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On The Rise

Cluj-Napoca, the second most populous city in Romania, and the home of Yardi Romania, is an emerging new real estate and technology market, boasting a quirky mix of old and new. Founded in 1213, Cluj-Napoca is a city brimming with history, with its eyes set on the future. An excellent example of the city’s evolution […]

10 / 16 / 14

Affordable Honors

Affordable Housing Finance’s readers chose their favorite projects from 34 finalists in nine categories based on innovation, community impact and creative problem solving, among other criteria.  Seven of the nine projects are from Yardi clients with diverse development specialties in green design, urban planning, senior housing, and mixed-use projects. Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) was […]

09 / 26 / 14

7 Security Tips

September is REALTOR Safety Month, an excellent opportunity to spread awareness about security and safety issues facing our industry.  The list below highlights seven safety tips that can keep you safe while working and networking online. Review your company’s internet policy and stick with it. We understand that policies are absolutely positively boring but they […]

09 / 17 / 14

Commercial Green

The recent recession may have been the best thing to happen to sustainable commercial building. During those years, sustainable buildings proved their value: sustainable properties experienced lower vacancy rates; builders with green experience fared better than their counterparts; and businesses began to acknowledge green building and renovation for its cost-saving benefits. The environmental benefits were […]

09 / 09 / 14

UK Think Tanks

Yardi will host a series of think-tanks that unite industry professionals in discussion on the hottest issues facing real estate in the UK. This week: what are the prospects for property as an asset class? A new plan may draw investors from the capital to previously overlooked northern towns. During the global recession, emerging markets remained steady […]

08 / 29 / 14

Purchasing Power

Yardi® clients can now easily access thousands of The Home Depot® products either in store or online with a click of a button via the online procurement system offered with Yardi Procure to Pay™, a fully automated end-to-end procurement and invoice processing platform. The Home Depot has set the standard for innovative merchandise for both […]

08 / 28 / 14

Alan Missen

FirstService Residential is the largest third-party manager of homeowner’s associations in the United States, with more than 6,000 properties – and another 600 or so in Canada. So it makes sense that the Dania Beach, Florida-based company would be think big about how to deliver technology solutions specifically for the HOA lifestyle. Whether you’re a […]

08 / 18 / 14

Investment Drivers

The real estate landscape is in constant evolution, with developers always on the lookout for smart investment opportunities. Whereas the direction of new development efforts is dictated by a combination of factors, including market conditions, economic considerations and demographic trends, quality infrastructure systems act as a platform supporting real estate growth across the globe. According […]

Digie Awards

Realcomm recently announced the winners of the 2014 Commercial Real Estate Digital Innovation Awards (AKA the “Digies”), including an award for Best Real Estate Technology Innovation, which was won by Yardi Voyager 7S. The latest and most advanced version of Voyager, Yardi’s flagship property management and accounting software, is used by thousands of clients to […]

07 / 03 / 14

Multi-Generational Living

The trendlines continue to point to a steady, albeit slow, recovery of the housing industry. Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes hit a significant milestone in June, surging eight points to a reading of 52 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). According to NAHB, any reading […]

06 / 24 / 14

Awarded for Ethics

Pushing ethics to the top of its priority list has paid off for CBRE Group Inc., which has a long history of strong reputation management practices. Recently named one of the world’s most ethical companies by an independent assessor, the Ethisphere Institute, the global commercial real estate firm takes corporate values, which have a direct […]

06 / 02 / 14

Keeping Up with E-Commerce

As online sales continue to rise, the signs of the Internet’s impact on retail real estate are hard to According to projections by Forrester Research, cross-channel retail sales—including those influenced by online information but completed in stores—will hit $1.8 trillion by 2017, up from $1.2 trillion in 2012. Projections of new-store openings hold more subtle […]

05 / 30 / 14

SB Real Estate

Santa Barbara’s Multiple Listing Service is among the latest to switch to a website provided by Yardi-owned Point2. The Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® (SBAOR) introduced SBAOR.com earlier this week. The new website uses data from the Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to display searchable property listings on a mobile-friendly platform. SBAOR.com was developed […]

05 / 09 / 14

Point2 Powers Portals

Two regional REALTORS® associations in different parts of the country announced this week that they are now running their real estate websites with the use of Point2 MLS and Association Consumer Portal,  which provides consumers and real estate professionals with the most current real estate data for their area. The MLS and Association Consumer Portal […]

03 / 21 / 14

Affordability Crisis

Every morning at 8am, the construction crews begin working on the neighborhood behind my home in an Atlanta suburb. The sounds of hammers, trucks, and lively music are a sign that the housing market is recovering. While these lots will make lovely homes for some, their $250,000+ price tags exclude buyers most in need of […]

02 / 27 / 14