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Commercial Green

The Bullitt Building joins ranks with other elite Living Building Challenge certified structures, becoming the Greenest Commercial Building in the World. The green building community continues to grow by leaps and bounds, with fivefold expected growth leading into 2016. As sustainable features become more common place, the bar of excellence rises, prompting greater ingenuity from […]

01 / 31 / 13

Riverwood Apartments from the air

Total Turnaround

The National Communities of Quality award winners for 2012 were recently announced by NAHMA, and congratulations are in order to Yardi client Alco Management. Alco’s Riverwood Tower Apartments, a senior Section 8 property located in Madison, Tenn, was recognized for “Outstanding Turnaround of a Troubled Property.” Honorees will be recognized at the NAHMA winter meeting […]

01 / 30 / 13

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BRIDGE Housing

BRIDGE Housing doesn’t just build affordable homes. The longtime affordable housing provider transforms communities. And over the next five years, San Francisco-based BRIDGE, which also has offices in Irvine and San Diego, plans a huge increase in lives touched and neighborhoods changed as it doubles in size. “BRIDGE has always been committed to production, and […]

01 / 28 / 13

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Yardi in Dubai

Yardi, a leading developer of software solutions for the real estate investment, asset and property management industry has opened a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Dubai office will be a hub for regional business development, project management, consulting, training and technical support services. Following strong growth and demand for solutions and services […]

01 / 28 / 13

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Property Marketing

Each year Google pushes out over 500 updates to its search algorithm, and 2012 was no different.  In its effort to improve the quality of search results, the latest updates may have helped to level the playing field for property managers and increased the opportunity to drive leads to your doorstep.  Now is the time […]

01 / 25 / 13

Habitat Partners Groundbreaking

Habitat for Humanity

Sometime in 2014, 12 low-income Santa Barbara families will be able to move into newly constructed homes at Canon Perdido and Milpas streets, structures that they own and built in part with their own sweat equity. The latest project from Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County, the Canon Perdido Homes are the non-profit’s […]

01 / 24 / 13

Chad Barron

Chad Barron

If you need a restaurant or bar recommendation for your next trip to Santa Barbara, Chad Barron is the guy you should ask. A district manager for the Santa Barbara-based Nevins Adams Lewbel Schell real estate investment firm, Barron is also immersed in the local food and beverage scene. He’s a volunteer organizer of the […]

01 / 23 / 13

Commercial reflections

Against the Odds

During Hurricane Sandy, a 14-foot storm surge from the Hudson River triggered flooding that took offline 29.8 million out of 85.2 million square feet in one of the nation’s biggest office submarkets, according to a Cushman & Wakefield Inc. survey. While the majority of that space was expected to be back online at the beginning […]

01 / 21 / 13

DPHS Academy students

The Academy at DPHS

A Dos Pueblos High School program that targets students at risk of dropping out of high school has proven its success, graduating 100 percent of the students who participated from 2009-2012. As a result, The Academy at Dos Pueblos High School  is expanding, and the 32 students currently participating in the focused, supportive education experience […]

01 / 18 / 13

Spring YASC 2013

Planning to attend the spring Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference in Washington, D.C.?  The 2013 event is planned for May 21-23. Register now through February 5, and receive a special Early Bird rate of $895, $100 off the standard registration rate. Additionally, the first 100 people to register at the discounted rate will be entered in […]

01 / 17 / 13

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2013 Income Limits

For our Yardi affordable housing clients, the following information pertains to the 2013 income limit structure. The deadline to update income limits is Friday, Jan. 25. The 2013 income limits as published by HUD were first released on December 4, 2012.  Due to miscalculations, HUD released the 2013 Income Limits a second time on December […]

01 / 17 / 13

Encina Meadows

They call the coastal California city of Goleta “the Goodland.” The opportunity to reside in apartments like The Towbes Group’s Encina Meadows are one reason why. With views of the beautiful Santa Ynez Mountains, Encina Meadows is a peaceful place to live. Residents told us that they love the nicely landscaped property, which includes mature […]

01 / 16 / 13

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Anticipating Apple

After a stellar 2012, what does 2013 hold for Apple? Let’s have a look at the online speculation and buzz, and tell us your thoughts in the comments. Apple Radio One of the new products on this list is the “Apple Radio”. This will be a free service that would gain revenue through ads, as […]

01 / 16 / 13

Brend at the Grand Canyon

Brenda Ruggles

Brenda Ruggles believes that life is too short not to be happy. So she fills her days with challenging tasks, amazing adventures, people she loves, playing golf, non-profit work on behalf of animals, following the British Royal Family, and delicious cooking and baking projects – and those are just some of her interests. A resident […]

01 / 15 / 13

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James Beane

James Beane is one of those rare individuals who can navigate the worlds of back end technical parlance and simple, user-friendly explanations of computing concepts with equal ease. For Yardi’s Manager of Cloud Services, communication is the most important aspect of IT. James’ job description includes answering questions from clients about how Yardi’s Application Service […]

01 / 14 / 13