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National Park Week

Celebrate outside

Now through April 24, 2016 is National Park Week! The National Park Service (NPS) and National Park Foundation have designated this as a period of free park access, exciting events, and healthful activities. Don’t have time for a trip to the park? It’s more worthwhile than you think: time in nature has proven to improve […]

Technology

Virtual Reality

Sales, tours and more

Virtual Reality is on everywhere these days—videogames, engineering, healthcare, entertainment—are just a few of the industries fuelings its evolution. More recently, VR entered the real estate market too. Allured by its many advantages, developers turn to virtual reality and enable buyers to tour units, “walking” around mock layouts and peering out windows to envision the […]

Giving, People

Uplifting India

Yardi Vasti Vikas Prakalp

The growing Yardi teams in Pune, Maharashtra, India have a heart for service. Their compassionate spirit is demonstrated in and out of the office. In Pune, their largest outreach initiative is the Yardi Vasti Vikas Prakalp (YVVP). The Yardi team began in 2006, providing funding support to 17 local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Community Based […]

Technology

Project SkyBender

5G Network Delivered by Drone

Google’s playfulness in domains ruled by curiosity and ambition is never-ending. The giant seems to be working on a new and very secretive project dubbed SkyBender, as reported by The Guardian. This is a new Internet-in-the-sky program designed to bring the next-generation 5G network. Unlike Project Loon, but part of the Google Access team that […]

Technology

Beware Ransomware

Cyber Security Awareness

While in the past ransomware primarily struck individuals, the latest victims are large, data-rich institutions like hospitals and government services.

News

Powerful Plants

Improve Productivity, Morale

Plants do more than beautify your office space. They are a tested, effective, low-cost—and now, low maintenance—way to make your office space a better place to work. The presence of greenery results in increased productivity, improved morale, more amicable interpersonal relations, higher air quality, and decreased stress and anxiety. If those seem like haughty claims, […]

News

Top 10 Best Places

Live Well, Work Happier

U.S. News & World Report recently analyzed 100 of the most populous metropolitan areas to identify the best places to live. Of the results, seven of the top ten U.S. cities are home to Yardi offices. To create the list, analysts compiled data from sources such as the Unites States Census Bureau, the Federal Bureau […]

News

JLL

World’s Most Ethical Companies

Ethisphere Institute named Yardi client Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) one of the 2016 World’s Most Ethical Companies for the ninth consecutive year. The Ethisphere Institute sets international benchmarks for ethical business practices. To determine the ethical integrity of businesses throughout the world, Ethisphere assesses prospects based upon the Ethics Quotient™ (EQ) framework. Ethisphere developed […]

Marketing

Continuing the Story

Multifamily Marketing Part II

In our previous post, 5 Steps to Discovering Your Story, we introduced the importance of consumers’ emotions in the sales process. You also identified features that can help your property stand out from the competition. Today, we will show you how to weave those points into a marketing story. This story creates an important emotional […]

Marketing

Discover Your Story

Multifamily Marketing Edition

Do you offer spacious one, two, and three bedroom apartments in a desirable neighborhood? Maybe you offer spa-like amenities, too. Guess what? The same things could be said about dozens of other properties in your area. To set your property apart from the competition, you must first learn to develop the marketing story of your […]

News

Finally, Good News

For Affordable Housing

After several years of reporting housing shortages and funding restrictions, there is a break in the clouds for affordable and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) housing. The respite could not have come at a better time, other than sooner. The National Low-Income Housing Coalition recently released its 2016 report. The nation faces a shortage of […]

Giving, People

IV Youth Projects

Preparing Kids for Success

When it comes to education, establishing a strong foundation is integral for success. Since 1971, the Isla Vista Youth Projects (IVYP) Children’s Center has provided affordable childcare and enrichment to children between the ages of three months and six years of age. By forming a strong foundation in social skills and how to learn, children […]

News

Dorm Rooms Get Green

Sustainable Collegiate Living

As demand for modern, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly campus housing continues to grow, colleges and universities are embracing a new era of sustainable student residences.

News

April 5: #aptday

Make the Trend Work for You

Do you have plans for NAA’s second annual National Apartment Housing Day (NAHD)? If not, you’re about to miss out on a fantastic opportunity to engage with residents, promote retention, and possibly generate new leads. NAA created the hashtag #aptday to unite owners, managers, agents, and residents for one day of social media sharing and […]

Marketing

Online Marketing

Moments that Matter

It’s a fact: today’s renters want to do everything online. That means they want to use the Internet to find and research an apartment and even make a buying decision – sometimes without visiting the community. Is your property management business up to speed? The savvy apartment marketer needs to understand what Google calls “micro-moments” […]

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