YASC SB Recap

10 / 19 / 12

3 min read

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 of course your real estate technology needs. During these conversations, we noticed one consistent theme – a theme that was introduced by our founder and CEO Anant Yardi during his remarks in Wednesday’s General Session.

That theme is change.

No matter what sector of the property management or investment market your business operates in, change seems to be ubiquitous right now. Our multifamily clients are seeing their businesses grow and thrive with the national resurgence in apartment renting. Our commercial and investment clients are continuing to recover from a down market and adopting bold new business strategies to improve their returns. There is an exciting new market sector comprised of single family home rental portfolios. Our affordable and public housing clients are seeking ways for technology to help them work more efficiently. Senior housing clients are seeing major growth in their market as the Baby Boomers plan for retirement. And our military and student housing providers continue to improve their processes to serve unique resident needs.

Across these verticals, everyone is looking for ways that technology can help them be more nimble, mobile, efficient and automated. And there is growing recognition that data collected in your daily operations can help you work smarter when it is collected, organized, and analyzed in near real-time to answer questions and solve problems.

During his remarks on Wednesday, Anant Yardi took a look back at the vast changes in technology we’ve all watched transpire since the 1960s. It’s amazing how far we have come, and how fast. “Companies that were unable to change didn’t survive. Companies that were prepared to change, prospered,” he observed. Yardi Systems has continually adapted and changed our products over the last three decades to meet the needs of the expanding real estate market. “In our fourth decade, our focus is going to be once again on understanding the marketplace and providing solutions that help you,” Mr. Yardi said.

As you get ready to travel home today, take a look back at your own company history. What technology changes have you made that benefited your business most over the years? What plans do you have to continue to grow and change in the future?

At Yardi Systems, our goal is to help you answer those questions and use your feedback to help us change your business for the better. We hope you’re leaving YASC with great ideas about the right answers for your business. As you absorb everything you learned over the last several days, we want to continue these conversations. We are here to answer your questions, engage in dialogue, and help you find the best technology options.

There were many new products and platforms to show you this week, and the rapid pace of development will continue as we head into 2013. We look forward to sharing many more new and exciting offerings in Washington D.C. from May 21 to 23.

AUTHOR

Leah Etling is the founding editor of the Balance Sheet and a 12-year Yardi employee who also oversees press releases and social media. An award winning journalist, she holds a master's degree from UC Berkeley and is a native of Santa Barbara County, Yardi's home.

YASC SB Recap

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