Posts by: Mike Sederholm

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Promote fair housing practices with technology

April is Fair Housing Month in the United States. Learn how software and services can help landlords and affordable housing providers promote fair housing practices all year round.

Join us in Nashville for the AH & PHA Forum

Events, News

Get Ready for the Forum

Join us April 10-11 in Nashville

The Yardi Affordable Housing and PHA Forum will bring together Yardi clients, team members and industry leaders in a group setting for discussion of challenges and technology solutions. If you are not yet signed up to attend, make plans today! The Forum is happening in Nashville on April 10-11. Get additional details and a link […]

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Let’s Talk Affordable Housing

YASC Conversations

There’s a lot to like about attending the Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC). It’s a treat for both Yardi team members and clients alike. The Yardi Party, for example, is always a lot of fun, especially this year as we celebrated 40 years. And there are hundreds of courses to choose from and new people […]

Affordable housing spotlight at YASC in San Diego, September 2024

Events

Spotlight on Affordable Housing

YASC session gives inside look

If you’ve attended a Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC), you know that Yardi addresses professionals from every property management industry segment, including affordable housing. The Affordable Housing Spotlight Session during YASC drew approximately 400 people representing providers from across the country. During the session, Yardi Director of Client Services Jackie Mills-Delling gave attendees a glimpse […]

Yardi Case Manager for affordable housing providers

Technology

Meet Yardi Case Manager

Q&A with Mark Livanec

Yardi Case Manager was introduced in 2023 and is one of the newest solutions integrated within the Yardi Affordable Housing Suite. Let’s learn more about it from Yardi Affordable Housing Industry Principal Mark Livanec. Mark, let’s start at the beginning. Tell us what a case is. Cases are any situation, ticket, or task that requires […]

Team Yardi had a fantastic time attending the NAHRO Summer Symposium in Chicago earlier this month. We’re proud to continue our role as a NAHRO supporter and diamond sponsor.

Technology

RightSource Metrics

An inside look at compliance numbers

Affordable housing may very well be the most complex component of the multifamily rental housing industry. Its regulations under federal, state and local programs are challenges that require expensive training and years of professional experience to master. Given the complexity of doing business in affordable housing, it’s no wonder many organizations choose to contract with […]

Technology

Get On the HOTMA Express

Training is coming to a city near you

Changes to HOTMA guidelines are coming fast, particularly as implementation deadlines approach. If you don’t keep up with changing compliance rules, your team could be learning outdated information. HOTMA stands for the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016. Years in development, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is now publishing final rules […]

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Babbie Jaco

Affordable Housing Visionary

Complex processes with rules left to interpretation can create uncertainty about what a team should do next and fear of making mistakes. That can lead to lost productivity, stagnation and the inability for an organization to grow. That’s a cycle that affects many affordable housing teams. As the complexity of compliance increases, the personnel required […]

Technology

Mastering Document Management

Affordable Housing and PHA Strategies

Affordable housing providers and public housing agencies face unique and significant challenges in managing documents across their organizations. These challenges are intrinsic to the industry given the number of files and documents required to remain in compliance with subsidy programs. But, with the right technology and document management strategies, these challenges can be overcome. For […]

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Meet Grant Burnham

Yardi Employee Profile

The PHA industry is special. There’s a level of caring and personal commitment to helping others that rises a notch in comparison with other real estate verticals. Exhibit A: Grant Burnham. Grant joined Yardi a few years ago. He not only brought with him decades’ of PHA and affordable housing finance experience but also a […]

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Mary Beth Snyder

Yardi Employee Profile

Yardi’s affordable housing compliance expertise got a big boost this summer. Mary Beth Snyder joined the team in a new role of Verification Services Industry Principal, and her work history is sure to make an impact. Prior to joining Yardi, Mary Beth spent eight years at Equifax® working in the government segment on eligibility verification […]

Technology

Online Coursework

The Core of Yardi Aspire

What do you think of when you hear the words Yardi Aspire? If you know Aspire helps property managers train their team, then you may think online courses are what it has to offer. And, you wouldn’t be wrong. But, of course, over the years, Aspire has grown. We’ve added new features and technologies that […]

Technology

Yardi’s HOTMA Plan

Implementing HUD’s changes

Spend time with professionals from the affordable housing space and public housing agencies and you’ll likely hear a timely HUD topic brought up in conversation: HOTMA. It’s a buzz that has many public housing agencies and affordable housing providers asking questions and perhaps feeling concerned about how they will manage to implement new compliance mandates. […]

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Reimagining Affordable Housing Training

ALCO Talks Training

Our series highlighting affordable housing visionaries continues with a look at the work of Ebonye Edwards, director of learning and development for ALCO Management. ALCO is based in Memphis, Tenn. The company’s 200+ employees serve communities in eight states in the Southern United States. ALCO’s portfolio includes 59 properties with 5,497 units. How did Yardi […]

News

Section 8 Challenges

Solving Voucher Concerns

Most housing assistance available through the Section 8 program is in the form of vouchers. Officially titled Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV), these monthly rent supplements are available to millions of qualified households across the United States to the elderly or who earn very low income in comparison with the median of their community. Households who […]

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