Joel Nelson

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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.

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Self Storage Data

Yardi Matrix has expanded its self storage coverage to 125 markets, up from 99. This total represents 26,535 properties, of which 1,398 are some form of new supply, and 1.4 billion square feet of space and encompasses 83% of the U.S. population. The addition of 26 markets produces the self sector’s most comprehensive market intelligence […]

07 / 07 / 17

CRE Tech Trends

Rob Teel, senior vice president of global solutions for Yardi, offered perspective on new tools that help commercial real estate companies gather, analyze and use data in new ways in an interview at the Realcomm conference in San Diego. Guided by collaboration with clients and industry trends, Yardi is directing its product development beyond traditional […]

06 / 22 / 17

Cloud Clarity

A group of real estate technology experts—including Alex Stanton, Yardi industry principal for commercial—took stock of cloud computing’s growing role in real estate in a recent Realcomm-sponsored webinar, “The Latest Trends in the CRE Cloud.” With about 80% of companies running some portion of their workloads in public or private clouds, the panel explored the […]

06 / 05 / 17

Ready For Anything

How well a business manages a natural disaster or other emergency depends on its degree of readiness before, during and after the event.  There is no way to guarantee that your workplace will never have to deal with a natural or man-made disasters, but by being prepared and communicating effectively employees can stay calm and […]

04 / 24 / 17

At Bat: Yardi Voyager

In 2017, Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves, the National League’s winningest franchise over the past quarter-century, will launch their season in a sparkling new 41,500-seat stadium, SunTrust Park.  In conjunction with that move, the team and three partners are developing The Battery Atlanta adjacent to the park. The Battery Atlanta is a 1.5-million-square-foot mixed development […]

11 / 09 / 16

Built to Last

Philadelphia real estate developer and manager Kaiserman Company knows something about stability.  It’s a third-generation family business founded in 1923.  Some residential properties the company built in the 1950s still stand.  Many of its retail and office building tenants have been clients for decades. Today, Kaiserman seeks another type of permanence: environmental preservation, a goal […]

11 / 01 / 16

Great Goals

One of Jim Merski’s favorite quotes, rooted in a 17th Century Italian proverb, is “Good is the enemy of great.” “Our goal is to be great,” says Merski, chief financial officer of Boston-based Barkan Management Company Inc., a Yardi client that manages 147 residential communities with more than 23,000 units, primarily condominiums, along with other […]

10 / 17 / 16

Creating Continuity

Assessing risk and planning ahead can help property managers and owners safeguard their assets, employees and tenants in the event of a disaster. Yardi® clients have an invaluable resource for creating and executing business continuity strategies—the procurement solution known as Yardi Marketplace™. Yardi Marketplace is a source for more than 1 million discounted MRO products […]

10 / 14 / 16

The Gershen Group

Princeton, N.J.-based property management firm The Gershen Group LLC opened in 1959 as a small family based firm.  It concentrated on planning and consulting before branching out to housing management in 1972.  Its principal focus today is affordable and senior housing, although the company’s commercial holdings have consistently increased over the years. Long after The […]

09 / 22 / 16

VÖLKEL COMPANY

For more than a decade, Dirk Völkel has channeled his passion for retail asset investment into his company, VÖLKEL COMPANY Group, which provides real estate management services in Germany.  Founded in 2004, the company today operates 170 properties valued at 1.3 billion euros and handles a high volume of transactions from offices across Germany. “Our […]

09 / 02 / 16

Rental Convenience

Applied Property Management Co. takes pride in spreading fast, convenient service across a portfolio that consists of thousands of apartment units which include market rate, subsidized housing and commercial spaces in New Jersey. Making life easier for residents and staff lies at the heart of Applied Property Management’s mission.  “Our company practices a paperless approach, […]

08 / 31 / 16

Fund Management Tips

Property fund management, by its very nature, is a complicated undertaking. Fund managers can avoid the more egregious pitfalls of the business by following a few ground rules, according to Terry Gowan, regional director of Australia and New Zealand sales for Yardi®. “With a little planning, you can save staff time, ensure data reliability, meet […]

Call of Duty

“Hunt Companies is always giving back,” says Crisha Kamphorst, a business solutions manager for Hunt Companies Inc., referring to her employer’s devotion to employees, residents and communities.  Hunt Companies is a Yardi® client that manages more than 32,000 housing units across the U.S. as one of the military’s privatized housing partners. That dedication is rooted […]

07 / 18 / 16

Amenity Focused

Veritas Investments might be small in some ways, but it stands tall in creative customer service. San Francisco-based Veritas specializes in owning and managing classic, character-rich apartment buildings with 20 to 30 units, as well as their ground-floor retail sections.  With limited space at its properties, Veritas employs imaginative ways to grab attention in a […]

06 / 28 / 16

Rudin Management

Rudin Management Company Inc. will manage 15 million square feet of diversified real estate holdings in New York City with a mobile-enabled platform consisting of Yardi Voyager®—the core property management and accounting system—and comprehensive front office and back office solutions from the Yardi Commercial Suite™ and the Yardi Multifamily Suite™. The Yardi® software platform will […]

05 / 11 / 15