Leah Etling

Affordable Cities

Where are the most affordable places to live in the U.S.? Demographia’s 13th Annual Affordability Survey brought to light a list of affordable markets in the U.S. based on their median multiple, a number obtained by dividing the median house price by the median household income. The Median Multiple is widely used for evaluating urban […]

03 / 03 / 17

Our Greatest Hits

Happy birthday to us! Though it seems like just yesterday when we were brainstorming ideas for our first blog posts, The Balance Sheet celebrated its fifth birthday this month. Time flies when you’re creating great content. It is a great joy to be able to produce interesting real estate related posts for you week after […]

02 / 24 / 17

Project Valerie

CES in Las Vegas was yet again a groundbreaking tech event, but aside from self-driving cars, next-gen TV’s, drones and virtual reality, there was one item that made waves —Razer’s Project Valerie. A couple of years have passed since the PC gaming peripheral brand brought something bold to CES (Project Christine in 2014), but this […]

02 / 19 / 17

Technology

Zuckerberg’s AI

Mark Zuckerberg recently unveiled his personal AI assistant, Jarvis. It seems to be one of his most curious inventions. In addition to his work at Facebook, Zuckerberg takes on self-development challenges, like learning Mandarin. In early 2016, he committed to an even more ambitious project: to build an Iron Man-inspired artificial intelligence (AI) system to […]

02 / 18 / 17

Artificial intelligence

Technology

Kaiserman Company

Arriving at the Rittenhouse Claridge in Center City Philadelphia on a cold winter’s night in January, the first thing you might notice is a charming string of white holiday lights over the lobby door. Stepping out of the cab into sub-freezing temperatures with wind chill, ducking inside the warm and welcoming lobby felt like stepping […]

02 / 07 / 17

Yardi Honored

Insights Success magazine recently named Yardi one of the “10 Fastest Growing Cloud Solution Provider Companies.” Insights Success focuses its coverage on emerging and quickly growing companies and their leadership. The honor capped year of esteemed recognition for Yardi’s continued service to clients and constant growth, “Yardi Systems is leveraging cloud technology to enhance both […]

12 / 27 / 16

Farris Haj

When Farris Haj moved to Santa Barbara from Israel in 1984, he wasn’t sure what the future might hold. But he had heard from his cousin, who was living in Santa Barbara at the time, that it was a beautiful coastal city with warm people and strong educational opportunities. At age 18, Farris decided to […]

12 / 22 / 16

Modular Data Centers

Modular data centers are one of the latest innovations in the IT world. In many cases, they are capable of increasing business productivity while reducing costs. We went looking for answers to some common questions about these data centers and what implications they have for the future. So, what is a modular data center? A […]

12 / 09 / 16

Technology

John Azar

For Yardi Matrix client John Azar, one of the most important aspects of any real estate transaction is rigorous due diligence. That means having the most comprehensive, up-to-date market information available to make a smart buying or selling decision. In 2016, Azar’s firm MACC Venture Partners began using Yardi Matrix for apartment market data, switching […]

12 / 06 / 16

Matrix

Painting it Pink

This October, Bozzuto enlisted its staff and residents to #PaintOurTownPink – and came up big in the battle against breast cancer. The Maryland-based developer and apartment manager is well known in the real estate industry for its stellar social media marketing, and the company used its reach online to produce a very successful campaign. The […]

11 / 24 / 16

Giving

Helping the Homeless

The Voyager Front Line Residential Santa Barbara teams joined forces to volunteer at PATH Santa Barbara last week in the tradition of Yardi’s commitment to the community. PATH is a non-profit organization which addresses homelessness for individuals and the community. It provides services to improve their health, increase their income, and transition to stable housing. […]

11 / 22 / 16

Giving

Redtail Ponds

The first thing you notice when you visit the Redtail Ponds housing community in Fort Collins is how many residents have dogs. There are big ones and small ones, bulldogs and collies, mutts and mixes. Residents of the community proudly walk their pets in and out of the building’s front door, into a brisk fall […]

11 / 17 / 16

Affordable housing

MC Companies

The first thing you notice on MC Companies website is that the Arizona-based multifamily housing provider is a very compassionate company. It’s one of the traits that make them one of Arizona’s “most admired companies.” The “Good Life Promises” that are part of the firm’s foundational values include a rent rescue program that excuses late […]

10 / 21 / 16

Giving

Role-Based Apps

At the recent Yardi Executive Briefing in Southern California, Tamara Berndt provided an illuminative glimpse into the future of real estate technology. As a Senior Director for Yardi’s multifamily consulting practices team, Berndt is ideally positioned to forecast industry trends. Working with both multifamily and commercial clients provides her with a holistic vision of where […]

10 / 19 / 16