Category: News

Multi-Generational Living

Demand for Next Gen homes is up

The trendlines continue to point to a steady, albeit slow, recovery of the housing industry. Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes hit a significant milestone in June, surging eight points to a reading of 52 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). According to NAHB, any reading […]

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Art + Tech = Future

Roosegaarde's revelatory ideas

Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde has been called “a hippie with a business plan” by the New York Times The Dutch are known for their love of nature – all those bicycles and parks are solid proof. Daan has taken this even further. “I made a decision not to stay in the white cube of the […]

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Property Enhancement

Adding color and efficiency

The real estate environment is in constant evolution, changing and adapting to accommodate the needs of a diversified pool of customers. To stay on top of the game, investors are constantly looking for the right mix of ingredients to ensure asset performance; more often, it’s a blend of creativity, sustainability and innovation that helps deliver […]

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Senior Housing

Limited Middle-Income Options

The market’s supply of long-term care facilities for middle-income Baby Boomers lags woefully behind rising demand. Affluent seniors have access to mountain resort-style lodges and low-income seniors receive some provisions through the Medicaid State Assisted Living Waiver Program. Baby Boomers and Echo Boomers who fall somewhere between income brackets have disproportionately fewer options within their […]

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NAA Conference

Connect with Yardi in Denver

Yardi is proud to be a Diamond Sponsor of the National Apartment Association’s Education Conference & Expo, set for Denver, Colo. later this month. This dynamic event is one of the most anticipated multifamily shows of the year, promising exceptional opportunities for learning, engagement, inspiration and fun. Famous speakers are always part of the NAA […]

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Excellence Awards

For the multifamily industry

The MHN Excellence Awards recognize the multifamily industry’s most noteworthy people, companies and properties. The 2014 winners will be selected by a panel of judges representing expertise across all multifamily disciplines. Submissions will be due by Monday, July 7 (deadline has been extended). Here’s how to enter. 1) Select the categories you’d like to enter […]

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1,000 Clients Strong

Yardi Voyager 7S

Foundation for full-business real estate management platform features complete mobile capability and portfolio-wide business intelligence SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (June 4, 2014) – In less than a year, more than 1,000 companies have adopted Yardi Voyager® 7S, the latest and most advanced version of Yardi’s property management and accounting software. Yardi Voyager 7S works with all […]

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Awarded for Ethics

CBRE Group lauded

Pushing ethics to the top of its priority list has paid off for CBRE Group Inc., which has a long history of strong reputation management practices. Recently named one of the world’s most ethical companies by an independent assessor, the Ethisphere Institute, the global commercial real estate firm takes corporate values, which have a direct […]

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Minimizing Risk

Building a brand

In the days after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared en route to Beijing in mid-March, PR and crisis management experts around the world watched the news and cringed. “I’m not so sure that you stay off their airline or their brand is ruined, but right now I don’t feel too good about Malaysia Airlines […]

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Keeping Up with E-Commerce

Impact on Retail Real Estate

As online sales continue to rise, the signs of the Internet’s impact on retail real estate are hard to According to projections by Forrester Research, cross-channel retail sales—including those influenced by online information but completed in stores—will hit $1.8 trillion by 2017, up from $1.2 trillion in 2012. Projections of new-store openings hold more subtle […]

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A Winning Combo

Mixing Residential and Retail

The nation’s home ownership rate is on the decline as rising real estate prices and mortgage rates hold back demand. According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the ownership rate dropped to 64.8 percent in the first quarter 2014 from 65.0 percent in the first quarter 2013 and 65.2 in the previous […]

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Conference Pro Tips

Best attendee practices

Conferences have become a booming business. Every year 1.8 million trade shows, conventions, expos, and other related meetings take place in the U.S. alone. A recent study observed the economic significance of meetings to the U.S. economy and the figures are staggering: 1.7 million jobs, $262 billion in spending, $60 billion in contribution to GDP, […]

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Tips from the Teachers

YASC DC 2014

The Spring 2014 Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference will take place in Washington, D.C. on May 28-30. The conference offers engaging sessions led by Yardi experts who provide clients with the opportunity to enhance their understanding of Yardi’s software and services, participate in panel discussions with industry leaders and peers, and get helpful solutions at one-on-one […]

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HUD Cuts

Improvement funds fall short

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted $1.8 billion to public housing authorities throughout the nation. The funds will allow properties to make major renovations to existing properties that improve habitability andsustainability. The grant falls woefully short of the estimated $25.6 billion needed to bring the nation’s 1.1 million public housing units […]

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SB Real Estate

Santa Barbara’s Multiple Listing Service is among the latest to switch to a website provided by Yardi-owned Point2. The Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® (SBAOR) introduced SBAOR.com earlier this week. The new website uses data from the Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to display searchable property listings on a mobile-friendly platform. SBAOR.com was developed […]

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