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Leading the Market

For more than 35 years, Westcorp Property Management Inc. has focused on spaces and places that bring out the best in people. It creates, invests in and manages residential, commercial, hotel and mixed use properties. The company is based in Canada and has properties both in Canada and the U.S. It’s no surprise that a […]

07 / 15 / 21

Apartment Onsite Teams Day 2021

#APTeamsDay

We are excited to celebrate the second annual Apartment Onsite Teams Day on Wednesday, July 14! This day has been designated by the National Apartment Association to applaud onsite property teams across the country for their daily contributions to resident happiness and industry success. Extending our gratitude Onsite team members keep apartment communities together. In […]

07 / 14 / 21

Will Telehealth Be

Before the pandemic, telemedicine – defined by the American Academy of Family Physicians as the use of technology to deliver care from a distance, with telehealth comprising the technology and services providing that distance care – reached only about 4% of the patient population. With distancing mandates and stay-at-home orders in place in April 2020, […]

07 / 13 / 21

Housing + Self-Sufficiency

Access to affordable housing can be a life-changing experience for residents, especially when residential units are paired with social services. HUD’s Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program is a perfect example. The goal of FSS is to transform individuals and families by stabilizing housing and providing services like childcare, education, physical and mental health, food and other […]

07 / 12 / 21

Showing Occupied Units

When it comes to increasing revenues, decreasing vacancies is a no brainer. Keeping units occupied with optimal rent flow is a foundation for good performance. One way that you can limit vacancies is to list units as soon as you know the current renter will not renew their lease. Listing rentals while they are still […]

07 / 09 / 21

Single Family Rentals

Is there a market for renters who want it all? Privacy, outdoor living space, a manicured lawn and financial flexibility are available to renters of single-family homes. Research reveals that interest in single family rentals has been growing since the Great Recession. The pandemic further ignited demand, as demonstrated by a surge in the construction […]

07 / 08 / 21

Changemakers Series

To earn a spot in this year’s Changemakers class, you have to be a special type of leader. It takes a natural catalyst for change — and someone who’s an exceptional visionary in the senior living industry. That describes Doug Leidig, president and CEO of Asbury Communities.   Since joining the Maryland-based nonprofit over 20 […]

07 / 07 / 21

Marketing Metrics

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted. The trouble is, I don’t know which half.” Does this sound familiar? Even though these words were said by retail magnate John Wanamaker more than 100 years ago, they still ring true today to many in real estate. With the broad expansion of the digital marketplace […]

07 / 06 / 21

Get to Know Corom

Yardi offices throughout the U.S. are re-opening on a rolling schedule. To enhance safety and convenience, employees will be able to make reservations for workspaces through Corom software. But there are a few things that you need to know before getting started. How does COROM promote employee wellness? Internally, Corom serves as an occupancy tracking […]

07 / 06 / 21

Energy Innovators

Even as pandemic-driven lockdowns and stay-at-home mandates curtailed energy consumption in 2020, organizations in all types of industries remained focused on impactful conservation initiatives. Here’s a look at some of the companies that joined Yardi in receiving a 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. […]

07 / 05 / 21

BI for Senior Living

What are the benefits of business intelligence in senior living? How can providers, investors and other leaders choose the right BI solution? These questions were answered in a recent webinar with Yardi and McKnight’s Senior Living — Differentiators in Business Intelligence Technology.   The June webinar gathered Yardi clients Trey Allen of Dominion Senior Living […]

07 / 02 / 21

Changemakers Series

How can you transform the senior housing sector? For Torsten Hirche, president and CEO of Transforming Age, it’s accomplished by forming new partnerships, offering diverse services and building quality communities. Given his creative approach to senior living, Torsten has been recognized as a 2021 Changemaker through the Yardi-sponsored interview series with Senior Housing News (SHN). […]

06 / 30 / 21

Café Coworking

Before coworking became an industry, we had coffee shops. Any café with free internet became a place where students and professionals would settle in for work. In the age of coworking spaces, coffee shops are still formidable competition—and tech innovations make the competition stronger. Coffee shops are cashing in as flexible workspaces We’ve all witnessed […]

06 / 28 / 21

Rent Relief Success

Emergency rental assistance funds are helping Connecticut residents maintain housing thanks to a successful launch of the UniteCT program. UniteCT is administered by the State of Connecticut Department of Housing and runs on technology from Yardi called Rent Relief. UniteCT is funded by $420 million in grants for rent and electricity payments for households impacted […]

06 / 25 / 21

Canadian RE Insight

We continue our discussion of how to create a supportive technology culture in Canadian real estate organizations with industry leaders Sarah Segal, director of real estate for Informa Connect, and Michael Brooks, CEO of REALPAC. Let’s start with Brooks, who itemizes what he considers the most necessary elements for promoting a tech-friendly culture: “I would […]

06 / 24 / 21