Leah Etling

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Leah Etling

Leah Etling is the founding editor of the Balance Sheet and a 12-year Yardi employee who also oversees press releases and social media. An award winning journalist, she holds a master's degree from UC Berkeley and is a native of Santa Barbara County, Yardi's home.

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YASC Heads to San Diego

Real estate technology leader Yardi wrapped up its Fall 2016 Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) with an exciting announcement: The West Coast event will move to San Diego for four years beginning in Fall 2017. Fall YASC is set for Wednesday to Friday, Sept. 13-15, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, a 4-star hotel property […]

09 / 23 / 16

YASC 2016

ANAHEIM, Calif. – In his keynote address opening the 2016 West Coast Yardi Advanced Solutions conference, Anant Yardi focused on how Yardi helps its clients succeed. “We want to hear about what works for you, but also what does not work for you,” Mr. Yardi told the 1500 event attendees at the Anaheim Hilton. “The […]

09 / 21 / 16

5,000 Strong

Updated: See photos from the 5,000 employee celebrations at Yardi offices last week in the new photo gallery added below. A gallery of images is also available on Facebook. (August 2, 2016) – Yardi’s corporate motto has always been simple: “Take care of our clients, take care of our employees, stay focused and GROW!” The […]

08 / 17 / 16

Tech Tuesday

Where does real estate technology go from here? The answer lies in the development pipelines of innovative companies like Yardi, but the journey so far has been inspiring. A thought leadership video presented at the recent Realcomm/IBcon Conference includes clips from tech pioneers like Steve Jobs (Apple), Larry Ellison (Oracle) and Larry Page (Google), as […]

07 / 05 / 16

MHN Honored

NEW YORK CITY (June 23, 2016) – The website of Multi-Housing News, an online real estate publication focused on the multifamily industry, was awarded for excellence this month by the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) at its 50th annual conference. Multi-Housing News earned the “Best Web Site Gold Winner” honor for its website, […]

06 / 25 / 16

Becky Sanvictores

After nearly 20 years as a Yardi employee, Becky Sanvictores has a deep perspective on how we can best serve the many types of clients who use Yardi software daily. “We earn trusted relationships with our clients by focusing on their needs. Our goal is always to establish a positive environment where Yardi employees can […]

06 / 23 / 16

YASC DC 2016

Ever wondered why Yardi clients flock to the company’s two major user conferences each year? There are the obvious reasons, like the specialized courses on product features, the chance to network with other clients, and who doesn’t like to get out of the office for a few days? But a closer look at today’s YASC […]

06 / 02 / 16

YASC DC 2016

In a speech focused on goals and giving back, Yardi CEO and founder Anant Yardi addressed the 1300 attendees of the 2016 Spring Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference in Washington, DC on Wednesday morning. Speaking to the clients across a variety of real estate verticals, Mr. Yardi talked about the company’s focus for the future: app-based […]

06 / 01 / 16

Instant Housing Crisis

On May 1, 2016, a fast-moving wildfire began near Fort McMurray in northeast Alberta, Canada. The fire forced the largest evacuation in Alberta’s history and destroyed more than 2,000 homes, while 90,000 people fled the flames. Evacuees headed south in a scene reminiscent of an apocalypse movie. They made it away safely, but waiting at […]

05 / 28 / 16

Multifamily Investment

This week, Yardi’s Jeff Adler (Vice President of Matrix) and Jack Kern (Director of Research/Publisher of MHN, CPE) presented a biannual webinar on the health and welfare of the U.S. multifamily investment sector. In an hour-long presentation, Adler and Kern summarized the various forces that impact investment, including job growth, oil prices, rent growth and […]

SubTropolis

SubTropolis is the “World’s Largest Underground Business Complex,” developed by Kansas City Chiefs owner and real estate developer Lamar Hunt. The excavated mine, located in Kansas City, Mo., is approximately the size of 140 football fields. The underground city, 160 feet beneath the earth, was created through the mining of a 270-million-year-old limestone deposit which […]

05 / 12 / 16

AIM Insights

Huntington Beach, Calif. — With the multifamily industry still enjoying rising rents and high occupancy rates in most markets, it’s no wonder this year’s Apartment Internet Marketing Conference had an air of successful complacency, as most apartment marketers have been enjoying smooth sailing lately. That doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement, and several hundred industry insiders […]

05 / 04 / 16

X-Celent Marketing

Coldwell Banker Real Estate, a U.S. real estate franchise with offices in over 43 countries, teamed up with 20th Century Fox, and managed to pull of one of the most genuine marketing campaigns of 2016. The real estate giant listed the X-Mansion, a fictional mansion featured in the upcoming summer movie, X-Men: Apocalypse. While this […]

04 / 29 / 16

Sailing in the Santa Barbara Harbor. Photo credit L. Etling

Insiders Guide to SB

For our valued Yardi clients who will be coming to Santa Barbara for the Yardi Senior Living Forum this week, we are excited to share some of the most popular local options in dining and sightseeing that our beautiful city has to offer. While we know that your focus during your stay will be training […]

04 / 25 / 16

David Lang

As a longtime user of Yardi software in the investment management sector, David Lang understands the importance of strong accounting, operating and reporting systems. Currently serving as Controller for San Diego- based Capstone Advisors, Lang is responsible for all Capstone’s corporate accounting functions, and he also helps out with project and portfolio modeling. “At Capstone, […]

03 / 03 / 16