{"id":597,"date":"2012-02-29T14:21:26","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T22:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=597"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:15:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:15:58","slug":"welcome-to-the-balance-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/welcome-to-the-balance-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to The Balance Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-615 size-full\" title=\"Welcome!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/02\/Welcome800.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome in many languages\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/02\/Welcome800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/02\/Welcome800.jpg?resize=768,416 768w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/02\/Welcome800.jpg?w=400 400w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/02\/Welcome800.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/02\/Welcome800.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2012\/02\/Welcome800.jpg?w=720 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the official Yardi Corporate Blog, the place to get news and information about all things real estate that matter to you.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll talk to experts in house and out to gain professional insight from the many real estate niches that are of interest to you.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be reading about Yardi employees and clients around the world, and getting to know them better. You&#8217;ll also find this is a place to discuss hot technology topics for businesses and consumers, and of course we&#8217;ll be sharing all the latest news about Yardi\u2019s newest products and happenings.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of this blog is to present these issues in a highly interactive fashion. Along the way, we&#8217;ll be guided by the principles of value, integrity, trust, community service, responsibility, and of course fun.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome your feedback, and look forward to reading your comments on our posts.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to submit a story idea or contribute an insight piece for us, we encourage you to contact <a title=\"Email editors\" href=\"mailto:editors@yardi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">editors@yardi.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Welcome to the official Yardi Corporate Blog, the place to get news and information about all things real estate that matter to you. 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