After a 15-month delay due to COVID-19, Bisnow’s BTRAC event welcomed hundreds of industry professionals. Held at Wembley Stadium on 23rd September, the event featured engaging panels including an inspiring discussion about community engagement and mental well-being. Chaired by Chotip Arora of Fossey Arora, the panel was made up of Steven Osei, head of brand […]
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Enhancing Customer Experience & Operational Efficiencies
Many of the UK’s residential sector met in person once again at RESI Convention 2021. Held at the Celtic Manor across 8th and 9th Sept, the two-day conference was home to many engaging panels and networking opportunities. Included in the busy agenda was a panel that discussed how operators can enhance customer experience using tech […]
Transform the Resident Journey with a Single Connected Solution
When managing residential real estate, keeping your residents happy is key in building a thriving community that helps boost occupancy and success. We now live and work in a digital environment and being able to find, apply and rent a property should be an easy experience, but more often than not we still have to […]
4 Ways to Digitalise the Applicant Journey
How we work has transitioned into a digital experience and how tenants find, apply and rent a property needs to adapt. Technology provides the tools for you to enhance your applicant’s journey, save time and improve automation for your teams. We recently asked a group of leading property operators how their prospects currently submit applications […]
Dublin’s BTR sector is set for growth
Last month, Property Week, in association with Yardi, hosted a digital think tank entitled: ‘How do the Dublin and London build-to-rent markets compare?’ A panel of experts discussed what is driving the growth of the BTR market in Dublin, who the major players are, where in the city activity is most focused, what local renters want when it […]
6 Top Tips for Generating More Residential Leads
At the end of last year, National Multifamily Housing Council & Kingsley surveyed 350,000 residents in the US. 80% said they would like to see site plans and/or neighbourhood plans when visiting property websites, and 81% said they want and expect to see videos, plans and walkthroughs of properties. In our digital-fuelled world, having a […]
The Benefits of a Branded Resident App
When managing residential real estate, keeping your residents happy is the ultimate driver in building thriving communities that boost occupancy and success. Resident satisfaction can be achieved in many ways such as through reputation management, maintenance response times and competitive choice of amenities but at the core of everything, is communication. How do you communicate […]
A Deep-Dive into the Residential PropTech Landscape
As returning Gold sponsors of Property Week’s annual RESI Convention, Yardi firmly put a PropTech-shaped stamp on the agenda. Bringing together an exciting panel of residential technology leaders for an hour of technology expertise and digital transformation case studies, RESI goers watched insights from LandTech and their client Flamingo Investment Group; Homeviews and client Fizzy […]
Delivering Flexible Spaces with Seamless Living
Technology adoption and demand for flexibility in leasing have been the two most accelerated trends Yardi has seen in residential real estate throughout 2020. The uncertainty of Covid-19 has put strain on owners, operators and residents by introducing new challenges in the effort to maintain some form of human interaction, in turn jeopardising response times […]
Introducing Yardi Payment Processing
We’re excited to introduce Yardi Payment Processing. This new technology enables easy set-ups of direct debits and other payment types by applicants and residents and streamlines reconciliations for leasing teams with payment transaction dashboards. Residents can now pay rent balances or amenity costs by independently setting-up direct debits, standing orders or a choice of multiple […]