Tag: APAC

SHINE for Kids

Every Child Deserves a Chance to Shine

Did you know that there are over 44,000 children in Australia with a parent in prison? Children with a parent in prison are some of the most vulnerable in our society, often facing stigma, isolation, and limited opportunities. That’s where this Yardi-supported nonprofit steps in and supports children to give them a chance to shine. […]

Global

Real Estate and EVs

Proptech Insights

Electric vehicles are heading towards real estate at speed and scale. With up to 300 million EVs on the roads by 2030, new business models are beginning to emerge. But for all the opportunities, there are also plenty of obstacles. Yardi’s Bernie Devine and ESR’s Dr. Michael De Jong-Douglas recently sat down to explore the […]

Global

Real Estate Roadblocks

Proptech Insights Series

Three things are holding back the world’s commercial real estate sector, says Kylie Davis, president of Proptech Association Australia. “Our commitment to Excel spreadsheets and filing cabinets and whiteboards,” are roadblocks to a real estate revolution. And this “very inefficient and expensive” commitment is holding real estate companies back from squeezing more value from assets […]

Global

Human Touch Trumps Hype

Proptech Insights Series

Should we be snapping up land in the metaverse? Splashing out on virtual real estate? Should we jump onto the next big thing for fear of missing out? Or should the real estate sector be more skeptical about technology? These were some of the questions Yardi’s Bernie Devine and JLL’s Jordan Kostelac explored in the […]

Global

Proptech Investment

Accelerates in Australia

More than three quarters of Australia’s real estate companies think technology will play a big role reshaping their portfolios over the next three years. Despite this, more than half of respondents to the second annual proptech survey by the Property Council of Australia and software company Yardi still depend on spreadsheets to assess the performance […]

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Evaluate to Innovate

APAC Proptech Insights

What’s the best way for a real estate company to flex its innovation muscle? Robust evaluation. That’s the key takeaway straight from two property technology specialists, Cromwell Property Group’s Sean Rowe-Hagans and Yardi’s Bernie Devine. Devine, regional director for Yardi in APAC, caught up with Rowe-Hagans in the latest installment of Yardi Proptech Insights. The […]

Global

Driving for Net Zero

With help from data

Every single person in Lendlease’s 11,000-strong team has their sights set on net zero emissions by 2025. It’s a huge undertaking – one which will be impossible without the help of technology and data. This puts Richard Kuppusamy and Helen Lam – two of Lendlease’s digital leaders – in the driver’s seat as they help […]

Global

APAC Insights

That might surprise you

Australia and New Zealand were “underperformers” in Asia Pacific’s real estate market last year, with Sydney’s commercial transaction volumes down by 52%, Melbourne’s by 35% and Auckland’s remaining stagnant. But the countries’ overperformance in their handling of the pandemic could set them up for future success. Last week Yardi called in the experts to find […]

Global, News

Market Insights

For Singapore and Malaysia

Last year was a tough one for commercial real estate in Singapore and Malaysia. But with record-breaking transaction volumes rounding out 2020 and Covid-19 vaccines rolling out at speed, there’s hope on the horizon. Yardi recently brought together some of the region’s brightest economic brains to unpack the data and unearth the trends. Here are […]

Global

Proptech Pivots

Era of accelerated change

Editor’s note: This post originally appeared in Property Australia and is reprinted here with permission. How is real estate technology responding to the industry’s needs during the COVID-19 lockdown? We check in with Yardi’s Bernie Devine, regional director of sales for APAC, to find out. “Real estate technology companies have been doing extremely well over […]

Global, People

Devine Guidance

Leading Yardi's Expansion in Asia

We recently caught up with Australia native Bernie Devine, who leads sales and business development across Asia from Yardi’s Hong Kong office. Bernie, please tell us about your journey from Sydney to Hong Kong. Devine: It was an indirect route! I started out as a CPA and economist. But I’d always had an interest in […]

Giving, People

Our Big Kitchen

Yardi APAC Volunteers

Earlier this month, Team Yardi Australia headed to Bondi in Sydney. Switching out their laptops and phones for kitchen knives and potato peelers, the team spent the afternoons volunteering at Our Big Kitchen (OBK). OBK is about more than food, it’s a community kitchen with a soul. Created in 2000, its designed to help those […]

Technology

Coworking Takes Off

Asia market update

The global wholesale leasing model is under pressure, as technology-enabled coworking gains both momentum and market share, says Neal Gemassmer, vice president of international sales for Yardi. Shared workspace is not new – but advancing technology, the growing gig economy and cost-cutting strategies are driving the coworking trend into the mainstream. Increasingly, corporations are turning […]

People

Reimagining Investment

Asia market insight

Editor’s note: The following post was written for real estate and investment professionals in Asia by Bernie Devine, Regional Director (Asia) for Yardi. With 30+ years’ experience dedicated to real estate and technology, Bernie is a leader in digital transformation in real estate and using data to create a more competitive and collaborative environment. He […]

News

YASC Asia 2017

Join Yardi in Singapore

The Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) returns to Sentosa Island in Singapore on October 10, 2017. The new venue location, Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa, offers tranquil grounds and beautiful views of the South China Sea. Our YASC 2017 event is bigger and better than ever! The one-day conference will offer expanded learning and networking for […]

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