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2023 November Q&A: Election-Season Battles Q&A: Election-Season Battles
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2023 November Maintaining Glass Façades Energy Efficiency With a View
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2023 October Litigation in Your Community Lawsuits Can Have Long-Term Impacts
Work space field maintenance Maintenance
2023 November Maintaining Your Elevators Regular Care Can Help Avoid Huge Replacement Costs
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2023 November Effective Committees Maximizing Use of Community Volunteers
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Signs of Structural Damage What Boards, Managers, & Building Staff Should Look Out For
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2023 November Current Issue
Management
BOARD; Wooden blocks with "BOARD" text of concept and human toys.

Amending Your Governing Documents

Why, When, & How to Make Changes

In addition to their boards, common interest communities are governed by a set of foundational documents. In a condomini…
Management
Conflict Management
2023 October

Conflict Management

How to Handle When Things Get Out of Hand

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2023 July

Property Manager Education & Training

Learning the Ropes

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2023 June

When Residents Are Away

Managing the Challenges of Empty Units

Condo/Co-op/HOA  Instructions Included
2023 June

Condo/Co-op/HOA Instructions Included

The Importance of Governing-Document Literacy

Finance
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As Costs Rise, So Do Carrying Charges

Monthly Fees for Co-ops & Condos Up All Over the U.S.

The Community Associations Institute (CAI) estimates that 74 million Americans live in communities managed by homeowners…
Finance
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2021 October

The Bidding Process

Finding the Best People at the Best Price

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As Costs Rise, So Do Carrying Charges

Monthly Fees for Co-ops & Condos Up All Over the U.S.

Accrual vs. Cash
2021 July

Accrual vs. Cash

Determining the Best Accounting Method for Your Community

How Has COVID  Affected the Multifamily Market?
2021 July

How Has COVID Affected the Multifamily Market?

The Answer: It Depends



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

How to Improve & When to Cut Ties

Striking a healthy balance between the governance and the management of a condo or co-op community can be a challenge. W…
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2023 August

Liability & Indemnity Coverage

Insurance & Collective Responsibility

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2023 February

Handling Sensitive Complaints in Co-ops & Condos

Sex, Smells, & Nuisances

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2022 December

Participation by Proxy

Handling Proxy Voting in Your Building or HOA

Better Board Involvement
2022 November

Better Board Involvement

Getting Residents on Board (Literally)

Handling Harassment in Multifamily Housing

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

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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Work space field maintenance

Maintaining Your Elevators

Regular Care Can Help Avoid Huge Replacement Costs

The elevator is one of those inventions—along with running hot and cold water and indoor plumbing—that have been around …
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2023 November

Maintaining Glass Façades

Energy Efficiency With a View

Hiring Professionals vs. Doing Repairs In-House
2023 October

Hiring Professionals vs. Doing Repairs In-House

Ensuring Quality & Avoiding Liability

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2023 March

Window Maintenance & Replacement

Caring for a Crucial Building System

Layers of Boston buildings from various eras
2023 March

Dealing With Major Façade Projects

In Condos & Co-ops, the “F” Word is “Façade”

Layers of Boston buildings from various eras

Dealing With Major Façade Projects

In Condos & Co-ops, the “F” Word is “Façade”

Like the skin of the human body, a building’s façade is its largest organ (so to speak), offering structure and protecti…
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2022 March

Multifamily Bird Control

Coping With Feathered Pests

Elegant brownstones in a residential street of Back Bay, Boston
2022 March

Maintaining Aging Buildings

Older Structures Have Special Concerns

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2022 March

Building Inspections

Up & Down, Inside & Out

Brick building under renovations in Boston, MA
2022 March

Exterior Projects, Interior Problems

Good Planning & Communication Make All the Difference

Plumbing the Depths

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
Confident businessman with three umbrellas concept for more than adequate ample insurance cover or failsafe backup plan

Adequate Community Insurance Coverage

How Much is Enough?

Insurance Premiums Skyrocket

90% of Multifamily Communities Report Paying More - What's to Blame?

Workers’ Compensation Coverage & Insurance Costs

The Difference Between Volunteers & Employees

Insurance in the Multifamily Setting

Knowing Who Covers What is Key

Hurricane Season is Here

Is Your Co-op or Condo Prepared?

Design
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Color Commentary

Choosing a Palette for Your Common Areas

Functional Design for Common Spaces

Every Building is Different

Functional Design for Common Spaces

Every Building is Different

Capital Design Projects

There’s Always Room for Improvement

Using Color to Create Mood and Make a Statement

Your Palette Makes a Difference

Organizations
32BJ SEIU President Issues Statement on Pandemic & Police Brutality

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

11/27/2023  Housing shortage hampers buyers, drives up prices—Boston Agent Magazine
11/27/2023  Housing shortage hampers buyers, drives up prices—Boston Agent Magazine
Across the country and the state, the shortage of homes for sale is making it very challenging for buyers, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) October housing statistics report released Monday.
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11/6/2023  Homeowners associations can be a boon, or bust, for buyers. Here’s how to vet HOAs when house hunting—CNBC
11/6/2023  Homeowners associations can be a boon, or bust, for buyers. Here’s how to vet HOAs when house hunting—CNBC
Homebuyers are dealing with record-high costs this year amid interest rate hikes and shrinking supply.
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10/25/2023  My energy efficiency efforts were frustrated by Mass Save—Commonwealth Magazine
10/25/2023  My energy efficiency efforts were frustrated by Mass Save—Commonwealth Magazine
There's a broad consensus in Massachusetts, affirmed by state law and policy, to accelerate the adoption of clean energy technologies as an important way to advance our climate and energy goals.
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10/25/2023  Greenwich Condo Sales Lower as Inventory Lower with Little Seasonality—Greenwich Sentinel
10/25/2023  Greenwich Condo Sales Lower as Inventory Lower with Little Seasonality—Greenwich Sentinel
Condo sales in Greenwich stand out as distinct from other types of real estate transactions.
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10/25/2023  Condo prices in Seaport and Back Bay soar—Boston.com
10/25/2023  Condo prices in Seaport and Back Bay soar—Boston.com
The average sales price of a condo in the Seaport and Back Bay surged in the third quarter this year, according to a report Douglas Elliman Real Estate released Thursday.
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10/19/2023  ‘It’s just not feasible’: North Providence residents given eviction notices after town condemns condos—WPRI News
10/19/2023  ‘It’s just not feasible’: North Providence residents given eviction notices after town condemns condos—WPRI News
Dozens of residents living in North Providence’s Canterbury Village have been left scrambling after receiving a 24-hour eviction notice.
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10/16/2023  Aspinwall condo planners seeking a fifth floor—Dorchester Reporter
10/16/2023  Aspinwall condo planners seeking a fifth floor—Dorchester Reporter
The development team behind a 4-story, 34-unit condo building on Aspinwall Road in Codman Square that received the city’s permission to proceed back in 2019 has filed an amended plan that adds 11 additional units and a fifth floor.
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10/5/2023  Massachusetts Casino Trips Funded by Condo Fraud—Casino.org
10/5/2023  Massachusetts Casino Trips Funded by Condo Fraud—Casino.org
A local official in Massachusetts was sentenced to three years probation last week for improperly using condo funds for stops at Plainridge Park Casino.
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10/5/2023  Milford Condo Held Cache Of Hallucinogens, Cocaine: Police—Patch.com
10/5/2023  Milford Condo Held Cache Of Hallucinogens, Cocaine: Police—Patch.com
Two Boston men were arrested and charged last week following a search of a condominium along Shadowbrook Lane in Milford, according to police.
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9/26/2023  Massachusetts home, condo prices break August records—Boston Agent Magazine
9/26/2023  Massachusetts home, condo prices break August records—Boston Agent Magazine
The median sale price of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts broke new records in August despite double-digit declines in activity, according to a new Warren Group report.
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9/26/2023  ‘The hits keep coming for prospective home buyers in Massachusetts.’—Boston.com
9/26/2023  ‘The hits keep coming for prospective home buyers in Massachusetts.’—Boston.com
Sales prices for condos and single-family homes in Massachusetts broke records in August.
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9/26/2023  Condo retaining wall partially collapses amid heavy rain in Brighton, Massachusetts—WCVB News
9/26/2023  Condo retaining wall partially collapses amid heavy rain in Brighton, Massachusetts—WCVB News
A large retaining wall surrounding at a condo building in Brighton partially collapsed Monday night as heavy rain fell across Massachusetts.
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9/26/2023  Police: Victim shot inside condo unit in Downtown Lowell—Lowell Sun
9/26/2023  Police: Victim shot inside condo unit in Downtown Lowell—Lowell Sun
Police are investigating a shooting that took place inside a condo unit in Downtown Lowell on Friday afternoon that left a man with a gunshot wound to his back.
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9/26/2023  Developer proposes artist-centric affordable condos in Uphams Corner, around corner from artist studios on Humphreys Street—Universal Hub
9/26/2023  Developer proposes artist-centric affordable condos in Uphams Corner, around corner from artist studios on Humphreys Street—Universal Hub
A developer that helped preserve artist studios in an old industrial building on Humphreys Street in Dorchester filed plans today to build a 21-unit condo building nearby in which all the units would be sold to people making no more than 80% to 100% of the Boston area median income - with 18 of them marketed to artists.
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9/18/2023  I ordered a large coffee and a condo. I got both.—Boston.com
9/18/2023  I ordered a large coffee and a condo. I got both.—Boston.com
I closed on my first condo in a Dunkin’.
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9/18/2023  Condos could replace small warehouse on Addison Street in East Boston—Universal Hub
9/18/2023  Condos could replace small warehouse on Addison Street in East Boston—Universal Hub
A developer who's built in East Boston before has filed plans for a four-story, 20-unit condo building to replace the current warehouse and parking lot at 141 Addison St., off Saratoga Street, in East Boston.
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9/12/2023  What Does Condo Insurance Cover in Massachusetts?—Patch.com
9/12/2023  What Does Condo Insurance Cover in Massachusetts?—Patch.com
In the bustling heart of Massachusetts, owning a condo has become synonymous with a contemporary, comfortable lifestyle.
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8/31/2023  Maine high court sends challenge to Munjoy Hill condo development back to city—Portland Press Herald
8/31/2023  Maine high court sends challenge to Munjoy Hill condo development back to city—Portland Press Herald
A legal fight over a condominium development in Portland’s historic Munjoy Hill neighborhood is dragging on after Maine’s highest court sent a planning board decision back to the city to justify why the project should move forward.
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8/31/2023  ‘Collapse’ of housing inventory drives price rebound—Boston Agent Magazine
8/31/2023  ‘Collapse’ of housing inventory drives price rebound—Boston Agent Magazine
The “collapse” of housing inventory in June has led to the first significant increase in home prices this year, MarketNsight reported.
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8/31/2023  Rhode Island home prices soared in July—Boston.com
8/31/2023  Rhode Island home prices soared in July—Boston.com
The inventory of available listings has increased slightly in Rhode Island, but sales are down and prices are way up.
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