Read any of the major business publications or websites and you’re bound to find articles on the importance of delegating. It’s one of the most fundamental skills for a successful business owner to have. A  simple Internet search finds sc…

 Serving on a condo board has its challenges—mostly of a relatively mundane, everyday sort, like how to pay for new carpet in  the clubhouse, or what kind of flowers to put in the new beds out front.  Occasionally however, a much more sens…

 For seven years, Mira Calton and her husband, Dr. Jayson Calton, owned a  floating home, one of the 165 privately-owned residences on The World, a  644-foot yacht that continuously circumnavigates the globe. Owning a home on  the yacht is…

 Call it the Ikea-fication of America. It seems that more and more people are  getting interested in design, especially when it comes to their own home. In  decades past, household furniture and decorations didn’t vary a whole lot. Growing…

 While it may be considered socially or politically correct to “go green” when embarking on new construction projects or updating an existing property to  include green roofs, energy-efficient lighting or electric-friendly car ports,  adop…

 Back in the day when we were little kids, playgrounds largely consisted of  swing-sets, teeter-totters, some monkey bars, and maybe a metal slide or two,  along with the requisite basketball hoops and tetherball set-up.    Since th…

 Now in its fifth year, the New England Condo Expo has become the annual  must-attend event for New England property managers, board members, real estate  professionals and homeowners. Returning to the Seaport World Trade Center in  Boston…

Q I am the president of a condominium association. One of our owners has requested  that we amend our bylaws to provide for term limits for board members,  requiring them to stay off the board for a year after serving three terms. Is  thi…

Q I own a condo unit and recently I asked to get a copy of my building’s insurance policy. The board’s management told me that they only give this information out when an owner is  buying, selling or refinancing—none of which I’m doing. A…

 The New England Nursery Association (NENA) is dedicated to providing landscaping  and nursery professionals with high quality information and an array of  services and professional development support to keep the region growing their  bus…