{"id":51595,"date":"2025-08-05T10:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.co.uk\/?p=18012"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:50:52","slug":"yardi-x-aref-exploring-the-role-of-data-and-technology-in-investment-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/en-gb\/yardi-x-aref-exploring-the-role-of-data-and-technology-in-investment-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Yardi x AREF: Exploring the Role of Data and Technology in Investment Decisions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aref.org.uk\/resource\/aref-partners-on-new-research-project.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AREF (The Association of Real Estate Funds)<\/a> on a new research collaboration, exploring how data and technology are influencing investment decision-making within the real estate funds industry.<\/p>\n<p>This joint initiative aims to gather insights from investment professionals, fund managers, and senior decision-makers, including COOs, CTOs, and CFOs, to understand how data and tech are shaping strategies, addressing challenges, and driving performance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/aref-yardi-research?utm_source=yardi-blog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=aref-survey&amp;utm_content=yardi\">Take the Survey<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-take-part\"><strong>Why take part?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/UK_AREF-X-Yardi-The-Role-of-Data-and-Technology-in-Real-Estate-Investment_27783_Blog-Post-2-1.png\" alt=\"Yardi x AREF - Exploring the Role of Data and Technology in Investment Decisions\" class=\"wp-image-18029\" style=\"width:400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>By contributing your perspective, you\u2019ll help build an industry-wide view of how real estate investment firms are evolving their use of data and technology and gain early access to the findings.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A co-branded white paper will be published later this year, which will summarise the findings and offer evidence-based benchmarks, emerging trends, and strategic insights. This will be made available to AREF members and the wider industry, with participants getting a first look at the insights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The survey is now live, and we\u2019d love to hear your insights \u2013 the survey will take 5\u201310 minutes to complete and all responses are confidential<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/aref-yardi-research?utm_source=yardi-blog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=aref-survey&amp;utm_content=yardi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Take the Survey Here<\/strong> <strong>(5\u201310 mins)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your personal data will not be shared with third parties or used for any type of solicitation. 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