The planning of free seminars for property managers, trustees, and unit owners is picking up pace as New England Condominium’s 2011 Expo draws closer. Held on Tuesday, May 24, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, the fr…
Job losses. Bankruptcies. Foreclosures. These are tough times for everyone, but when homeowners fall on hard times, they are often late paying condo fees. Some can’t even afford to pay them at all. Add i…
Q Do professionals such as attorneys and managers under contract to my condominium have any obligation to see that the boardoperates under the guidelines of the Rhode Island State Condominium Act and our condominium documents? …
The New England Condo Expo on May 12th at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston is more than just a great place to meet condominium professionals and network with community association leaders– it’s also a tremendous opportunity to le…
Self-managed condominiums are a puzzle to many, especially considering that one major driving force for purchasing a condominium is to offload countless common home ownership responsibilities to someone else. A community that assumes the s…
Chris D’Errico has handled about 1,000 residential rentals in the Boston area since 2003. These days, more and more of his calls are from condominium owners. Unable to find buyers for their homes, they’re turning to renting them. “It’s up…
At almost any job, whether it involves running a multinational investment firm or flipping burgers at a chain restaurant, employees are given periodic reviews of their performance. Common elements of all reviews are that they assess how th…
When it comes to property management firms, sometimes bigger is better. And sometimes, small is what you need. And sometimes, as Goldilocks discovered, something somewhere in the middle can be just right. Whether it’s large companies wi…
The old adage is that it takes a village to raise a child. Think about that—it takes many people, working together, to do what’s right for just one child. It’s about teamwork. The same philosophy can be applied to running a successfu…
The roller-coaster ride labeled “2008” is over at last. But will its replacement be just as wild? Or are we in for a calmer time in 2009? It’s impossible to know what lies ahead, though any number of “experts” will offer forecasts rangi…