The Balance Sheet - Yardi Corporate Blog

Powerful Plants

Improve Productivity, Morale

Plants do more than beautify your office space. They are a tested, effective, low-cost—and now, low maintenance—way to make your office space a better place to work. The presence of greenery results in increased productivity, improved morale, more amicable interpersonal relations, higher air quality, and decreased stress and anxiety. If those seem like haughty claims, […]

News

Top 10 Best Places

Live Well, Work Happier

U.S. News & World Report recently analyzed 100 of the most populous metropolitan areas to identify the best places to live. Of the results, seven of the top ten U.S. cities are home to Yardi offices. To create the list, analysts compiled data from sources such as the Unites States Census Bureau, the Federal Bureau […]

News

JLL

World’s Most Ethical Companies

Ethisphere Institute named Yardi client Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) one of the 2016 World’s Most Ethical Companies for the ninth consecutive year. The Ethisphere Institute sets international benchmarks for ethical business practices. To determine the ethical integrity of businesses throughout the world, Ethisphere assesses prospects based upon the Ethics Quotient™ (EQ) framework. Ethisphere developed […]

Marketing

Continuing the Story

Multifamily Marketing Part II

In our previous post, 5 Steps to Discovering Your Story, we introduced the importance of consumers’ emotions in the sales process. You also identified features that can help your property stand out from the competition. Today, we will show you how to weave those points into a marketing story. This story creates an important emotional […]

Marketing

Discover Your Story

Multifamily Marketing Edition

Do you offer spacious one, two, and three bedroom apartments in a desirable neighborhood? Maybe you offer spa-like amenities, too. Guess what? The same things could be said about dozens of other properties in your area. To set your property apart from the competition, you must first learn to develop the marketing story of your […]

News

Finally, Good News

For Affordable Housing

After several years of reporting housing shortages and funding restrictions, there is a break in the clouds for affordable and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) housing. The respite could not have come at a better time, other than sooner. The National Low-Income Housing Coalition recently released its 2016 report. The nation faces a shortage of […]

Giving, People

IV Youth Projects

Preparing Kids for Success

When it comes to education, establishing a strong foundation is integral for success. Since 1971, the Isla Vista Youth Projects (IVYP) Children’s Center has provided affordable childcare and enrichment to children between the ages of three months and six years of age. By forming a strong foundation in social skills and how to learn, children […]

News

Dorm Rooms Get Green

Sustainable Collegiate Living

As demand for modern, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly campus housing continues to grow, colleges and universities are embracing a new era of sustainable student residences.

News

April 5: #aptday

Make the Trend Work for You

Do you have plans for NAA’s second annual National Apartment Housing Day (NAHD)? If not, you’re about to miss out on a fantastic opportunity to engage with residents, promote retention, and possibly generate new leads. NAA created the hashtag #aptday to unite owners, managers, agents, and residents for one day of social media sharing and […]

Marketing

Online Marketing

Moments that Matter

It’s a fact: today’s renters want to do everything online. That means they want to use the Internet to find and research an apartment and even make a buying decision – sometimes without visiting the community. Is your property management business up to speed? The savvy apartment marketer needs to understand what Google calls “micro-moments” […]

Technology

iPhone SE

A little phone that can

Aside from the ongoing battle with the Department of Justice and its commitment to customer data privacy, Apple found one hour in March to introduce a few springy updates—a new iPhone, new iPad, news on the Apple Watch, Apple TV and CarPlay, and a new iOS version. The world today has smartphones that come in […]

News

Electronic Only

New NY Prescription Law

With the click of a mouse, doctors in New York State will soon be able to abandon their sometimes illegible medication notes for electronic prescriptions. As of March 27, New York is the first state in the nation to require all physicians to use electronic prescriptions, a law backed up by fines and criminal penalties. […]

Marketing

EPMS Scores

Making the Best Better

Established in 1984, Ellis, Partners in Management Solutions, (EPMS) is one of the multifamily industry’s most respected providers of management and marketing consulting services. EPMS’ management mystery shopping reports have made it an industry standard in the performance evaluation of leasing professionals. EPMS scores are a very effective way to tell if your leasing staff […]

Technology

Smart Home

Internet of Things Innovation

Imagine crossing the threshold after a long day at work to a perfectly lit, temperature-controlled living space. As you walk down the hallway, lights flicker for your approach while a disembodied voice welcomes you with a rundown of messages and alerts as your crockpot bubbles aromatically in the kitchen. It sounds like the stuff of […]

Technology

A Sixth Sense

Cat S60 Smartphone

Did you know that Cat® sells phones and smartphones? A new version of smartphone was introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last month. The Cat S60 is the company’s new flagship product, the world’s first smartphone with integrated thermal camera, once a very expensive tool used only by law enforcement and the military. […]

Giving, People

Art from Scrap

Reusing, Creating, Recycling

Though we are few compared to some populations on Earth, humans can have an incredible impact on the health and wellbeing of the plant. Our actions can facilitate Earth’s natural cycle of decomposition and growth. Unfortunately, that’s not what we’re doing. Rather than supporting the planet’s natural methods for breaking down materials and reusing their […]

Technology

SURE HOUSE

Ultra low energy home

The SURE HOUSE strikes a balance between mitigating and protecting against the vagaries of climate change and extreme weather all under one charming, beach cottage roof. The winner of the US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon for 2015, the SURE HOUSE is an entirely solar-powered structure designed to make the most of the weather, including […]

News

Homeownership

Do salaries stack up?

Finder.com recently gathered data on 78 cities throughout the US. The figures were used to determine the salaries needed to buy a home and live comfortably within these cities. The average wage in the US–$52,250 according to the US Census Bureau—sustains homeownership in only 46 percent of the listed cities. Realistically, the numbers are even […]

Marketing

Renter Preferences

NMHC/Kingsley Survey Results

The results from the NMHC/Kingsley 2015 Renter Preferences Study are in! This nationwide report reflects the sentiments discovered in a survey of more than 119, 266 residents at 3,280 communities. Keep reading to learn what today’s residents expect from the rental experience. Once you know what your renters want, you can use that information to […]

Giving, People

Nonprofit Spotlight

KCLU

Mary Olsen has become an expert at living in the moment. As the General Manager at KCLU, the public news station licensed by California Lutheran University and a National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate, Olsen must remain attentive and flexible. “When you’re in the news business, you’re constantly in the moment. It doesn’t matter what you […]

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