Category: News

Gold Diggers

Finding Energy Savings

In 2019, hundreds of organizations including real estate firms used Energy Treasure Hunts to reduce energy use by up to 15 percent and they’re hoping for even more participation in 2020. As explained on the ENERGY STAR® website, Energy Treasure Hunt teams walk around facilities looking for quick ways to save energy. Those fast fixes […]

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Real Estate Design

Pandemic Mitigation in Housing

Shelter in place practices have made an impact on every industry in America. Multitenant industrial and retailers grasp to make rent while grocers, tech, and delivery firms thrive. We naturally attach value to such changes. Real estate and its design, however, are neutral reflectors of social shifts. Like events before it, COVID-19 is the next […]

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Sewing Support

For Health Care Workers

It’s tough times like these where the best in people comes to light. In New York, which has emerged as the coronavirus epicenter, one family is doing all they can to support their community. Nancy Nix runs a small sewing business, Wicked Stitches, that closed its doors last month due to the pandemic. But she […]

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Unusual Impacts

Of the COVID-19 crisis

Trash volume at apartment communities during the COVID-19 crisis are showing a 30 percent to 35 percent increase nationally, according to Camden Residential, a REIT that operates 165 properties across the country. Its Director, National Purchasing, Rick Pippin says everything except for cardboard has increased. And although residents are certainly ordering plenty through Amazon, he […]

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Stellar Remote Work

6 Pro Tips

Shelter in place practices have driven most organizations to explore remote work environments in greater depths. This new terrain presents unique challenges and opportunities. A common challenge is promoting unity and engagement amongst employees during an undetermined period of isolation. Below are six tips to drive employee engagement and productivity among remote workforces during COVID-19. […]

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Pandemic Positivity

Senior living gets creative

Social distancing has changed the daily routines for countless people, but for those in senior living communities, it’s been especially hard. Visitors are no longer allowed, and residents are encouraged to stay secluded in their rooms out of safety concerns. For a population already prone to isolation and loneliness, these restrictions are more than just […]

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Safer Screening

Online ID Verification

For its speed and efficiency, online leasing might be one of the best things that’s ever happened to property managers and renters. And with the current impact of COVID-19 on multifamily operators and renters alike, mobile tools and services that enable social distancing for necessary transactions are more valuable than ever. Renting sight unseen Prior […]

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At Home Care is Here

New Senior Living Solution

The vast majority of older adults in America want to remain in their current residence as they age, a recent AARP report shows. Despite the safer accommodations and social benefits of senior living communities, nearly 80 percent of people age 50 and over prefer to stay put. These numbers are nothing new. It’s been widely […]

News, Technology

Rent Deferral Technology

Help Residents & Recover Rents

With most states issuing stay-at-home orders and more than 10 million Americans filing for unemployment in March, many residential property managers are finding themselves in a challenging position during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than ever, their renters need to stay in their apartments, but they may not be able to afford rent. How can property […]

Energy, News

New Solar Mandate

Rooftop vs. Community in Calif.

Sacramento is one of the first cities to renegotiate its path towards sustainable power. Since the inception of California’s rooftop solar mandate, several municipalities have scrambled to accommodate the push towards clean energy. Sacramento may be the first of many cities to take advantage of a loophole in the mandate. Community solar The California Energy […]

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Smarter Decisions

New BI Tool for Senior Living

Good leadership depends on good data. Because without data, as the saying goes, you’re just another person with an opinion. Thing is, everyone wants good data for making better business decisions. But not everyone wants to collect, clean, graph and dissect their datasets. Part of the issue is the sheer abundance of information, especially in […]

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Better Together

Industry Addresses COVID-19

When the COVID-19 calamity began to wreak havoc on daily apartment operations about a month ago, Jamin Harkness, CAM, CAPS, Executive Vice President, The Management Group, Atlanta, knew it would be something he couldn’t handle on his own. With everyone involved in property management putting out their own fires – mostly the same crisis’ he […]

Matrix, News

Uncertainty Ahead

For U.S. Office Market

February was the last month of the record long economic recovery before U.S. office workers were largely asked to work from home, which will likely have long term implications for the national office market, Yardi Matrix reports in this month’s National Office Report. The rapid growth of COVID-19 has made it clear the economy has […]

Energy, News

Star Power

Yardi Wins EPA Award

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, using energy efficiently is one of the fastest and most effective ways to save money, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create jobs and meet growing energy demand. Yardi has once again been named ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. The award celebrates companies demonstrating superior leadership, innovation and commitment to environmental […]

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Free Webinars

COVID-19 Client Support from Yardi

Like Yardi, you are closely monitoring COVID-19 recommendations from national and international organizations including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. You are taking measures to protect your employees and assist your clients during these difficult times. To support your efforts, Yardi has curated and created a library of digital […]

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