Sophie Swords

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As Yardi’s senior marketing writer for international content, Sophie draws on her journalism and copywriting experience to transform complex real estate and technology topics into accessible, on brand narratives that connect with global audiences.

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Rising Demand: Exploring the Growth of Europe’s PBSA Sector

The student housing market averages 63% of total purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) beds across Europe. Therefore, as the number of students in Europe continues to rise, the demand for affordable and quality student housing is becoming a pressing issue. Countries such as France, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands are witnessing the highest growth […]

03 / 10 / 23

Yardi Client Success - How AWOL Save 75% of Time with Yardi’s Build to Rent Solution

How AWOL Save 75% of Time with Yardi’s Build to Rent Solution

We sat down with Sebastien Simpson, operations manager for AWOL, to see how they’ve been using Yardi’s unified build to rent solution. About AWOL AWOL – A way of living – is City & Docklands’ fully integrated build to rent management arm that provides both value and a 5-star experience for its residents and returns […]

25 / 09 / 23

How to Speed Up Unit Turns & Building Maintenance with Yardi Maintenance IQ

How to Speed Up Unit Turns & Building Maintenance with Yardi Maintenance IQ

In the dynamic realm of build to rent (BTR), you need to be able to swiftly transform vacant units into appealing homes for new residents. A property manager’s responsibility is to ensure that these units are well-maintained and are promptly available for occupancy. Yardi’s Regional Director, Justin Harley, notes that if a BTR property with […]

How Vantage Data Centers Grew Its International Footprint with Yardi

How Vantage Data Centers Grew Its International Footprint with Yardi

Yardi recently spoke with Vantage Data Centers to see how the company has utilised Yardi’s end-to-end property management and accounting solution to help expand its footprint within EMEA. Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across five continents in […]

Streamline Facility Management for Cost Reduction and Increased Asset Value

Streamline Facility Management for Cost Reduction and Increased Asset Value

Are you still overseeing maintenance operations, managing tenant service requests and tracking work orders manually? By automating these processes, you can save time and money and focus on optimising building performance, enhancing tenant experiences and growing your business. Critical tasks such as timely repairs and inspections often get delayed or forgotten without automation. With facility […]

06 / 09 / 23

Yardi RISE - building confidence in the workplace

Yardi RISE – Building Confidence in the Workplace

Yardi RISE, Yardi’s internal initiative for inspiring women in real estate, returned for its summer event in Milton Keynes about building confidence in the workplace. As we discovered during the quiz part of the day, two-thirds of women are not confident in their ability to do their job, 96% of people experience imposter syndrome and […]

22 / 08 / 23

Yardi’s Richard Gerritsen hosted a panel alongside Duco de Jong from Student Experience and Dimitri Huygen from XIOR Student Housing to discuss the growth of student housing in Europe.

Student Housing: A Blueprint for Property Management

Yardi’s Richard Gerritsen hosted a panel alongside Duco de Jong from Student Experience and Dimitri Huygen from XIOR Student Housing to discuss the growth of student housing and how they are transforming and innovating within this asset class, which is still relatively young and evolving in Europe. The Growth of Student Housing in Europe Student […]

21 / 08 / 23

Delivering Resident Value: Operations, Marketing and Customer Experience

Delivering Resident Value: Operations, Marketing and Customer Experience

Yardi’s Senior Account Executive, Georgie Drewery joined industry experts at this year’s Bisnow Conference 2023, held in London, to discuss delivering resident value in BTR. The panel was moderated by Katherine Rose from VervLife and included: Nicola Fleet-Milne from FleetMilne Valerie Cseplo-Jeffery from Lendlease James Hart from LaSalle Investment Management Grace Oyebunmi Oyesoro from Quintain […]

23 / 06 / 23

“More proptechs are not needed”

The real estate industry does not need any more proptechs

First published on May 17, 2023 in German on immobilienmanager.de, COMPANIES & MINDS “No more proptechs are needed” Richard Gerritsen from Yardi puts forward a bold thesis. Does the real estate industry really have enough proptechs yet? What is behind the statement? Fear of competition? André Eberhard from immobilienmanager spoke to him. You are of the opinion that the real […]

Simplify and Increase Accuracy for Debt Management

Simplify and Increase Accuracy for Debt Management

Having a single end-to-end solution to manage your real estate operations is essential. Especially when striving for accurate data and faster turnarounds. But what about debt management? Whether you’re a borrower or lender, there are multiple aspects of debt to manage. Key processes include calculating amortisation schedules for simple and complex loans, tracking collateral and […]

How Al-Futtaim Malls streamlined and automated processes with Yardi's real estate platform

How Yardi’s End-To-End Solution Streamlined & Automated Processes for Al-Futtaim Malls

Yardi recently spoke with Al-Futtaim Malls to see how our solution for budgeting and forecasting helped the company save over 30 hours of data gathering and strategic planning through an end-to-end solution. About Company Al-Futtaim Malls provides asset management and development expertise, specialising in building retail-led super-regional malls in prime locations across MENA and beyond. […]

21 / 04 / 23

"The right technology with AI can revolutionise business processes"

“The right technology with AI can revolutionise business processes”

HI HEUTE editor-in-chief sat down with Yardi Senior Director Richard Gerritsen at MIPIM last month in Cannes to discuss digitalisation, artificial intelligence and Yardi’s goals for 2023. HI HEUTE: After the end of the pandemic, daily office life has returned to normal in many companies. How is it in your company? Is there still a lot […]

13 / 04 / 23

Yardi RISE – Mentoring

Yardi RISE continues to inspire women at Yardi and develop its community. RISE was created for women at Yardi to network, inspire and empower each other. After a successful December session that focused on building relationships, tops tips on mentoring and confidence building, there was a desire to learn more about mentoring. During the last […]

06 / 03 / 23

Optimise Retail Centre Management with an All-in-One Solution

The world of real estate is evolving, not only in the way we operate but how properties are structured. The ‘building of the future’ that includes retail units with coworking spaces, residential units and commercial offices, is already being developed across the world. Technology is reshaping operating models and it is changing consumer behaviours and […]

03 / 03 / 23

How Yardi Helped Reduce the Leasing Planning Cycle by 40% for Emaar Properties

Yardi recently spoke with Emaar Properties to see how Yardi’s end-to-end solution helped Emaar transition from reactive to proactive in business planning and making data-driven decisions. About Company Emaar is a multinational conglomerate and property development company located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It operates in six major business segments with 60 active companies and […]

12 / 01 / 23