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Management
2021 January CDC Eviction Moratorium Creates Challenges How It May Impact Massachusetts HOAs
Management
2021 January Self-Management in Stressful Times Some Communities Go it Alone—Others Outsource
Board Operations
2021 February A Look at Board Powers What a Condo or Co-op Board Is … and Isn’t
Board Operations
2021 February Overcoming Apathy Getting Residents Interested in Board Service
Board Operations
2021 February Board Style & Management Hands-on vs. Hands-off
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Events
2021 February 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

A Look at Board Powers

What a Condo or Co-op Board Is … and Isn’t

When one buys a private single-family home, it’s clear who the king or queen of the castle is: the homeowner. When it co…
Overcoming Apathy
2021 February

Overcoming Apathy

Getting Residents Interested in Board Service

Board Style & Management
2021 February

Board Style & Management

Hands-on vs. Hands-off

What New Board Members Need to Know
2020 August

What New Board Members Need to Know

(And How to Learn It)

Helping Out in the Age of Coronavirus
2020 May

Helping Out in the Age of Coronavirus

Lending a Hand Without Overreaching

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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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

2/24/2021  Has COVID Mover’s Remorse Already Set in?—Boston Magazine
2/24/2021  Has COVID Mover’s Remorse Already Set in?—Boston Magazine
Laura Aberle had been living in the same apartment near Alewife for around seven years when she decided it was time for her soon-to-be-husband, Tyner Lawrence, to move in.
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2/24/2021  South Boston residents displaced after brick façade collapse—Boston 25 News
2/24/2021  South Boston residents displaced after brick façade collapse—Boston 25 News
About a dozen South Boston residents have been temporarily displaced after a portion of a brick façade collapsed. It happened sometime after 4 p.m. on Athens Street.
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2/23/2021  Four Things to Know About the Housing Market in 2021—Barron's
2/23/2021  Four Things to Know About the Housing Market in 2021—Barron's
Last year was an exceptional one for the housing market, which boomed in the second half.
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2/22/2021  MAR: 2021 home sales surge; increase in spring sellers expected—Boston Agent Magazine
2/22/2021  MAR: 2021 home sales surge; increase in spring sellers expected—Boston Agent Magazine
A cold winter is no match for home sales as they continued to increase last month despite all-time high prices and record low inventory.
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2/22/2021  New Listings Still Down as 2021 Gets Underway—Banker & Tradesman
2/22/2021  New Listings Still Down as 2021 Gets Underway—Banker & Tradesman
Even as the state began to slowly ramp up its COVID-19 vaccines last month and an the coming end of the pandemic became a little more believable, many homeowners still were reluctant to list.
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2/17/2021  ‘People Didn’t Want To Leave’: Firefighters Battle Massive Fire At Boxboro Condo Complex—CBS News Boston
2/17/2021  ‘People Didn’t Want To Leave’: Firefighters Battle Massive Fire At Boxboro Condo Complex—CBS News Boston
Dozens of people have been displaced by a massive fire at a condo building in Boxboro.
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2/11/2021  The pandemic isn’t a deterrent (mostly) for Boston’s luxury condo developers—Boston.com
2/11/2021  The pandemic isn’t a deterrent (mostly) for Boston’s luxury condo developers—Boston.com
It’s a little too easy for some to say the luxury real estate market is taking a pandemic plunge: Bidding wars are now more of a thing in the suburbs than in the city.
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2/11/2021  Has The COVID Exodus Ended? Buyers Are Flooding Back To These 3 Major Cities—Forbes
2/11/2021  Has The COVID Exodus Ended? Buyers Are Flooding Back To These 3 Major Cities—Forbes
When COVID-19 closures first began back in March, residents of major cities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston started heading out of town—some temporarily, some permanently.
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2/11/2021  Cab-company owner seeks to replace his Allston garage with condos with roof-top gardens—Universal Hub
2/11/2021  Cab-company owner seeks to replace his Allston garage with condos with roof-top gardens—Universal Hub
Felix Shneur, owner of Metro Cab at 120 Braintree Street, has filed plans with the BPDA to get in on the Boston Landing residential development boom - he's proposing to replace his cab garage there with a five-story, 32-unit condo building that would include "garden plots for growing vegetables and flowers" on the roof.
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2/11/2021  Developer that put up one condo building on Centre Street in West Roxbury proposes another—Universal Hub
2/11/2021  Developer that put up one condo building on Centre Street in West Roxbury proposes another—Universal Hub
CAD Builders of Canton this week filed plans for a 21-unit condo building to replace the former Peoples Federal Savings Bank bunker and the old Gilmore place on Centre Street.
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2/3/2021  Massachusetts Enacts Significant Zoning Changes as Part of Economic Stimulus Legislation—Lexology
2/3/2021  Massachusetts Enacts Significant Zoning Changes as Part of Economic Stimulus Legislation—Lexology
On January 14, 2021, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law An Act Enabling Partnerships for Growth (the “Act”). The Act is a comprehensive economic relief and stimulus bill that will affect a multitude of industries across the Commonwealth.
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2/3/2021  Covid-ready condos approved in South Boston—Universal Hub
2/3/2021  Covid-ready condos approved in South Boston—Universal Hub
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a five-story, 30-unit condo building on East Second Street in South Boston that will feature patios and roof decks large enough to give residents a breather but too small to support the sort of boisterous large parties that have become technically illegal in the midst of the pandemic.
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1/28/2021  Boston to launch new program to break down barriers to home buying—Boston Globe
1/28/2021  Boston to launch new program to break down barriers to home buying—Boston Globe
With median home prices in Boston climbing for eight straight years, it’s hard enough for any buyer to purchase a home in the city. But for home buyers of color and new immigrants, it’s even more daunting.
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1/25/2021  Mass. home, condo prices surge amid coronavirus pandemic—Boston.com
1/25/2021  Mass. home, condo prices surge amid coronavirus pandemic—Boston.com
The Massachusetts residential real estate market is flourishing as single-family and condo sale prices soar amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by The Warren Group.
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1/25/2021  2020 – A Very Good Year for Greenwich Condo Sales—Greenwich Sentinel
1/25/2021  2020 – A Very Good Year for Greenwich Condo Sales—Greenwich Sentinel
Like the single-family home market, 2020 was a very good year for the condo market. Our unit sales were up 51% to 220 sales in 2020 compared to only 159 sales in 2019.
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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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