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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Jody Bankston

If you told a teenage Jody Bankston that he’d grow up to be an expert in business intelligence for a commercial real estate company, and spend free time doing intense CrossFit workouts that would make even a top athlete cringe, he probably wouldn’t have believed you. “My life has been a little bit strange,” says […]

03 / 22 / 12

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Dylan Cline

Dylan Cline hates being the center of attention, but when it came to cutting off the long hair he’d spent over a decade growing all the way down his back, he made an exception. The customer care representative for Point2 Homes, a subsidiary of Yardi Systems based in Saskatchewan, Canada, decided to drastically change his […]

03 / 20 / 12

Gerdin and Edlen project in Venice

Passionately Green

As an industry leader in sustainable development, Portland-based Yardi client Gerding Edlen is a step ahead when it comes to earth-friendly trends in apartment living. “Because we have such a passion for developing sustainable buildings, we wanted to ensure we were transferring the vision we have during development into the day to day management of […]

03 / 19 / 12

the missing links

Orion Arrives!

The much-anticipated arrival of Yardi System’s latest platform, Yardi Orion for SharePoint, was announced Thursday, March 15 to great excitement both company and industry wide. You can read all the details about the release and Orion’s fantastic business intelligence capabilities on yardi.com, but here are a few of the highlights about this new software as […]

03 / 16 / 12

Courtney Trindell-Reyes

In her nearly 14 years with BRE Properties, Courtney Trindell-Reyes has worked in many aspects of property management, from her start as a leasing agent to her role today as a Senior Business Systems Analyst. Her career path has given her unique perspective on the changing face of residential property management and she feels lucky […]

03 / 15 / 12

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Computers for Families

Santa Barbara County’s Computers for Families project gets students and families access to technology that helps them learn and grow. Computers have become as important today for student success as paper and pencil were just 20 years ago. The goal of CFF is to bridge the digital divide between low-income students who cannot afford technologies […]

03 / 15 / 12

Apple pie

Pi(e) Day is tons of fun

What’s your favorite kind of pie? It’s 3-14 today, the perfect occasion for a celebration of both math and delicious baked treats with a flaky crust. Whether you prefer apple, berry, lemon meringue or any filling, it’s hard to find fault with a holiday that celebrates one of America’s favorite desserts. Here’s a few little […]

03 / 14 / 12

Marilyn Hansen

Marilyn Hansen has a life she loves, from her work as a programmer at Yardi, to dedicated community volunteering efforts, and athletic achievements as an age group runner. Recently, she served coinciding presidencies, from 2009-2011, on the boards of two Santa Barbara non-profit organizations that are very important to her: the Arthritis Foundation and the […]

03 / 13 / 12

Skyscrapers in a city

Trends in Investment Management

We talked to Rob Teel, Vice President, Yardi Global Solutions, about his thoughts on current trends in investment management, specifically commercial real estate portfolios. What’s hot? As a result of the global financial crisis, investors and portfolio managers are taking a heightened interest in three things: Cycle time, transparency, and risk analysis, before and after […]

03 / 07 / 12

Welcome to The Balance Sheet

  Welcome to the official Yardi Corporate Blog, the place to get news and information about all things real estate that matter to you. We’ll talk to experts in house and out to gain professional insight from the many real estate niches that are of interest to you.  You’ll be reading about Yardi employees and […]

02 / 29 / 12

Scott Pechersky

2011 may have been a rough year to be a Pittsburgh Steelers football fan, but Scott Pechersky of Alliance Residential in Phoenix, Ariz. sticks with the black and yellow through thick and thin. A Microsoft networking guru at the start of his career, Scott has become known in the residential real estate industry as a […]

02 / 26 / 12

Dramatic Clouds

Moving to the Private Cloud

What’s the next big move for companies wanting to keep their business’ IT infrastructure, applications, and support management in step with the latest trends? If your business is struggling with servers that are out of date or need to be replaced, or you just want to be more nimble and future-focused while maximizing cost-effectiveness, perhaps […]

02 / 25 / 12

Raspberry Pi

When I first heard about Raspberry Pi, I started thinking about summer baking season. Then I started checking out the extensive publicity received by this British-based accessible computing project and got more excited about its potential as food for thought. The $32 computer, comprised of naked components on a board, went on sale Feb. 29 […]

02 / 20 / 12

Cocktail hour YASC DC 2010

YASC DC 2012

Registration for Yardi’s Advanced Solutions Conference, scheduled for May 22-24 in Washington, D.C., is underway. Yardi clients benefit greatly from the classes and training sessions offered at the biannual YASC events, held in the fall in Santa Barbara and in the spring in Washington. May’s lineup of events includes: showcase of new Voyager and Cloud […]

02 / 20 / 12