: Cycle time, transparency, and risk analysis, before and after […]
03 / 07 / 12
Welcome to The Balance Sheet
Welcome to the official Yardi Corporate Blog, the place to get news and information about all things real estate that matter to you. We’ll talk to experts in house and out to gain professional insight from the many real estate niches that are of interest to you. You’ll be reading about Yardi employees and […]
02 / 29 / 12
Scott Pechersky
2011 may have been a rough year to be a Pittsburgh Steelers football fan, but Scott Pechersky of Alliance Residential in Phoenix, Ariz. sticks with the black and yellow through thick and thin. A Microsoft networking guru at the start of his career, Scott has become known in the residential real estate industry as a […]
02 / 26 / 12
Moving to the Private Cloud
What’s the next big move for companies wanting to keep their business’ IT infrastructure, applications, and support management in step with the latest trends? If your business is struggling with servers that are out of date or need to be replaced, or you just want to be more nimble and future-focused while maximizing cost-effectiveness, perhaps […]
02 / 25 / 12
MIPIM Cannes March 6-9
MIPIM France is up and running at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. As the “leading international real estate fair”, MIPIM sets a standard of excellence by bringing together top real estate experts with international economists, investors, builders, and government officials. MIPIM publicizes the event as 4 days, 60+ conferences, and 250 speakers so there’s […]
02 / 25 / 12
Beacon Now Available
A new software solution for smaller affordable housing property managers and public housing authorities is now available from Yardi Systems. Yardi Beacon™ a browser-based software solution, provides seamless integration of property management, accounting and compliance features. The product includes a complete online property management system with an integrated general ledger including accounts payable, accounts receivable […]
02 / 23 / 12
Greener Building Design
Building design has taken a big leap forward in the past decade. There is more attention paid to sustainability and efficiency, and buildings are better integrated into their environments, which by default makes them more attractive than the box-like and sometimes fortress-style structures of the ‘70s and ‘80s. However, such efforts still have a long […]
02 / 22 / 12
Flying High with 4G
If you have not yet given in to the temptation to splurge on in-flight Wi-Fi, you are not alone. USA Today offers a relatively dismal assessment of the current state of the business. The low-lights include only a seven percent sign-up rate in 2011, and a tech bottleneck that severely limits bandwidth. The biggest barrier […]
02 / 20 / 12
YASC DC 2012
Registration for Yardi’s Advanced Solutions Conference, scheduled for May 22-24 in Washington, D.C., is underway. Yardi clients benefit greatly from the classes and training sessions offered at the biannual YASC events, held in the fall in Santa Barbara and in the spring in Washington. May’s lineup of events includes: showcase of new Voyager and Cloud […]
02 / 20 / 12
Raspberry Pi
When I first heard about Raspberry Pi, I started thinking about summer baking season. Then I started checking out the extensive publicity received by this British-based accessible computing project and got more excited about its potential as food for thought. The $32 computer, comprised of naked components on a board, went on sale Feb. 29 […]
02 / 20 / 12
Yardi Acquires ALMSA Corp.
The newest company to be welcomed into the Yardi family provides electronic health record and electronic medication administration record software and services for assisted living and long-term care communities. ALMSA Corporation, based in Eagle, Idaho, was founded by a team of long term care professionals with longtime experience in the industry. The company’s software platform […]
02 / 19 / 12
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