We’re calling all Yardi Breeze and Yardi Breeze Premier clients in North America to join us for REfresh 2024 on April 17-18. No need to register. Just log in to your Breeze or Breeze Premier platform on the conference dates and click on the REfresh banner. Sara Patterson, associate director of customer support at Yardi, said, “REfresh is one of the most exciting ways we collaborate with our clients. We’ve added some amazing new features to our software since our last conference, and we can’t wait to tell our clients about them.” Here’s what attendees can expect. Attend client panels Our clien ..read more

The recent decision to remove GST on Canadian rental housing developments has sparked excitement within the real estate industry as it is expected to encourage more rental construction. This initiative not only aims to alleviate housing affordability challenges but also highlights the increasing need for technology that connects investors with property owners and residents with staff and their communities. Promoting purpose-built rentals The GST rental rebate is anticipated to spur increased investment in purpose-built rentals. These long-term rentals can cater to different household sizes, i ..read more

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of a game-changing solution for the condo and strata corporation market in Canada. Yardi Breeze Premier, designed with the Canadian market in mind, aims to make property management accessible and affordable for everyone. Canadian housing: a unique landscape Condo and strata corporations play a pivotal role in the diverse Canadian housing universe. These communities offer shared responsibility, foster a sense of belonging, and provide affordable ownership opportunities. However, effective management and governance are crucial for their success. Breeze ..read more

Yardi Canada Ltd. marked its 25-year anniversary in 2023 with a series of client events that celebrated the company’s growth, philanthropic efforts and diverse staff in Canada. “It was wonderful to spend time with our valued clients in a social setting for the first time since the pandemic,” said Peter Altobelli, vice president and general manager of Yardi Canada Ltd. “During our gathering, we had the pleasure of unveiling the forthcoming generation of Yardi products, which includes the highly anticipated Yardi Voyager 8 and Virtuoso. Additionally, we took this opportunity to provide an ..read more

Yardi Breeze Premier is excited to announce our return as a main sponsor of several major Canadian real estate industry events. In the first half of the year, we will be networking at conferences, exhibiting at trade shows, celebrating at award galas and hitting the green at golf tournaments. We are also thrilled to be bringing back REfresh, Breeze Premier’s virtual annual user conference. Check out our event schedule for the first half of 2024. BUILDEX Vancouver What kind of event is it?BUILDEX Vancouver is part of the Buildings Canada event series. It is one of Western Canada’s longest runn ..read more

Are you looking to become more familiar with real estate and property management associations? Associations are a great way to network, gain access to continuing education and stay up to date with industry trends and news. This article takes a deep dive into various Canadian property management associations. Canadian Federation of Apartment Association The Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations (CFAA) represents more than 15,000 rental housing providers of all sizes: small-scale landlords, investors with dozens of rental units, large corporate owners and publicly traded apartment Real E ..read more

We had a chance to catch up with Wayne Tuck, senior director at Yardi who heads the residential client services team in Canada and learn about his experience at Yardi. Wayne supports Canadian clients as well as those from the U.S. and Latin America. What has your journey at Yardi been like so far? I joined Yardi in 2019 but had been in the industry as a Yardi client since 2004. Today I’m involved primarily in the support of clients and the teams that service them. I always say to employees I work with, “You are not working for me. I am working for you, and we’re working together.” It’s my rol ..read more

Yardi has been named to the Forbes 2023 Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures. Yardi was a member of the inaugural Cloud 100 in 2016 and is the only company focused on the real estate vertical this year. “We’re honoured that Forbes has again recognized Yardi for our cloud technology and services,” said Jay Shobe, senior vice president of cloud services at Yardi. “Congratulations to all the cloud technology leaders that made this year’s list ..read more

“Yardi Breeze login” is a highly searched term on popular search engines like Google, Yahoo! and Bing. When you have over 7,000 clients, many with multiple users, this isn’t too surprising. Still, it isn’t the proper way to find your Yardi Breeze login portal. If you are a Yardi Breeze Premier client, read on to see how to access your account. Don’t use Google (or any other search engine) Unless your company established a login portal on your company website, you won’t be able to log in to your account from search engines like Google or Bing. Use your unique Breeze Premier login link The only ..read more

The best property management software for property owners and managers with small portfolios should be designed to handle their unique needs. It can be a substantial effort to take general accounting software such as QuickBooks and try to adapt it for property management. QuickBooks is arguably the best-known accounting software for small businesses in the country. In this article, we’ll do a quick analysis of QuickBooks for real estate accounting. If you’re at the point where you need to choose between all-in-one property management software like Yardi Breeze Premier and general accounting s ..read more