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Fund Management Tips

Terry Gowan, Yardi

Property fund management, by its very nature, is a complicated undertaking. Fund managers can avoid the more egregious pitfalls of the business by following a few ground rules, according to Terry Gowan, regional director of Australia and New Zealand sales for Yardi®. “With a little planning, you can save staff time, ensure data reliability, meet […]

Marketing

User Behavior

Making Better Property Websites

If you’re at all involved with property marketing, you’ve probably been part of more than a few discussions about property marketing websites and their ability to convert prospects to leads and leads to leases. Great web conversions depend on your ability to truly understand your website visitors. How do they behave on your sites? What […]

Technology

Mission E

Tribute to Tomorrow

Sports cars are beginning a new historical chapter with amazing Porsche focused on delivering their first 100 percent electrically powered car by the end of the decade. Many insist that the all-electric sedan is out for Tesla blood, and what’s clear is that the future of the sports car looks electrifying. It’s a big thing, […]

News

Airport Amenities

Making layovers amazing

If two travelers had a 17-hour layover in your airport, would the news excite them? If you can’t immediately say “yes,” your airport still has work to do. We’ve got a few service and marketing tactics sites of sizes that can make the experience more appealing. Engage Before Arrival Create the travel experience before travellers […]

Giving, People

Fairview Gardens

Nourishment Inside & Out

Over a hundred years ago, a farmer stuck his shovel in the dirt on a small plot of land in Goleta, California. The site has never been the same. The site is now The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, a non-profit educational facility and working organic farm. The organization aims to nurture the […]

Marketing

Marketing Q&A

Meet 3 YMF Speakers

Our second Yardi Marketing Forum of 2016 is coming up next week, and we couldn’t be much more excited! Multifamily marketers from across North America will meet us in Seattle to talk tech, trends, and best practices during this multi-day conference. Talented guest speakers – from within and without the real estate industry – are […]

People

Paperless Progress

Electronic Health Records

With thirty years of experience in nursing and senior care, Rhonda Knisley understands the power of ditching paper records for digital data.

Technology

Kitchen Trends

Hands-free, Sustainable Tech

If you’re looking to set your property apart from the crowd, high-end kitchens and bathrooms are an excellent place to start. Hands-free fixtures and appliances are quickly becoming standard features in fine rentals. New options permit these luxuries at multiple price points. For builds and renovations with leaner budgets, the GE Profile Series is a […]

News

Adaptable Olympics

Nomadic Architecture

While past Olympic Games have left graveyards of unused stadiums in their wake, Brazil hopes its facilities will live on even after the athletes have left the building.

Technology

Sci Fi Olympics

Tokyo Plans for 2020

All eyes may be on Rio this summer, but the buzz has already shifted to Tokyo in 2020, in part because the city is promising to present “the Olympics of the Future.”

People

Smarter Acquisitions

Avoiding Nasty Surprises

Shrewd apartment owners understand that the greater financial value in an apartment transaction can be had during the acquisition—not the exit. Industry veteran Ian Mattingly, President of LumaCorp in Dallas, speaks from experience. He is part of a management team that carries more than 90 years of investor experience when it comes to applying due […]

Giving, People

Uplifting Cleveland Kids

Boys & Girls Clubs

Ron Soeder did not know that he would fall in love with the nonprofit sector. He spent decades in for-profit businesses, beginning as a staff accountant before ending that leg of his journey as an Executive Vice President. Yet after a detour with his startup, he found himself on a new path. “My path to […]

Technology

3 Mobile Musts

Property Management Time Savers

Property managers are busy people. It seems like there is always more to do! Paperwork and desktop data entry can really slow you down, especially when you need to be onsite. No one can be in two places at once. Fortunately, today’s technology is making it easier to work more effectively from anywhere. Mobile tools […]

People

We [Heart] New York

Regional Office Spotlight

In 2004, Yardi opened its doors in Glen Head, Oyster Bay, New York as part of the BJ Murray acquisition. The team of 16 employees set out to define a course for the fledgling office. “We faced the challenge of merging functionality, converting client platforms and creating a shared culture,” recalls Richard Malpica, Vice President […]

News

Housing Options

Care, Cost, Choice for Seniors

With home prices rising faster than the cost of senior housing, many older adults could be ready to make the change from homeowner to senior living resident.

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