Team Yardi

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A compilation of images representing Yardi employee Jeanette Porter’s story, including images of herself with colleagues, pottery work and her hometown in Colorado

Employee spotlight: Jeanette Porter, serving people first

Meet Jeanette Porter, a sales manager for Yardi’s PHA team. With over two decades in the housing industry, Jeanette has helped countless agencies make the switch to technology and better serve their communities.

11 / 03 / 25

Mark Livanec honored with 2025 NAHMA Inspiration Award

Yardi Industry Principal Mark Livanec was honored with the 2025 NAHMA Inspiration Award at the Inspire Gala in Washington, D.C.

10 / 24 / 25

Employee spotlight: Ashley Romano, from client to team lead

Meet Ashley Romano, a senior team lead for client services. She and her team help senior living providers switch from paper to secure digital leases.

10 / 14 / 25

Employee spotlight: Paul Stassforth

Meet Paul Stassforth, a senior account executive on the Yardi senior living sales team. For over 14 years, he’s witnessed the team's growth while maintaining a close-knit culture.

05 / 19 / 25

Employee spotlight: Jesse McClintock

Jesse McClintock is a senior team leader for the Yardi consulting practices group. He manages the training program for Senior Living Suite clients. The Yardi motto drew him to join the company in 2015, and he continues to thrive on discovering opportunities for continuous improvement, innovation and making positive changes. A decade of dedication “I’m […]

04 / 14 / 25

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Kaiserman Company

Arriving at the Rittenhouse Claridge in Center City Philadelphia on a cold winter’s night in January, the first thing you might notice is a charming string of white holiday lights over the lobby door. Stepping out of the cab into sub-freezing temperatures with wind chill, ducking inside the warm and welcoming lobby felt like stepping […]

02 / 07 / 17

McCormack Baron

A leading property management company requires a software company that is able to accommodate the management of its developments. McCormack Baron turned to Yardi property management solutions to facilitate growth and improve efficiencies across its diverse portfolio.   Yardi Voyager Project Manager Karen Pruiett has been with McCormack Baron for nearly 30 years. She ushered […]

02 / 07 / 17

East End Revitalized

Yardi client Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Association (RRHA) recently broke ground on the expansive Churchill North/East End Revitalization project. East End Revitalization will include the demolition of the 504-unit Creighton Court public housing community. It will be replaced with a mixed-income community of nearly 1,000 energy efficient homes and apartments. Residents can choose between more […]

01 / 17 / 17

Hotel Oakland Village

Yardi client Ross Financial Services, Inc. manages the historic Hotel Oakland Village in Oakland, CA. The 315-unit affordable senior living community aims to change the way that the industry approaches healthy senior living. Leveraging the Past One of the first notable features is the use of existing architecture, a former hotel. This decision paved the […]

01 / 10 / 17

Resident Screening

Amanda Smeltzer, executive director at Banyan Living, reports, “Yardi Resident Screening streamlines our screening process with easy to read reports and automatic renter approvals. The solution makes life easy for our staff, while it provides convenience for our customers.” As part of our mission to keep delivering solutions that help our Yardi clients succeed, enhancements […]

01 / 09 / 17

CRE Tech 5.0

Editor’s note: Jim Young is the Founder and CEO of Realcomm. At a recent Yardi Executive Briefing, he spoke about CRE 5.0. In this guest blog post, he further expands on the subject. The commercial and corporate real estate industry has many moving parts. Change is the only constant as companies around the world continually […]

01 / 06 / 17

SOHARA

Rekha Rao, Co-Founder of SOHARA, was born and raised in India. She grew up surrounded by the country’s rich heritage of visual arts, classical music and dance, all of which shaped her perspectives and values and an ongoing involvement in the cultural arts. It’s a time in her life that she remembers fondly. Rao relocated to […]

12 / 28 / 16

Farris Haj

When Farris Haj moved to Santa Barbara from Israel in 1984, he wasn’t sure what the future might hold. But he had heard from his cousin, who was living in Santa Barbara at the time, that it was a beautiful coastal city with warm people and strong educational opportunities. At age 18, Farris decided to […]

12 / 22 / 16

Domestic Violence Solutions Santa Barbara

Breaking the Cycle

Many Americans are unaware of the prevalence of domestic violence in our communities. Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS) strives to educate the public while creating a pathway of hope for those who experience domestic abuse firsthand. DVS is Santa Barbara County’s only full-service domestic violence agency, committed to ending the intergenerational cycle of domestic violence through […]

12 / 16 / 16

Focus on Manchester

UK Think Tank: Insight from a recent real estate roundtable held in coordination with Property Week. Manchester is one of the UK’s most successful locations for large-scale private rented sector projects. But what are the drivers of success? Yardi brought together a think tank to discuss future developments in the sector. OUR PANEL OF EXPERTS […]

12 / 14 / 16

Westbrook Mgmt

Maintaining a family-oriented company culture does mean limiting corporate growth. Westbrook Management of Milwaukee maintains the balance with Yardi Voyager. Westbrook Management supervises about 2,000 units, including 450 units of affordable housing. Anthony Franda joined Westbrook Management four years ago to serve as the Controller and CFO of the small organization. He quickly embraced the […]

12 / 14 / 16

John Azar

For Yardi Matrix client John Azar, one of the most important aspects of any real estate transaction is rigorous due diligence. That means having the most comprehensive, up-to-date market information available to make a smart buying or selling decision. In 2016, Azar’s firm MACC Venture Partners began using Yardi Matrix for apartment market data, switching […]

12 / 06 / 16

Upgrade Achievement

The “Upgrade Like a Rock Star” series continues, offering insights for a smooth transition to Yardi Voyager® 7S, our latest property management platform. For the second installment, Kimberly Chambers, Senior Vice President, Accounting and Tax Services, at Buzz Oates real estate firm shares how she led her team through a two-month conversion from Voyager 6 […]

12 / 02 / 16

Value Opportunity

Editor’s note: the following article originally appeared in the British real estate publication Property Week on Nov. 25. Martin Betts is Yardi’s Sales Director for UK and Ireland. Are some shopping centre landlords guilty of thinking their asset is simply a property? They get the tenants in, the leases agreed and the rents start rolling […]

11 / 30 / 16

Kelley Shannon

Meet Kelley Shannon, Vice President of Consumer Marketing at The Bozzuto Group and marketing genius who started her professional career in accounting before changing courses to focus on brand management. “Coming from accounting where you’re looking at numbers all day, I was missing the creative piece. While I enjoyed the problem solving, I missed the […]

11 / 28 / 16