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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

Energy

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

Access + Affordability

A league of Canada’s brightest minds in real estate are tackling the nation’s hottest topics, including the affordable housing shortage and renters’ growing demands. The 2019 Canadian Apartment Investment Conference (CAIC) united multi-family and multi-residential professionals for a full day of transformative content. More than 1,000 attendees including owners, managers, developers, lenders and industry stakeholders […]

11 / 15 / 19

World’s Brightest

The world’s largest single-site solar power plant recently commenced operation. It outpaces the leading solar power farm by a hair’s width and leaves America’s largest in the dust. Sweihan Power Plant vs. The World Japan’s Marubeni Corp Sweihan photovoltaic power plant, located in the United Arab Emirates, took two years to complete. The site contains […]

11 / 12 / 19

Energy

Energy Suite

Driving Adoption

For senior living providers, collecting payments online reduces staff workload and increases cash flow. For senior living residents and their family members, it saves time and eliminates hassle. A win-win all around. So why is it then that so few residents pay online? At Validus Senior Living, the finance team understood the value of online […]

11 / 12 / 19

People

Multifamily Rolls On

The latest Yardi® Matrix U.S. multifamily market update illustrates good overall performance in the sector, with strong demand, steady new supply and consistent rent growth among the key characteristics. Demand for multifamily housing, driven by rising divorce rates, an aging population, and young people delaying marriage and raising children, figures to remain strong for the […]

11 / 12 / 19

Coliving is Here

You’ve heard about coworking, but how about coliving? Now is the time to learn more about this urban rental trend that’s gaining momentum with young renters across the country, including millennials looking to save money by sharing amenities. Not sure how this trend applies to your business? If you’re a multifamily property manager, you’ll want […]

11 / 11 / 19

System Thinking

What role does your organization play in the future of smart buildings and smart cities? How can you tap into the benefits today? Commercial property professionals tackled those questions and more at the 2019 Real Trends Conference. In the commercial real estate trends discussion “Co-chair Insights: Politics, Demographics, and Technology” Amy Erixon, head of global […]

11 / 09 / 19

Shared Space Moving Up

The coworking industry is growing rapidly, encompassing 93.2 million square feet in the top 50 U.S. office markets and making inroads in suburban spaces as well. A new special report from Yardi Matrix portrays a practice that thrives in cities with large technology sectors and in markets with office vacancy rates significantly below the 13.5% […]

11 / 07 / 19

Coworking

Market Trends

Have you found it easier to move those three-bedroom units than before? For decades, larger units were tougher to rent. That narrative has changed in the recent years. New data projects the trend is likely to continue—and 3.6 million families may enter the rental market. Single-family rentals have experienced an ascent in popularity. The demand […]

11 / 06 / 19

Office Party

The U.S. office market is holding steady amid faltering economic indicators and the prospect of a recession in two years. The industry’s status was the subject of a recent webinar presented by Jeff Adler, vice president of Yardi Matrix, and Jack Kern, director of research and publications. They pointed to favorable U.S. economic conditions that […]

11 / 05 / 19

Embracing Technology

If you have ever looked at a demographic chart of the U.S. recently, you know there are millions of Baby Boomers poised to enter their golden years. Investors have also seen the writing on the wall, and have been funding senior living developments over the past decade. It’s led to an oversupply problem as more […]

11 / 02 / 19

Urban Office Supply

A new report from Yardi® Matrix illustrates that new office property supply in the U.S. is becoming increasingly urbanized, an occurrence that’s at odds with historical trends. Suburban properties constituted at least half of new deliveries every year for the decade preceding. Today, “only 31.3% of square footage under construction is in suburban submarkets,” the […]

11 / 01 / 19

YMF

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10 / 31 / 19

Downturn Ready?

At Maximize powered by NAA, the annual conference dedicated to asset and revenue management and long-term value creation for apartment portfolios, industry pros talked about how changes in the economy — including an expected downturn ahead — will impact multifamily revenue management. This year’s sessions covered renovations and amenities in some detail, with panelists speaking […]

10 / 30 / 19

Artificial intelligence

Your Next Property Manager

Do you feel like you’re always hiring? You’re not alone. Multifamily property management turnover ranges from 21-54 percent. While there are many variables, you may experience low staff retention when prospective new hires lack necessary personality traits for the job. The requirements of today are different than even a five years ago. Modern property managers […]

10 / 29 / 19

Tough Times Ahead?

New deliveries continue to tamp down street rates in almost all U.S. self storage markets. Ground-up projects in secondary markets plus conversions and expansions in highly regulated markets are elevating supply levels, putting the industry through a “rough slog” for the foreseeable future, according to a new report from Yardi® Matrix. In September 2019, street […]

10 / 28 / 19