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Management
2021 January Self-Management in Stressful Times Some Communities Go it Alone—Others Outsource
Management
2021 January Management in Crisis How the Pandemic Changed an Industry
Management
2020 December Prepping for the Holidays in a Pandemic Condos Co-ops, & HOAs Create Cheer, Even in Crisis
Management
2021 January CDC Eviction Moratorium Creates Challenges How It May Impact Massachusetts HOAs
Security
2020 December Fire Safety Plans Have a Strategy Before You Need It
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Signs of Structural Damage What Boards, Managers, & Building Staff Should Look Out For
Events
2021 January Current Issue
Management

Self-Management in Stressful Times

Some Communities Go it Alone—Others Outsource

While many condominium associations and co-op corporations hire professional property managers or management firms to ha…
Management
CDC Eviction Moratorium Creates Challenges
2021 January

CDC Eviction Moratorium Creates Challenges

How It May Impact Massachusetts HOAs

Management in Crisis
2021 January

Management in Crisis

How the Pandemic Changed an Industry

Prepping for the Holidays in a Pandemic
2020 December

Prepping for the Holidays in a Pandemic

Condos Co-ops, & HOAs Create Cheer, Even in Crisis

Remote Building Governance
2020 November

Remote Building Governance

How Housing Associations Hold Meetings Distantly

Finance

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider

It’s a question we’re asked all the time: “Can we use reserves to cover an operating fund shortfall?” Under normal circu…
Finance
The Price is…Right?
2020 July

The Price is…Right?

Adjusting Valuations for Pandemic’s Impact

Budgeting in a Changed Landscape
2020 July

Budgeting in a Changed Landscape

Making Predictions for the Unpredictable

Coping with Cash Flow Problems
2020 July

Coping with Cash Flow Problems

Fallout from COVID-19 Hits Communities’ Bottom Lines

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider



On The Board
  • Board Operations
  • Management Relations
  • Owner Relations

What New Board Members Need to Know

(And How to Learn It)

Residential communities such as condos, HOAs, and co-ops are unique in that they take the governance of their properties…
Helping Out in the Age of Coronavirus
2020 May

Helping Out in the Age of Coronavirus

Lending a Hand Without Overreaching

Helping Out in the Age of Coronavirus

Helping Out in the Age of Coronavirus

Lending a Hand Without Overreaching

Collecting Common Charges During Crisis
2020 April

Collecting Common Charges During Crisis

CAI Offers Guidance for Boards

CAI Releases Statement on Foreclosure Moratorium

CAI Releases Statement on Foreclosure Moratorium

Calls for 'Flexibility, Understanding, and Business Continuity'

Handling Harassment in Multifamily Housing

When Trash Talk Turns to Transgression

Whether you live in a super-luxe Park Avenue co-op in New York City, a beach-front condo in Florida, a sprawling HOA in …
Coronavirus & COVID-19

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos & HOAs Do?

Who You Gonna Call?
2014 January

Who You Gonna Call?

Response to Calls is an Essential Part of the Manager’s Job

Managing Amenities
2014 January

Managing Amenities

Coping With Changing Trends

Changing Managers or Firms?
2014 January

Changing Managers or Firms?

Don’t Overlook the Details!

Communicate...and Then OVERcommunicate

Tips for Getting Residents Involved, Engaged, & Informed

A few years ago, I was on the phone with a homeowner. He was irate with how his community’s money was being spent. He wa…
Coronavirus & COVID-19

Coronavirus & COVID-19

What Should Condos & HOAs Do?

Condominium  Owner Evictions
2020 February

Condominium Owner Evictions

Handling a Tough Legal Situation

Keeping Track of Paperwork
2014 February

Keeping Track of Paperwork

Properly Managing Association Records

Board Owner Do’s and Don’ts
2014 February

Board Owner Do’s and Don’ts

What Makes a Board Successful



Maintenance
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  • Exterior
  • Building

Cleaning Through COVID

Maintaining Sanitation—and Sanity—in Multifamily Housing

Even though the world has been contending with COVID-19 and its consequences for nine months and counting, the routines …
Signs of Structural Damage

Signs of Structural Damage

What Boards, Managers, & Building Staff Should Look Out For

Spring Cleaning

Spring Cleaning

Preparing Your Property for Warmer Weather

The Challenges of Managing  a Distressed Property

The Challenges of Managing a Distressed Property

Getting Back on Track

Multifamily Cleaning Tips

Multifamily Cleaning Tips

Keeping Your Community Safe

Facade Repair and Restoration

How to Know When It’s Time

When you close your eyes and picture any building, you are quite likely imagining its facade – the outer shell which pro…
Exterior Cleaning
2019 March

Exterior Cleaning

Cleanliness and Curb Appeal

Maintaining Exterior Spaces
2019 March

Maintaining Exterior Spaces

Safety, Longevity, and Aesthetics

Building Demolition
2019 March

Building Demolition

Managing Chaos, Minimizing Disruption

Exterior Signage
2018 March

Exterior Signage

Monetizing Your Outside Space

Plumbing the Depths

Pipes, Drains, and Your Building’s Water Supply

Though mostly unseen, a building’s plumbing and piping network is one of its most important systems—as anyone who has e…
The Heat is On
2014 November

The Heat is On

Taking the Steam out of Boiler Problems

Your Building’s Anatomy
2014 November

Your Building’s Anatomy

Systems that Keep Your Condo Building Running

Do It Yourself
2013 November

Do It Yourself

Can You Save Money with In-House Labor – And Is It Worth It?

Now is The Time
2013 November

Now is The Time

Check Today’s Financing Options for Projects



Insurance

Insurance Coverage vs. COVID-19

Co-ops & HOAs May Be Left Holding the Bag

Parsing the Insurance Market

Understanding What the Current Cycle Means to You

Insurance Rates to Rise in 2020

Communities Should Plan for Increases

Combatting Kickbacks

Spotting and Stopping Fraud in Your Community

Why Managers Quit

When the Board-Manager Relationship Goes Sour

Design

Repurposing Unused Space

Making Amenities Out of Nothing

The Latest in Green Design

Wellness, Sustainability and the Future of Residential Development

Alteration Agreements

The Prerequisite to Any Project

Design by Committee

Using Design Committees for Common Area Projects

Residential Architecture Trends

What’s Hot in High-Rises?

Organizations

32BJ SEIU President Issues Statement on Pandemic & Police Brutality

"Our Members Find Themselves in Double Jeopardy"

Group Financing

Smart Planning, Smart Spending

The New England Nursery Association

Leading the Northeast's Growing Industry

Keeping it Cool

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Concentrating on Community Association Law

A Look at the College of Community Association Lawyers

News

1/22/2021  New York Flight Boosts Connecticut Demand—Multi-Housing News
1/22/2021  New York Flight Boosts Connecticut Demand—Multi-Housing News
New York City’s apartment market continues to struggle after a tumultuous year, but the Big Apple’s losses may be driving suburban gains.
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1/14/2021  Lawyer sought by police on rape charge—The Salem News
1/14/2021  Lawyer sought by police on rape charge—The Salem News
A well-known Boston defense attorney with ties to Salem is being sought by Boston police on rape and breaking and entering charges, Boston Police said Wednesday evening.
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1/14/2021  Residents rescued as 30 displaced by Cambridge fire—Boston Herald
1/14/2021  Residents rescued as 30 displaced by Cambridge fire—Boston Herald
Several people had to be rescued and 30 were displaced by a 4-alarm kitchen fire Tuesday night in a Cambridge building that has no sprinkler system, fire officials said.
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1/8/2021  Massachusetts Legislature approves Boston affordable housing move—Boston Herald
1/8/2021  Massachusetts Legislature approves Boston affordable housing move—Boston Herald
The state Legislature signed off on a Boston proposal aimed at getting more money for affordable housing.
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1/8/2021  Devens federal prison turns into Covid-19 hotspot; judge releases convicted BPDA manager there to home confinement—Universal Hub
1/8/2021  Devens federal prison turns into Covid-19 hotspot; judge releases convicted BPDA manager there to home confinement—Universal Hub
A federal judge yesterday ordered John Lynch, who admitted taking bribes to help a developer get a zoning approval he needed, freed from the federal prison in Devens so that he can spend the rest of his sentence under home confinement in Dorchester, rather than risk contracting Covid-19.
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12/23/2020  Report: Home sales in Greater Boston are winding down, but prices are still winding up—Boston.com
12/23/2020  Report: Home sales in Greater Boston are winding down, but prices are still winding up—Boston.com
The median selling prices for single-family homes and condos hit record highs for the month of November and show no signs of abating, even as the real estate market slips into its usual winter lull, a report released Tuesday suggested.
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12/23/2020  Boston Nurse Says City Plows Blocked Driveway With Pile Of Snow—CBS 4 News Boston
12/23/2020  Boston Nurse Says City Plows Blocked Driveway With Pile Of Snow—CBS 4 News Boston
Dean Katica woke up early last Thursday during the snowstorm so he’d have enough time to make it to work at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “I couldn’t get my car out,” said Katica.
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12/22/2020  Boston First to Embrace Obama-Era Zoning Rules—ENR New England
12/22/2020  Boston First to Embrace Obama-Era Zoning Rules—ENR New England
Boston will become the first major city in the country to incorporate Obama-era, federal anti-discrimination rules into the process of reviewing major new apartment and condo projects.
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12/18/2020  The Massachusetts Statute of Repose Comes Marching One Building at a Time—Lexology
12/18/2020  The Massachusetts Statute of Repose Comes Marching One Building at a Time—Lexology
Have you ever wondered when Massachusetts’ 6-year statute of repose for defective design, planning and construction is triggered when dealing with the construction of a multi-building, multi-year condominium construction project?
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12/18/2020  Boston ranks 5th priciest luxury market in the U.S.—Boston Agent Magazine
12/18/2020  Boston ranks 5th priciest luxury market in the U.S.—Boston Agent Magazine
The flight of homeowners from large urban centers to the suburbs has unexpectedly begun to reshape residential real estate, but luxury property in large cities have also gotten a boost from the hot market.
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12/18/2020  Mass. home sales soar during second surge—Boston Business Journal
12/18/2020  Mass. home sales soar during second surge—Boston Business Journal
Low interest rates and the work from home shift are contributing to a continuing "frenzy" of home-buying in Massachusetts and sales activity and prices both set new records in November.
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12/18/2020  Thomas O’Brien on Boston’s Newest Luxury High-Rise Residential Tower, Bulfinch Crossing Development, Pandemic and 2021—Boston Real Estate Times
12/18/2020  Thomas O’Brien on Boston’s Newest Luxury High-Rise Residential Tower, Bulfinch Crossing Development, Pandemic and 2021—Boston Real Estate Times
In an exclusive video interview with Boston Real Estate Times, Thomas O’Brien, founding partner and managing director of Boston-based The HYM Investment Group, LLC, talks about the city’s newest luxury high-rise residential tower The Sudbury, his vision for the Bulfinch Crossing Development in Boston, overall market conditions, impact of current pandemic on both commercial residential markets and his take on 2021.
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12/18/2020  Developer proposes 76-unit complex—Newbury Port News
12/18/2020  Developer proposes 76-unit complex—Newbury Port News
Plans are underway to bring a 76-unit condominium complex to the town center.
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12/15/2020  EV Charging Isn't Getting Easier At Many Multi-Family Properties—Inside EVs
12/15/2020  EV Charging Isn't Getting Easier At Many Multi-Family Properties—Inside EVs
At current growth rates, there will be more than 30 million electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. roads within a decade, and that was projected before California and New Jersey called for a ban on gas car sales by 2035. So, the question is — where will they all charge?
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12/15/2020  No Covid-19 early release for Boston planning manager convicted of taking bribes to help throw a zoning hearing—Universal Hub
12/15/2020  No Covid-19 early release for Boston planning manager convicted of taking bribes to help throw a zoning hearing—Universal Hub
A federal judge today denied a request from from former BPDA manager John Lynch that he be allowed to finish his 40-month sentence at home because of the medical risks he would face should he contract Covid-19 behind bars.
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12/14/2020  First residents settling in at The Sudbury, located at Bulfinch Crossing—Boston.com
12/14/2020  First residents settling in at The Sudbury, located at Bulfinch Crossing—Boston.com
The soaring glass-clad Sudbury stands in stark contrast to the now-demolished, Brutalist-style Government Center Garage, which for decades straddled Congress Street where this 48-story residential tower now dominates.
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12/14/2020  Giant electronic billboard planned for Chinatown draws concerns—WCVB 5 News
12/14/2020  Giant electronic billboard planned for Chinatown draws concerns—WCVB 5 News
Neighbors and some Boston city leaders are pushing back against plans for an electronic billboard in Chinatown.
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12/14/2020  Massachusetts apartment complexes scrambling to make space for deliveries—Boston 25 News
12/14/2020  Massachusetts apartment complexes scrambling to make space for deliveries—Boston 25 News
Apartment and condo complexes across the Boston area are scrambling to make space for a record number of incoming deliveries.
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12/7/2020  To deliver more goods faster, Amazon is getting closer to your door—Boston Globe
12/7/2020  To deliver more goods faster, Amazon is getting closer to your door—Boston Globe
In the early days of the pandemic, Sarah Graham developed a slight Amazon problem.
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12/7/2020  Real estate Q&A: How do we deal with troublesome owner in condo?—Boston Herald
12/7/2020  Real estate Q&A: How do we deal with troublesome owner in condo?—Boston Herald
One owner in our condominium is a troublemaker.
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