Arcori PM Affordable Housing vs Kanso Public Housing

Arcori PM for Affordable Housing is a web-based property management solution for affordable housing organizations. It brings together tenant and property records, accounting, maintenance, document management and workflows for specialized government programs. Its listed housing functions include waitlists, eligibility workflows, rent calculations, RGI and market rents, forms and year-end reporting. Tenant records can cover the path from applicant to former tenant, with leases, financial and payment history, notes, reminders and attachments. Rent collection options include ACH/EFT, check scanning, pre-authorized payments and batch payments. The accounting module updates the general ledger as other modules process transactions and provides drill-down financial information. Reports support cash-basis and accrual accounting and can be exported to PDF, Excel or Word. Maintenance tools cover work orders, preventative maintenance, inspections, capital planning, and labor and material cost tracking. Arcori says it can customize the software and develop an implementation plan around an organization’s needs. Pricing is available on request. The standalone mobile work order app is currently in development.

Kanso Public Housing is software for public housing authorities managing applicant, tenant, inspection, accounting and reporting workflows. It follows households from application through the waiting list to tenancy. Staff can schedule inspections, track progress, create work orders from inspection results or requests, and manage costs and tenant billing. Tenant accounting calculates and posts rent or loan charges and records activity and payments in a ledger. For HUD reporting, Kanso prefills Form 50058 data and creates records configurable for IMS/PIC or HIP export. Its Multi-Site feature gives each agency a secure environment while designated users can access consolidated All-Site Reporting. Two iPad apps support mobile inspections and work orders; portals work in mobile and tablet browsers. Shofcorp supports household and property data workflows and voucher data transmission. RentWatch provides certified rent-reasonableness reports using real-time data from over 300 sources, but requires AffordableHousing.com’s Premium package. Pricing is available by contacting Kanso.