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2013 Income Limits

Deadline to update is Jan. 25

For our Yardi affordable housing clients, the following information pertains to the 2013 income limit structure. The deadline to update income limits is Friday, Jan. 25. The 2013 income limits as published by HUD were first released on December 4, 2012. Due to miscalculations, HUD released the 2013 Income Limits a second time on December […]

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Spring YASC 2013

Planning to attend the spring Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference in Washington, D.C.? The 2013 event is planned for May 21-23. Register now through February 5, and receive a special Early Bird rate of $895, $100 off the standard registration rate. Additionally, the first 100 people to register at the discounted rate will be entered in […]

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Cost Controls

Operating commercial buildings

With the cost of operating commercial buildings growing ever harder to control, owners and managers will likely start taking a new look at contracts this year for the first time in quite awhile. While trends in operating costs will probably continue to vary widely by both location and property type, they nonetheless will see an […]

Architecture for Humanity Sandy reconstruction

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Helping Hands

Builders give back

‘Tis the season of goodwill towards our fellow man, the time of year when many of us pull ourselves away from our desks, away from our daily routines, and remember to lend a helping hand to those in need. Industry leaders throughout the nation are also taking a time-out from regular operations to give back […]

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Giving Back

Corporate Challenge food drive

Editors’ note: Yardi Systems is proud to be participating in the Corporate Food & Funds Drive Challenge to benefit the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County this year. Thanks to Candice Tang Nyholt, Surfmedia Communications, for the summary of this worthy effort and photo. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The competitive spirit surrounding Foodbank’s annual Corporate Food […]

Technician servicing an hot-water heater

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Maintenance Training

New NAAEI program

Maintenance technician positions have some of the highest turnover rates in the apartment industry. Augmenting the demand, there’s no established pipeline of trained, qualified candidates to step into apartment maintenance careers. These realities are motivators behind an exciting new grant-funded effort from the National Apartment Association’s Education Institute (NAAEI), which has established a pilot program […]

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Algae Architecture

Building with green slime

Net-zero building has come a long way since its nascent stages. Designers and engineers once struggled to find methods that allowed occupants to live with modern comforts without relying on unsustainable energy sources. Passive solar heating, solar panels, hydropower and wind turbines posed viable solutions for indoor climate control and power generation but each reaches […]

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Multifamily Demand Forecast

Freddie Mac says things look good

The pace of continued economic recovery will determine whether the number of U.S. renter households will grow by 1 million or closer to 1.7 million between now and 2015. That’s the consensus of a recently released report from Freddie Mac’s Multifamily Research department, which also notes that there has been major growth in the single […]

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Yardi Government Services

Supporting NY/NJ Port Authority

Have you ever thought about how planes, trains, cargo ships and automobiles are inextricably linked with the world of real estate? There’s no better illustration of this reality then the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the largest port complex on the East Coast, which recently chose Yardi Voyager for Government to handle […]

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Yardi Supports NAAEI

Major gift for Capital Campaign

The National Apartment Association’s Education Institute Capital Campaign announced a $500,000 contribution from Yardi Systems this week. “Yardi has a strong commitment to the industry and our future work force,” said NAAEI President Bill Wollinger, CAPS, SHCM, President, WinnResidential, Boston. “We thank the entire Yardi team for the confidence they have placed in NAAEI in […]

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Beating Back Boring

Is architectural creativity dead?

Without making a few drastic changes to the way that American students see creativity, Americans will continue to lag behind other nations in innovative architecture. As the daughter of a very zealous architect, I have grown up tuned-in to the trends that pass through the world of architecture. Our coffee table was stacked with photography […]

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City Cycling

Insight from John Pucher

When given the choice to drive, walk, take the bus or ride a bicycle, which do you choose? Urban transit expert John Pucher is trying to push more people out the door on their own two feet – and pedals. Given that 41 percent of trips taken in the U.S. amount to less than 2 […]

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Saving the Cities

The rewards of revitalization

Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Atlanta—these major U.S. cities top data lists as the slowest to recover from the recession. Their areas of weakness include high unemployment rates, failing businesses, job losses, crime, and strained budgets but a greater common theme unites them. The cities are too historic, too important, to fail. Restoring these iconic cities to […]

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YASC SB Recap

Change is Good

During the last two days at YASC, it’s been a privilege to interact with so many Yardi Systems clients, some who have been with us for multiple decades, and others who are relatively new users of our products. We’ve talked with you about your businesses, your plans, your hopes and dreams for the future, and […]

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YASC SB 2012

Day Two Live Blog

Welcome back to day two of YASC SB 2012. Wednesday was a packed day of learning and fun, and we heard so many positive comments from clients and Yardi staff about the conference being off to a great start. It’s a warm and windy morning in Santa Barbara, and hopefully you’ve had time to see […]

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