Posts by: Yardi Blog Staff

Executives of the Year

Steve and Randy Fifield

You may think the secret to success is money, recognition or luck, but Steven and Randy Fifield, MHN’s 2015 Executives of the Year, shared that their success started with peanut butter and jelly. At the annual Multi-Housing News Excellence Awards on October 14th at Club 101 in Manhattan, the Fifields engaged in a panel discussion with […]

News, People

Yardi Think Tank

London's apartment market

LONDON – The burgeoning demand for rental property – particularly in London – means developers of build-to-rent schemes have a captive market, but everything else from valuation to finance and planning seems to be stacked against the sector significantly expanding. What do the pioneers of this form of development have to tell us about the […]

News

Choose Clean Power

Insight from MCEnergy

Evidence of climate change is all around us – for example, the amount of Americans with asthma has more than doubled in the past three decades, and rates are alarmingly high among lower-income people, who are more likely to live near a power plant. It’s no wonder that people are getting sicker when, as a […]

News

Yardi Acquires Optimus EMR

Clinical Care Technology Leader

Yardi. has added another comprehensive software suite to its arsenal of tech tools. With the acquisition of Optimus EMR, Inc., announced Wednesday, the company will now provide a single platform for skilled nursing and long-term care facilities as a part of its Yardi Senior Living Suite. The suite offers integrated assessments, care plans and automated […]

News

Singapore Data Center

Yardi Expands Globally

Yardi is meeting the data security and infrastructure needs of its rapidly growing client base in Southeast Asia by opening a new data center in Singapore. The Singapore data center adds to a network of more than 10 centers in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Together they form the Yardi Cloud, a secure, […]

News

MCEnergy Acquistion

Yardi purchases NY-based firm

Energy management software from Yardi® promotes efficiency and savings following the company’s acquisition of energy services provider MCEnergy Inc. Energy management services from MCEnergy include contract negotiations with leading electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and green energy suppliers to provide reliable energy at competitive prices. Turnkey submetering solutions and energy and environmental tracking software give […]

Technology

Renewable Future

Race to Carbon Neutrality

The United Nations predicts that by spring 2024 the world’s population will reach 8 billion. Meeting the energy needs of the world’s ever-growing population is a hot-button issue, especially in the context of finite carbon-based energy sources and the looming danger of irreversible climate change. While going carbon-neutral can seem like an unachievable goal in […]

News

Silver Tsunami

Housing America’s seniors

America is in the midst of an unprecedented growth of the senior population. By 2030 there will be approximately 132 million individuals over the age of 50, the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS) predicts. At the same time, one in five Americans will be 65 and over, with the 65-74 age […]

Marketing

The Prospect Experience

Engaging interested renters

Recently, our RentCafe client services team held a webinar focused on “The Prospect Experience.” The intent was to dive deep into creating the perfect interaction with a potential renter. Strategies for quickly grabbing their attention, capturing contact information, and gently urging continued engagement were all part of the outline. To recap or if you weren’t […]

People

Ali Shah

Employee Profile, Yardi Romania

“I am a simple and ordinary person, who values the values of life,” says data entry specialist Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah. Born in Pakistan, Ali moved to Cluj-Napoca in 2008 after falling in love and marrying a Romanian woman. He joined the Yardi Romania family in 2011 as a neighborhood researcher, but switched along the […]

News

Best Burbs for Bikes

Minneapolis + Montreal

What do Minneapolis and Montréal have in common? Other than harsh winters, a serious case of love for bikes, say the people at Copenhagenize Design Company, an urban design consultancy from the land of bikeability – Copenhagen, of course. According to the 2015 edition of the Copenhagenize Design Company Index of the most bike-friendly cities […]

Technology

Glorious Green Roofs

Renewable Future

France, the epicenter of style and fashion, has recently dealt a blow to the detractors of solar panels and green roofs by passing legislation that will require all new commercial buildings to feature green roofs. New buildings constructed in French commercial zones will have to be partially covered by either living foliage or solar panels, […]

News

Fit in the City

American Fitness Index results

Ever wondered how fit your city is? The American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) has. Since 2008 the ACSM takes a look at the health and fitness of the nations’ top 50 metropolitan areas, compiling a comprehensive ranking on community fitness to assess city strengths and identify areas in need of improvement. Dubbed the American […]

News

Move to the Music

Lincoln Portfolio on Point

Countless studies examine and relay Millennials’ consumer habits, expectations, needs, wants and way of thinking. But there’s one thing that’s obvious without needing any study to uncover it: Millennials live and breathe music. While iPhone docks, great sound systems and entertainment lounges are all great amenities to offer, you can’t beat physical proximity to the […]

Technology

Solar Upgrades

The latest home gadgets

As green features become more and more important both from an environmental point of view, as well as a tool to increase occupancy and attract eco-conscious renters, the pressure is on for apartment owners. While many green upgrades do come with a high price tag, plenty of green upgrades can be achieved at relatively low […]

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