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AI leasing intelligence: How Chat IQ moves the industry forward

The industry has seen no shortage of AI-branded tools. Most automate simple tasks, which was a useful first step, but the limits of that approach are becoming clear. Agentic AI operates on a different level.

06 / 11 / 26

What real estate CFOs want from their investment platform

Real estate CFOs are moving from separate systems to a connected investment platform. Discover what’s changing for their teams, from faster closes to growing investor bases, without added headcount.

06 / 11 / 26

Investment Accounting

Why disconnected real estate systems slow investment decisions

Disconnected real estate systems lead to slower deals, defensive investor calls and late risk signals. A connected platform aligns the data behind every leadership decision.

06 / 10 / 26

Elevate Suite for Commercial

Investment Suite

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What’s new in the Yardi Commercial Suite: Spring 2026

Smart Lease, Virtuoso Support, Deal Manager and more — here’s what’s new across the Yardi Commercial Suite this quarter.

04 / 23 / 26

AI-first leasing: From scripted replies to real conversations

Chatbots were the start. Leasing intelligence is the next operational leap, combining autonomy and conversion to move leasing from a reactive function to a proactive one.

05 / 26 / 26

Chat IQ

Stay connected with senior living mobile apps for sales, EHR & residents

Did you know there are mobile apps for Senior CRM, Yardi EHR and the RentCafe Senior Living Portal? Get the latest performance, security and usability improvements.

05 / 20 / 26

Senior CRM

Powered by agentic AI: How decades of expertise shaped Chat IQ

Our multifamily marketing experts work with customer support teams. Their expertise directly informs our product and AI development, shaping increasingly human-like workflows that power Chat IQ.

05 / 19 / 26

Chat IQ

Say “yes” to efficient, AI-powered Yardi invoice approval

Smart Approval, a Yardi Virtuoso AI agent, does the work of approving invoices, leaving property management teams more time for value-add tasks.

05 / 18 / 26

Procure to Pay Suite

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The Simon Konover Company recovers time & money with Yardi Utility Billing

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The people behind Aspire: Yardi client success

How Yardi CRM IQ connects every step of the leasing journey

How SRG Senior Living creates seamless care with the Yardi Senior Living Suite

Success spotlights

Leslie Henry

Towne Properties
Brian Laird

EastGroup Properties
Chris Leung

Brookfield Properties

Prevent fraud and enhance NOI

On average, we save 1-3 hours per application, which is about $200,000 in payroll savings. The combination of ScreeningWorks Pro, ID Verify and Income Verification makes for a seamless experience for our applicants.

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Collaborative budgeting made easy

Forecast Manager has fundamentally shifted our entire budgeting process. We have spread the load of creating budgets across multiple departments, providing a scalable and streamlined approach to this important area of our business.

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Dedication to real estate

Yardi delivers dedication and resources no other solution has offered us and they are solely focused on the needs of the real estate industry.

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NAA Apartmentalize: Everything you need to know

See what’s in store at this year’s event. We’re showcasing agentic AI, offering an immersive lounge experience and leading two can’t-miss sessions.

06 / 12 / 26

Events

Chat IQ is spearheading a new era of leasing intelligence

AI leasing intelligence: How Chat IQ moves the industry forward

06 / 11 / 26

What real estate CFOs want from their investment platform

06 / 11 / 26

Investment Accounting

Why disconnected real estate systems slow investment decisions

Disconnected real estate systems lead to slower deals, defensive investor calls and late risk signals. A connected platform aligns the data behind every leadership decision.

06 / 10 / 26

Investment Suite

External shot of senior living community

How Allegro Living cut reporting time & got real-time answers

Learn how Allegro Living cut hours from manual reporting with centralized dashboards, answering investor questions in real time.

06 / 08 / 26

Senior living

Senior IQ

AI readiness in commercial real estate starts with infrastructure

Boxer Property’s Justin Segal on why AI value is set by data pipelines and architecture long before any chatbot goes live.

06 / 05 / 26

Commercial

RentCafe Senior Living Portal

Training compliance management: Let your system do the work

Manual compliance tracking creates drag. Learn how configuring Yardi Aspire with due dates, nudges and notifications drives completion rates up to 75%.

06 / 04 / 26

Affordable housing

Aspire

Providence Place stays united with the Yardi Senior Living Suite

Watch Marianne Denlinger, CFO of Providence Place Senior Living, share how integrated operations improve efficiency, reporting and connection with resident families.

06 / 03 / 26

Senior living

Catriona Orosco on stage presenting about rental fee transparency at AIM in Huntington Beach

Rental fee transparency data: More leads, leases & NOI

Should you display total monthly leasing price? The data says yes. Here’s everything multifamily operators need to know, paired with 4 tips to try now.

06 / 02 / 26

Marketing

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Why private debt managers prefer connected debt accounting

Your team spends days each month reconciling loan data against accounting entries. Most of that work exists only because the two systems are disconnected.

06 / 01 / 26

Debt Manager

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RentCafe Digital Key: Unlock a completely digital experience

From application to move-in, the renting experience is now fully digital. RentCafe Digital Key automates keyless access for residents and maintenance teams directly within your existing Yardi workflows.

05 / 29 / 26

Product Updates

Yardi Matrix helps Texas housing agency expand its business

Yardi Matrix helps Fort Worth Housing Solutions evaluate business performance and new opportunities in affordable housing management and construction.

05 / 27 / 26

Affordable housing

Matrix

AI-first leasing: From scripted replies to real conversations

Chatbots were the start. Leasing intelligence is the next operational leap, combining autonomy and conversion to move leasing from a reactive function to a proactive one.

05 / 26 / 26

Chat IQ

Panel of CRE executives speaking at the NY Executive Summit

CRE leaders on AI adoption, disruption & what’s next

Three CRE executives from Arden, Brookfield and Silverstein shared at the Yardi NY Executive Summit how they're navigating market disruption, tenant experience and AI adoption.

05 / 22 / 26

Commercial

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The real operational cost of reconciliation in investment management

How much of your team's week goes to validating data instead of analyzing it? Discover the operational cost of reconciliation in investment management and how connected workflows reduce it.

05 / 22 / 26