AUTHOR
Joel Nelson, senior marketing writer, joined Yardi in 2007. His byline has appeared in New York Real Estate Journal, Canadian Property Management and Los Angeles Lawyer, among others. He has won multiple awards from major professional organizations including the International Association of Business Communicators and Public Communicators of Los Angeles. Joel earned a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College.
Merging Traffic
In September 2016, real estate became the 11th Global Industry Classification Standard sector. Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. and S&P Dow Jones Indices, which maintain the standardized classification system for equities, described the action as reflecting the “growing importance of real estate in the world’s equity markets” and “the position of real estate as a […]
02 / 20 / 18
Coworking Trends
Yardi Matrix has completed the first report that quantifies the amount of office space dedicated to coworking in office buildings with 50,000 square feet or more in 20 large U.S. markets. “Coworking represents a small yet growing segment of the office market,” the report says, noting that that 20 markets contain more than 1,100 coworking […]
Looking Up
What does a largely stagnant year for the multifamily industry in 2017 imply for this year? How will economic, tax policy, demographic, capital market and supply factors impact the segment? These and other issues comprise the content of “Sustainable Pace?”, a new market analysis compiled by Yardi Matrix. The Yardi Matrix research team’s study suggests […]
Digital Definition
What does “digital transformation” mean to commercial property management beyond a catchphrase? Six thought leaders including Alex Stanton, Yardi’s commercial industry principal, provided clarity on the subject in a recent Realcomm-hosted webinar. Digital transformation extends technology beyond acquiring and managing property. It’s driven by business factors such as profitability, occupant satisfaction and productivity along with […]
01 / 23 / 18
BOMA W2 Challenge
A grant from Yardi is helping owners and managers of hundreds of properties improve water and waste management practices in a Water and Waste Challenge program sponsored by the Building Owners and Managers Association International. The W2 Challenge is a two-year initiative designed to benchmark water and waste consumption and associated costs, and then develop […]
01 / 19 / 18
One Year On
“We wanted innovation and efficiency,” Sandeep Manak, chief financial officer for Wesgroup Properties LP, said in November 2016, when his company announced its adoption of products from the Yardi Commercial Suite. “We wanted a platform that integrated various departments so they could work more collaboratively.” Other priorities included lower operational costs, more accurate budgeting and […]
01 / 15 / 18
Focus on Asia
Reliance on spreadsheets and manual processes in Asia will likely fade as investors and technology providers lay the groundwork for sweeping modernization, according to a recent survey of technology adoption in the region’s real estate industry. Yardi sponsored the survey and subsequent report on current and anticipated technology applications by real estate investment firms, developers […]
01 / 05 / 18
Managing Disruption
The spotlight shone on Yardi Canada for much of late November and early December at major industry events in Toronto. The company was the closing roundtable sponsor at the Global Property Market Real Estate Forum and sponsored the Toronto Real Estate Forum’s keynote session. Yardi Canada was also the top-level Title Sponsor and staffed a […]
12 / 28 / 17
Green Lease Leaders
Commercial building owners, tenants and brokers need the right tools to incorporate energy efficiency into leases. A program called Green Lease Leaders stands ready to provide them. Green Lease Leaders helps real estate practitioners create leases that promote collaboration on investments such as high-efficiency rooftop air handling units, lighting retrofits, water irrigation upgrades and solar […]
12 / 07 / 17
Smooth Sailing
Yardi celebrated the 40th anniversary of Property Council of Australia’s “Property Congress,” a premier event for the Australian real estate industry. Yardi held its accustomed place as Principal Sponsor of the event, which took place in Cairns, Queensland. Several senior members of the Yardi Australia team attended, including Mark Heaney (project manager), Kelvin Manual (regional […]
11 / 16 / 17
Procurement Payoff
Cutting costs never loses appeal, even in a robust industry and a thriving economy. Inescapable expenses such as insurance and taxes, along with competitive pressures, have forced property owners to become increasingly creative in finding opportunities to cut costs and work more efficiently. Processing payments for the various products and services that keep properties running […]
11 / 03 / 17
Countering Threats
A panel of corporate security experts held a recent Realcomm-hosted webinar to discuss strategies for managing cyberattacks to buildings that are increasing in frequency, sophistication and impact. Don Goldstein, senior vice president of IT for CBRE, recounted how the “Not Petya” ransomware attack of June 2017 encrypted hundreds of thousands of computers around the world […]
10 / 28 / 17
Document Management
Longtime Yardi client Gary Shaw, president of Arizona-based commercial property manager Arcadia Management Group Inc., is a fan of doing business with a single connected solution. “Going with the single stack approach was a no-brainer,” he says, referring to Arcadia Management’s use of Yardi Voyager, Yardi Procure to Pay, Yardi Inspection and other products from […]
10 / 25 / 17
Tech Evolution
Alex Stanton, Yardi industry principal for Commercial, joined other technology experts in exploring the fast-paced evolution of technology, automation and innovation in a recent Realcomm-sponsored webinar. The six-member panel described the current real estate technology paradigm that considers tenants, guests, employees and shoppers as interrelated elements of a user experience. As a result, property owners […]
10 / 17 / 17
Recon from Space
Earth-orbiting satellites have been part of the fabric of daily life for more than 50 years. Billions of people depend on them to support fast, accurate execution of communication, weather monitoring, military and intelligence operations, and other activities. In recent years, the property management industry has become a leader in leveraging space systems’ elevated perspective […]
10 / 09 / 17
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