{"id":4265,"date":"2012-10-22T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudnewsdaily.com\/?guid=c9a7cd7c683b113c94fe7416b0fdde20"},"modified":"2012-10-22T16:11:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T16:11:00","slug":"propertyvista-lowers-cheque-processing-costs-for-property-management-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/propertyvista-lowers-cheque-processing-costs-for-property-management-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"PropertyVista Lowers Cheque Processing Costs for Property Management Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"org fn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.propertyvista.com&amp;esheet=50446689&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Property+Vista+Software+Inc.%2C&amp;index=1&amp;md5=d3281e4f72c1f1a835cebea5b64c505a\">Property Vista Software Inc.<\/a> today announced that its cloud-based property management service can save property management companies up to 30 percent on the cost of processing rent and related payments, currently being made by cheque. Unlike other property management solutions, PropertyVista\u2019s software provides unmatched CRM capabilities at a fraction of the cost, helping property managers streamline their operations, from 1 to 500 units, along with REITS and larger property &amp; condo management firms. The service provides property managers with a personalized website and <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.propertyvista.com%2Fproperty-management-products%2F&amp;esheet=50446689&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=online+tenant+portal&amp;index=2&amp;md5=67f1af00ba3d14d76e1e39b7447302e4\">online tenant portal<\/a> that they can administer without IT support. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to independent research, the cost to process cheques can range from $15 to $25 for each cheque issued. This includes both hard and soft costs, such as clerical, cheque requisitioning, authorization, reconciliation, tracing and more. PropertyVista allows property managers to eliminate many of these costs by automatically accepting payments online 24\/7, via cheque, credit, debit or direct payment. The cost to process payments is included with the PropertyVista monthly subscription, plus an additional fee, which varies depending on payment type and number of transactions.<\/p>\n<p>According to research from the <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cba.ca&amp;esheet=50446689&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Canadian+Banker%27s+Association&amp;index=3&amp;md5=a662e89678f33f0c818f5e29815d6a38\">Canadian Banker\u2019s Association<\/a>, 51 percent of Canadians reported that they bank primarily online, while 38 percent use Automated Banking Machines. In addition, CBA reports that 46 percent of Canadians use online bill payment as their primary tool for paying bills.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-13002\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe demand by tenants to conduct transactions online continues to increase \u2013 whether it\u2019s the need to pay online, make a maintenance request, or pursue a rental-related inquiry,\u201d said Leonard Drimmer, CEO and Founder of Property Vista. \u201cPropertyVista addresses the online shift in consumer and tenant behaviour, while providing property managers with the tools to more effectively operate in the internet and mobile age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PropertyVista Service Overview<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Integrated payment system<\/strong>;<strong> centralized maintenance and<br \/>\ntenant service requests<\/strong> &#8211; results in more efficient customer<br \/>\nservice; timelier processing of rental payments and faster closings &amp;<br \/>\nrenewals. Accepts payments online and by mobile device, 24\/7, via<br \/>\ncheque, credit, debit or direct payment.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Scalable and Customizable<\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> easy to add applications,<br \/>\nbuildings, and property details as required. Customize reports and<br \/>\nwebsites; provide information in whatever format preferred.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Point-and-click technology<\/strong> <strong>\u2013<\/strong> Cloud-based, simple to use,<br \/>\navailable online and on mobile devices, 24\/7. No hardware or IT<br \/>\nsupport required.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Bank-grade security<\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> PCI-compliant with token-based<br \/>\nsecurity ensures secure data and transactions.<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Multi-lingual Support \u2013 <\/strong>Includes support for English, French,<br \/>\nSpanish, and Traditional and Simplified Mandarin<\/li>\n<li class=\"bwlistitemmargb\"><strong>Minimal up-front investment<\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> service available on<br \/>\nmonth-to-month basis. No long-term contract required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=f1a95a0f-fc69-4f38-96c7-d0b0d156e19d\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/cnV4trXNSRhx-86M_gJKuTXRDJY\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/cnV4trXNSRhx-86M_gJKuTXRDJY\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/cnV4trXNSRhx-86M_gJKuTXRDJY\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/cnV4trXNSRhx-86M_gJKuTXRDJY\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/CloudNewsDaily\/~4\/Xin_ELeGBEE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Property Management software enables online rent payments and        simplifies management of multi-residential real-estate     TORONTO&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Property        Vista Software Inc., a leader in online property management software     &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,1148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-processes","category-property-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4265\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}