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Self Storage Rents
Self storage street rates continue to fall off of last year’s historic highs each month, according to the latest National Self Storage Report from Yardi® Matrix. However, sector fundamentals remain strong. Year-over-year street rate growth was negative in March for the sixth straight month, with national average rates for standard-size 10×10 units down 2.3 percent […]
04 / 19 / 23
Shaina Fite
As National Volunteer Month continues, meet Shaina Fite, who recently organized a Yardi Atlanta team to participate in the Atlanta Community Food Bank Hunger Walk/Run, raising over $2,500 for the organization. Shaina Fite is a CSD manager for Rent Relief powered by Yardi. More than 28 states, counties and cities use Rent Relief to manage […]
04 / 18 / 23
Making Sense of HOTMA
The Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) of 2016 brings significant changes to HUD’s public housing program. After years of preparation and implementation processes, public housing agencies across the country are ready to change the way they complete many of their core processes. Yardi is also ready for HOTMA with updates to our PHA Suite […]
04 / 17 / 23
Capturing Care Revenue
How are today’s senior living operators building success and boosting their bottom line? In a recent article, Senior Housing News (SHN) highlights how some operators are getting creative to reach their goals — specifically, using technology to accurately capture care revenue. The article is packed with valuable insights, including those from our own senior director […]
04 / 14 / 23
Burning Question
Some potential dangers are close at hand: pandemics, extreme weather, volcanoes and computer viruses, among others. Another one is 93 million miles away: the sun. The life-enabling nuclear fusion ball that Walt Whitman marveled as “O so amazing and broad—up there resplendent, darting and burning!” also holds the power to cause chaos for humanity and […]
04 / 14 / 23
Central Texas Food Bank
The Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB) is on a mission to nourish hungry people and lead the community in the fight against hunger. Founded in 1981 in Austin, Texas, the Yardi-supported food bank fights against hunger by soliciting, receiving, storing and distributing donated food to community service partner agencies that directly serve individuals in need. […]
04 / 13 / 23
Earth Day Options
Let’s go green! Earth Day is April 22. Earth Day is celebrated with over a billion people worldwide, promoting a clean, green environment. Companies that have developed robust Environmental Social Governance (ESG) standards are seeing better profitability, stronger financial performance, and happier employees. Yardi was recently awarded the ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for […]
Fair Housing Month
April is Fair Housing Month! 2023 marks the 55th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, a federal law that protects people from discrimination when renting or buying a home, along with other housing-related activities. Just in time for Fair Housing Month, Yardi Aspire courses have been refreshed with an all-new illustrated design and an interactive […]
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Let’s get to know another standout North American hunger prevention organization supported by Yardi, the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) of Atlanta, GA. Founded in 1979, ACFB is the central hub in the fight against hunger in Atlanta and North Georgia. ACFB’s primary focus is collecting and distributing donated food and goods and managing all […]
04 / 07 / 23
Rents Rise
Multifamily asking rents rose slightly last month as demand stayed strong despite economic challenges, according to the new National Multifamily Report from Yardi Matrix. The average U.S. asking rent rose $3 in March to $1,706. Year-over-year growth fell to four percent nationally, 90 basis points less than February and the lowest level since rents started […]
04 / 06 / 23
STAR Power
Each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honors a group of businesses and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency achievements. Since 1992, the EPA’s ENERGY STAR program and its partners helped prevent four billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from entering our atmosphere. In 2020 alone, […]
Tamar Kapner
April is National Volunteer Month, so we’re pleased to highlight a few Yardi employees who make a difference in their local communities. (Know a standout volunteer you’d like to see featured? Email us.) Meet Tamar Kapner Tamar Kapner is an associate technical account manager for the Yardi Breeze Premier setup team in Atlanta, Georgia. Kapner […]
Coworking Center Benefits
Coworking centers are becoming a popular solution for many employees in a new, more flexible world of hybrid, remote, and in-office work. Let’s explore the benefits of a coworking center. Desirability: Coworking centers are attractive to workers. They typically incorporate open space, bright light, modern layouts and an artistic environment. Some even have private rooftop […]
04 / 03 / 23
The Metaverse
Is the virtual real estate market the new frontier thanks to the metaverse? Investors are now looking at metaverse real estate, an online platform where people can buy, sell, and lease virtual property, according to recent article in the New York Times. A general contractor and NFT (nonfungible token) collector, Gabe Sierra, in Miami, offered […]
03 / 30 / 23
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