Posts by: Yardi Blog Staff

Miller-Valentine Group

Stylish Senior Living

As the nation’s apartment industry revels in Gen Y’s affinity for apartment living, developing high-density, high-amenity projects in urban centers across America, there is another force shaping the industry: aging Boomers. In 15 years one in five Americans will be 65 and older and the 50-plus generation will swell by 23 million individuals, reaching 132 […]

News

Five Affordable Cities

Ripe for putting down roots

“New York apartment market stays white-hot,” “Seattle multifamily development on a roll,” “San Francisco rents through the roof,” – we’ve all read the headlines. We come across them daily, as the nation’s top metro areas continue to post high rent growth numbers and apartment projects continue to pop up all over America’s large urban centers. […]

News

Making a Move?

5 Great Cities for 2015

Major metros are great, but the U.S. is also home to dynamic second and third-tier cities that offer strong economies, booming job markets and unique local culture. Many of the nation’s smaller metro centers are brimming with business opportunities and the chance to be part of positive change. The Huffington Post recently nominated five such […]

People

Balázs Székely

Yardi Romania

“If I could have any superpower in the world it would be X-Ray vision, no doubt about it. I mean, come on, who doesn’t want to have X-Ray vision?” laughs Balázs Székely, an enthusiastic member of Yardi’s publishing team. The 25-year-old aquascaper and Red Hot Chili Peppers fan joined Yardi in October 2013, after a […]

Technology

High Tech Hospitality

There's an app for that!

In a world where getting around a foreign city is unimaginable without Google Maps, the hospitality industry has no other option than staying ahead of the curve when it comes to technology. The top hospitality players are aggressively expanding new ways to enhance guest experience with dedicated apps, software and even robots. Here are four […]

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Excellence Awards

Nominations are Open

MHN Excellence Awards recognize the multifamily industry’s most noteworthy people, companies and properties. The 2015 winners will be selected by a panel of judges representing expertise across all multifamily disciplines. Submissions will be due by Monday, June 15. Here’s how to enter. 1) Select the categories you’d like to enter and click to download those […]

Technology

Bright Future

Harnessing solar technology

With the effects of climate change becoming more and more visible every passing day, introducing environmentally friendly practices into everyday life becomes increasingly important. And while renewable energy still has high investment costs in many cases, returns on initial investments do not fail to appear. They may come in special tax rates, increase in prestige, […]

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Yardi Store

Security Compliance Renewed

Yardi announced today that it has completed an examination of its security and internal controls for 2014 and has received its final SSAE 16 SOC 1 Type 2 report for its Store Enterprise and Store Advantage applications. Formerly known as SAS 70, SOC 1 is published by the AICPA (American Institute of CPAs®) under the […]

People

Creating Community

NOLA Part II

Nowadays it seems like everybody wants a piece of prime bayou real estate. Some have just landed in the Crescent City. Others have yet to arrive, but are sure to come on down. And there are those who have been here since the early days of rebuilding after The Storm. One is The Domain Cos., […]

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Attend YASC DC

Early bird rate ends soon

Each May, hundreds of professionals who use Yardi products as part of their daily work gather in Washington, D.C., for the company’s annual East Coast Advanced Solutions Conference – better known as YASC. The three day event, filled with opportunities to learn how to better utilize your company’s existing Yardi technology or enhance your software […]

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Affordable in America

Supply lacking, demand rising

The present is the most challenging time in 50 years for renting affordable and adequate housing. Historically low homeownership rates, the rising number of renters fueled by demographic and cultural shifts, increasing rents, a dearth of supply, growing construction costs, high levels of unemployment and underemployment and stagnant incomes have all converged to a critical […]

People

NOLA’s New Chapter

Let the Good Times Roll

A little over nine years ago, as Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast and the levees broke, one of the most iconic cities in the U.S. was brought to its knees. With 80 percent of the city under water, many doubted that the city could overcome the devastation. But the resilience of New Orleans, […]

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Cowboy Properties

Happy residents on the range

Salt Lake City-based Cowboy Properties, Inc. has been managing apartment and condominium communities for decades now, attributing its success to its resident-centric take on business. “It all starts with happy residents. As simplistic as this principle may seem, at Cowboy Properties we’ve made happy residents our highest priority,” the company boasts. Cowboy Properties defines resident’s […]

Marketing

Marketing Magic

Best 2014 Campaigns

Congratulations: your attention span is now shorter than that of a goldfish…by one whole second. Recent studies show the average human attention span is now 8 seconds. That means social marketers and digital advertisers have to hook you with compelling content within moments. How much does that bait cost? Advertisers spent an estimated $8.5 billion […]

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Walton Communities

Family Friendly Apartments

Since peaking in 2004 at 69.4 percent, U.S. homeownership rates have been slipping year after year. According to the latest Census Bureau data, the third quarter of 2014 ended with a nationwide homeownership rate of 64.3 percent, marking the lowest rate in 20 years. As a result, rentership is becoming more and more ubiquitous and […]

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