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Join us on the road at these senior living events (2026)

Don’t miss these senior living industry events packed with networking opportunities. Team Yardi will be there. Come meet us!

02 / 02 / 26

Outreach Live 2025: Multifamily insights & AI innovations

Explore the top takeaways from Outreach Live 2025, including AI advances, smarter marketing strategies and tools that help multifamily operators streamline leasing and elevate the renter experience.

12 / 18 / 25

REIT report: New podcast spotlights energy reporting practices

Randy Moss, industry principal for Yardi Energy, provided insight into sustainability reporting issues facing REITs and commercial real estate (CRE) in a recent podcast sponsored by Nareit.

11 / 25 / 25

YASC Multifamily Spotlight: What’s new & why it matters

The YASC Multifamily Spotlight showcased Yardi’s latest innovations in AI, leasing and resident engagement, which help clients simplify operations and improve renter satisfaction.

11 / 05 / 25

Technology

Pet-Friendliest Cities

Some days, you make look at your property lawn and wonder if it’s worth it to permit pets. Operating a pet-friendly community comes with its challenges. Your pet policy and unique services, however, are profitable differentiators when you’re amongst the nation’s most fur-friendly cities. RentCafe.com recently released its list of the 50 Best Cities for […]

12 / 23 / 19

IoT in Student Housing

The Internet of Things (IoT) has achieved great popularity in the last decade as it increases the comfort and quality of life. A growing number of homes and commercial properties have smart systems controlled by smartphones and microcontrollers through wireless communication techniques. The trend applies to student housing too. A smart strategy can help universities […]

12 / 20 / 19

Student housing

Office Market Update

Here are some key findings in the most recent U.S. office property report from Yardi® Matrix. All figures are as of October 2019 unless otherwise noted. Demand for office space remains strong, with office-using sectors adding 545,000 jobs over the past 12 months. One of every three jobs added in the 12 months ending in […]

12 / 18 / 19

Matrix

Pet Therapy Pros

One of the best forms of therapy for older adults is also the furriest. Turns out, a friendly dog or two can do a lot to lift the mood and health of those who live in senior living communities. Pet therapy (or animal-assisted therapy in non-layman’s terms) is a service where animals – usually dogs […]

12 / 17 / 19

New Energy Regulations

Yardi recently hosted a series of webinars for property owners in the U.S. and Canada facing the prospect of complying with a raft of energy, water and waste benchmarking requirements. A new statewide ordinance in California, measures in a host of municipalities and the Energy & Water Reporting and Benchmarking Regulations (EWRB) in Ontario, Canada, […]

12 / 16 / 19

Seasonal Savings

If sustainability is a part of your branding, the holidays are your time to shine. Did you know that from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, Americans toss about one million extra tons of trash each week? The additional waste is mostly holiday packaging, wrapping, and shipping supplies. Americans are particularly wasteful with energy during the holidays, too. […]

12 / 15 / 19

A Match Made in Heaven

The 2020 NMHC & Kingsley Apartment Resident Preferences Survey reports that 71 percent of rural renters and 70 percent of suburban renters ranked “additional storage outside apartment” as a top interest. Many multifamily properties, however, are not equipped with storage units for renters. Self-storage facility managers can fill the gap and benefit from a steady […]

12 / 12 / 19

Matrix

Beat the Cold

Those summer tees and shorts are but a memory. With fall here and winter on deck, how do you stay comfortable at home without spiking your utility bills? Here’s a compilation of tips from the U.S. Department of Energy and other sources. Study up. Conduct an energy audit to find out where you can save and invest […]

12 / 11 / 19

Energy Suite

Yardi Named a Best Place to Work

Yardi has again been honored with a major award from Glassdoor as one of the top places to work in the U.S. The 2020 Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award relies solely on employee feedback from Glassdoor, a popular job rating and review site. The site enables employees to voluntarily and anonymously share information about their jobs, […]

12 / 11 / 19

Must-Have Tech

Toronto recently hosted its very first Yardi Executive Briefing exclusively for multifamily clients. Participants explored the latest innovations in RentCafe and smart home technology. Below, we’ve highlighted the latest and greatest multifamily technology that you’ve got to have. Re-imaging Real Estate through Innovation Seven technologies are changing the future of multifamily housing: Untethered Connectivity: Voice-activated […]

12 / 09 / 19

Reporting Reprieve

Private and nonprofit organizations faced a tall order in February 2016. That’s when the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting standards requiring lessees to report real estate liabilities on their balance sheets. The standard was set to take effect by mid-December 2019, but FASB issued a one-year extension in October that gives such companies […]

12 / 04 / 19

Healthcare Providers

A unique partnership may serve as a model to future affordable housing developments. Healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente announced its partnership with Community Solutions of New York to end homelessness in 15 communities. The partnership’s unique approach offers sustainable solutions for chronic homelessness and lower costs for healthcare. The Recent Collaboration The Community Solutions program Built […]

11 / 29 / 19

Keys to Renter Retention Ways to Create Engagement with Residents

A Sense of Community

Savvy property managers understand that a feeling of belonging created in a community of neighbors is priceless—especially for long-time renters—and can generate numerous benefits for residents and the property alike. From creating an inclusive living environment for everyone to improving retention, there are many positive aspects to be gained from one simple concept: a sense […]

11 / 29 / 19

YASC Europe 2019

The largest Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) to date for Yardi’s European clients, with more than 490 guests in attendance, featured learning, networking and fun in London on November 20 and 21. YASC is a global Yardi event where clients can expand their knowledge of Yardi’s solutions. Clients gain detailed insight into the Yardi product […]

11 / 27 / 19

Global

5 Tech Takeaways

NMHC OPTECH 2019 in Dallas was the place to be for multifamily real estate execs seeking strategies to raise their game using technology — especially looking ahead to a likely downturn. In lively peer roundtable discussions and dynamic property and revenue management workshops and sessions, industry insiders dove into the big issues facing multifamily businesses. […]

11 / 25 / 19