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Homes of the Future

Innovation overload

The homes of the future, they say, will be maintained, designed and built using the power of computers. Climate change, population growth, and geo-political shifts are the main factors in redesigning residential spaces. The U.N. says the world’s population could surpass 10 billion by 2100; this may make us think about sky homes and underwater […]

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Yardi in Dubai

New Abu Dhabi mall uses Voyager

Yardi property management software is found both close to home and around the globe. You might guess that it helps manage the rent and residents for an apartment building on your street – or even one that you live in. But did you know that Yardi’s flagship system, Yardi Voyager, is also the software of […]

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Gone to the Dogs

Chicago's On-Site Dog Spa

Pet-friendly buildings are currently the cat’s meow (or the dog’s wagging tail, as it were)—and this trend doesn’t seem to be waning any time soon. And many property managers are going beyond being just pet friendly, and are offering amenities for the pets themselves. First came the dog runs. Then came the pet washing stations. […]

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Walk-in Payments

A better way to accept cash

Cash and money order payments are not ideal for property managers. Susceptible to fraud and inconvenient compared to electronic funds transfers or online payments, just about all property management firms will tell you that they don’t want rent remitted this way. But sometimes, that’s how residents want to pay. Now there’s an alternative. a new […]

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Financial Planning

Americans seeking trusted advice

If the Great Recession has taught us anything, it is to show extra caution with our spending plans and investment endeavors. Almost half of Americans show an acute lack of trust and comfort when it comes to discussing financial affairs, according to Yardi client TIAA-CREF’s second annual Financial Advice Survey. Perceived cost and lack of […]

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New York State MTA

Trains, buses, roads and real estate

Yonah Bergstrom summarizes the real estate experience of New York State’s Metropolitan Transit Authority nicely: “It’s a whole different world when you are leasing space underground,” he told us at last week’s Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference. The MTA is not just one of the nation’s largest public transportation providers, overseeing the operations of the New […]

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Global Growth

Yardi Dubai

A year ago, Yardi announced the opening of a new office in Dubai, UAE, offering the global real estate technology provider the chance to better serve clients and expand our presence in the region. In just 12 months, major client growth and significant expansion of the staffing resources in the Dubai office have taken place. […]

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Multifamily Focus

Rental demand is strong

Homeownership across the U.S. continued to decline 40 basis points in the second quarter of 2013, creating a favorable context for multifamily to thrive. Rental demand remains strong with occupancy gains and rent growth occurring in every major metro around the country. Annual rent growth across the U.S. is currently averaging 3.4 percent, according to […]

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Modern Company Town

Facebook builds apartments

Facebook employees in California are about to find out what it means to reside in a modern version of the historic “company town”. The social media giant is working with Yardi client St. Anton Partners, a local multi-family development and investment company, to develop an upscale multi-housing complex within walking distance of Facebook’s existing Menlo […]

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Fall YASC News

Conference highlights from Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Kicking off Fall YASC 2013 at the Anaheim Hilton, Yardi Systems founder and CEO Anant Yardi delivered an insightful, engaging and humorous address to 1,450 Yardi clients about the future of technology and the habits of the multifamily industry’s newest renters – the Millennials. Encapsulating the larger trends in the technology marketplace […]

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10 YASC To Dos

Lots to learn and see

In the Fall YASC 2013 opening session, Yardi’s Bryant Shoemaker urged every attendee of Yardi’s largest ever user conference to meet at least 10 other Yardi clients during the event. “You’re going to go to the classes and learn things but you can learn more from all the other people here,” said Shoemaker. After a […]

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#YASCLA 2013

Our biggest event ever

Welcome to our first day of sessions at the Fall Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) 2013, held this year in Anaheim, Calif. Our staff is thrilled to be here with more than 1,450 representatives of our valued Yardi clients, making this our biggest conference ever. Thank you for your attendance and making that record possible! […]

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Learn and Win

YASC online contest

The focus of YASC has always been learning: learning about the software, learning from your instructors, and learning from fellow Yardi clients. This year, we’re adding an exciting new subject to the learning line-up: social media. Yardi’s top-notch social media and web marketing specialists have put together a special Social Learning Lounge to help you […]

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Fun in Anaheim

Get Ready for Fall YASC 2013

For the first time, the Fall Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference will be held outside of Santa Barbara, Calif. this fall. The host hotel for Fall YASC 2013 will be the Hilton Anaheim, located in central Orange County near the Anaheim Convention Center and the Disneyland Resort. YASC dates are Wednesday to Friday, October 9-11. Yardi […]

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Yardi Atlanta’s New Green Home

Mansell Overlook is LEED Gold Certified

Mansell Overlook, the new location for Yardi’s Atlanta offices, received LEED Gold for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance. The Yardi teams have been in their new green home for two months now, adjusting to the office space, getting to know new coworkers, and generally letting the dust settle. Mansell Overlook was built in 1996, before […]

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