{"id":11268,"date":"2023-09-20T16:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.ae\/?p=11268"},"modified":"2026-05-27T07:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:39:11","slug":"community-property-management-software-is-no-longer-a-luxury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/community-property-management-software-is-no-longer-a-luxury\/","title":{"rendered":"Community &amp; Property Management Software is No Longer a Luxury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yardi attended Cityscape Global 2023, the world&#8217;s largest and most ambitious real estate event, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event featured over 350 exhibitors, welcomed over 10,000 international investors, showcased a line-up of over 300 speakers and was attended by more than 160,000 visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/09\/CityScape-Global-Yardi-Team-Middle-East.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Yardi Middle East Team at CityScape Global 2023\" class=\"wp-image-11271\" style=\"width:570px;height:380px\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Yardi took part as a proptech sponsor, presenting our latest innovations in investment and property management software. We also highlighted how our cloud-based real estate management solutions have empowered clients to expand and enhance their real estate operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event included an insightful PropTech stage with panels emphasising the display of technological innovations revolutionising the real estate sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a commitment to facilitating immersive and engaging discussions, the two-day conference highlighted technological advancements and sustainable practices. Furthermore, it explored the opportunities and challenges related to developers&#8217; technological requirements and gaps. The overarching theme highlighted how proptech contributes to enhanced efficiency and cost reduction.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-panel-discussion\">Panel Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yardi\u2019s Senior Director of Middle East Sales, Said Haider, joined a panel discussion with Rebecca Hunt, partner at <a href=\"https:\/\/octopusventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Octopus Ventures<\/a>, Haseeb Mohammad, CEO for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atarcloud.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atar <\/a>and Hamza Betraoui, managing director for <a href=\"https:\/\/landsterling.com\/\">Land Sterling<\/a>. The session focused on \u201cCommunity Management and Property Management Software are No Longer a Luxury\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/09\/property-management-software-is-no-longer-a-luxury.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Community &amp; Property Management Software is No Longer a Luxury\" class=\"wp-image-11272\" style=\"width:654px;height:436px\" width=\"654\" height=\"436\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Highlights from Haider during the panel discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cReal Estate companies face challenges spanning different departments, but what most companies are struggling with is having a strong data foundation to be able to take predictive or proactive decision making.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cIt&#8217;s crucial to centralise all data elements from different departments in one location. This way, management can consistently maintain a 360-degree view of their portfolio performance and effectively leverage this data for emerging technologies, such as AI and machine learning in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cBefore Yardi entered the market, real estate companies were using various disconnected solutions and were interested in Yardi for a specific aspect of their property management needs. 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