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Concierge service extends to technology

Tech Concierge Services

Mints on the pillow are no longer sufficient when the home automation is waiting to be configured. In a market that is burgeoning with new and innovative rentals, setting your property apart from the crowd requires insight into tenants’ most basic needs as well as their superfluous desires. Multifamily firms are devising creative ways to […]

05 / 29 / 12

Alex Ruiz

With a long history in property management that started in his hometown of New York City, Alex Ruiz of Picerne Real Estate Group is on top of the latest developments in tax credit, project-based Section 8, and public housing agency regulations. Alex was one of the many terrific clients to join us for training at […]

05 / 25 / 12

YASC 2012 Recap

What closing thoughts can we leave you with regarding YASC DC 2012? It’s tough to summarize two and a half days of insight, instruction and all the energy, enthusiasm and good times that came along with it (kudos to all those dancers who joined Cirque USA on stage last night!). But that’s the task I’m […]

05 / 25 / 12

Solid State Drives

Is the era of magnetic storage is coming to an end? Those of a certain age will remember a time when cassette tapes were used to store data – please do not raise your hands, we see the gray hair and we know who you are. Those of a slightly less certain age will remember […]

05 / 24 / 12

Faces of YASC

After a busy day of training and networking for the nearly 1000 attendees at YASC DC 2012, it was time to relax and socialize a bit at the Washington Hilton on Tuesday night. Attendees enjoyed a buffet of delicious food, cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks, and the company of their fellow YASC attendees. Many chatted and […]

05 / 23 / 12

YASC DC Day Two

We’re back for another great day of learning and insight at YASC DC 2012. Everyone seems very excited for another full day of training and opportunities to meet with Yardi experts and fellow real property professionals. Miss any of our Day One highlights? Check out the full Tuesday recap. Hopefully you’ve had a chance to […]

05 / 23 / 12

Isabella Mitchell

Isabella Mitchell’s  outlook on life is simple: One hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, or how much was in my bank account, but the world may be a little better because I was important to a child. But it’s not […]

05 / 22 / 12

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YASC DC Day One

Welcome to YASC DC 2012. We’re here at the Washington Hilton in our nation’s capital, where warm spring rain showers and lightning greeted YASC attendees as they arrived from all over the country to attend this exciting conference. 10 a.m. – This morning’s general session in the International Ballroom got today’s classes off to a […]

05 / 22 / 12

YASC DC 2012

Twice a year, Yardi Systems offers multi-day intensive training courses for its clients who use Yardi products to do business every day. Known as the Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference – YASC – the gatherings take place in Santa Barbara, Calif. in the fall and Washington, D.C. in the spring. Tomorrow YASC D.C. 2012 kicks off […]

05 / 21 / 12

Our Families First Logo

Our Family for Families First

John G. Picerne’s desire to give something back to the military families, many of whom who live in Picerne Military Housing properties, was the impetus behind Our Family for Families First, a non-profit that funds educational scholarships for the children and spouses of U.S. Service Members. The organization was recently feted at the White House […]

05 / 19 / 12

We’re DC Bound

We hope that you’ll check out our coverage, starting Monday, of the Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference in Washington, D.C. This biannual event is an opportunity for Yardi Systems clients to become trained in our latest product updates and offerings, network with other industry professionals and experience spring in the nation’s capital. One of Yardi’s priorities […]

05 / 18 / 12

Tabletop Computing

Has it really already been two years since Microsoft debuted their innovative Surface tabletop computer? That’s a trick question – it’s actually been five years, a veritable eternity in the lifetime of any consumer computing product. Surface was supposed to be the first shot of a revolution in business and game computing, the vanguard of […]

05 / 17 / 12

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Yardi Acquires MSG

Yardi Systems announced today that it has acquired ista North America’s Multifamily Services Group (MSG), a company that provides utility metering, billing, and management for multifamily, military and manufactured properties. With the acquisition of ista MSG, Yardi will become one of the largest providers of energy management services in the U.S., serving more than 700,000 […]

05 / 17 / 12

Pam Morrison

Pam Morrison is a longtime employee and leader at RentGrow, a Yardi subsidiary in Waltham, Mass., who has great passion for her work as RentGrow’s manager of business analytics. She’s an expert on creating custom reports for clients and is excited about further integration of Yardi’s new business intelligence offerings, especially Yardi Orion for Sharepoint […]

05 / 16 / 12

CPE and MHN go digital only

MHN, CPE Now Digital-Only

Two publications that deliver news and insight about the multifamily and commercial sectors of the real estate industry, Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive, are moving to an online-only content distribution model. “We determined that the resources associated with printing and delivering are better allocated to giving our readers the absolute best content in the […]

05 / 16 / 12