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A Trendy Infographic

If you keep an eye on the latest news from the multifamily industry, then you probably already know that apartment renting is the current hot housing option of choice for Americans from all walks of life. The recent recession helped fuel renters’ desires to downsize, cut down on commute times and steer clear of massive […]

10 / 09 / 12

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Fact or Fiction

The saying that if it bleeds it leads has been around for ages, but with TV stations and various news channels competing with the internet for attention it now seems that there’s less emphasis on fact and more emphasis on first to run. Rushed stories are reported as news without taking the necessary time to […]

10 / 05 / 12

Extra Extra!

Welcome New Readers

This week we are pleased to welcome all of our new readers to the Yardi Systems corporate blog, The Balance Sheet.  This is a place where you will find interesting profiles about our clients and employees, technology news, insight into real estate industry trends, and more. As an industry leading technology companies, Yardi wants to […]

09 / 28 / 12

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Fay Chester

Fay Chester hasn’t always been a competitive athlete. Heck, she hasn’t always been an athlete.  A member of Yardi’s Professional Services Group in London, Fay told us she “was very much the person to avoid sports at school…but this situation changed and I realized taking up a sport and an interest outside of work was […]

09 / 26 / 12

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Let’s talk smartphones

Ever since Apple’s rebirth as a tech leader, the company’s release conference is one of the most talked about industry events of the year.  The tight-lipped culture of Apple usually means that Mac rumors were largely speculative –  no one on the outside really knew what to expect until the day finally arrived. While there […]

09 / 13 / 12

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Google Fiber

While it is true that Google Fiber contains no vitamin D or riboflavin and in no way contributes to a healthy diet, it does promise some fun prizes in the bottom of the box: 1000mB/second = 100x faster that average Internet speeds Hundreds of channels, plus NetFlix, Hulu, YouTube all in one place Optimized HD […]

08 / 17 / 12

Inman Connect

The Inman Connect event with over 1000 attendees was held in San Francisco this past week, and Yardi’s Saul Klein, Senior Vice President of Point2, sat on a Syndication panel with other industry leaders, and moderated by Bradley Inman, founder and publisher of Inman News.  Also participating on the panel were Spencer Rascoff, CEO of […]

08 / 06 / 12

Google Handwriting

Google Handwrite

If you have a touchscreen mobile device, Google is adding a third search feature to the usual typing-voice command combo. If you have an iOS5+ device, Android 2.3+ phone, or Android 4.0+ tablet, starting right about now you have the option to hand write search requests directly onto the screen. Here’s a peek at the […]

08 / 03 / 12

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Surface Tablet

Earlier this month, Microsoft pulled an Apple move and debuted its new Surface tablet to a hushed crowd of tech media bigwigs. It had all the hallmarks of a classic Steve Jobs production: a rented out art studio space, regal staging, and fanfare designed to shock & ahhh. This aggressive cribbing from the productions that […]

07 / 02 / 12

Jo Marie Ziegler

You never know where life’s journey will take you. Jo Marie Ziegler didn’t start life as a Michigan resident or envision a career in the property management industry, but that’s where she ended up. In 1990, Jo Marie and her husband, Amos, moved to the Great Lake State so he could study at Michigan State […]

06 / 28 / 12

Digie Award for Orion

Yardi Orion™ for SharePoint®has earned a prestigious industry honor from Realcomm for Real Estate Technology Innovation. The Digital Innovation Award (Digie) recognizes Orion’s significant contribution to automation of real estate business intelligence, document management and portals. Released earlier this year, Orion is currently being implemented by numerous Yardi clients, who are thrilled with its ease […]

06 / 28 / 12

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Mobility & CRM

With a commitment to deliver the most relevant, up-to-date insight and technology available for the commercial real estate industry, Realcomm attendees typically seize the chance to investigate the latest tools. With over 100 vendors, searching for a product with the breadth and footprint to fit your business was a top priority for many attendees at […]

06 / 19 / 12

A Look Into iOS 6

Your favorite Apple devices – the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 2, third-generation iPad, and the fourth-generation iPod touch – get a makeover with the new iOS 6 upgrade that will be rolled out this fall. The announcement, made during the keynote speech to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, went into some detail […]

06 / 18 / 12

200 Years of Homes

Our friends at Property Shark have put together a great slideshow that displays homes built over the last 200 years in New York City’s Greenwich Village and Brooklyn Heights. Unless you happen to live in a particularly old and historic part of the U.S., it might be hard to find a home more than 100 […]

06 / 13 / 12

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Stamping out Smoking

Last week we told you about the growing national trend of apartment communities that are prohibiting smoking altogether, rather than limiting smokers to certain apartments, and have been backed up by legislation in some states that OKs the restrictions. This month, Yardi client The Towbes Group of Santa Barbara, which has multifamily and commercial properties […]

06 / 11 / 12