Category: Association Operations

Boards' and Managers' Role in Maintenance By Lisa Iannucci

According to legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi, "The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual." The coach's wisdom can actually be applied to almost any life situation—sports, volunteers, an…

Maintenance

Maintaining and Repairing Boston's Facades By Liz Lent

In a city with a history as rich and storied as Boston's, it's no surprise that history is told in large part through its architecture. The face of that architecture, quite literally, can be found in the facades that give each building its …

Events

Wed, Jan 23 – Sun, Jan 27

CAI: Community Association Law Seminar

Wed, Jan 23 – Sun, Jan 27 add to calendar 23-01-2019 00:00 27-01-2019 00:00 America/New_York CAI: Community Association Law Seminar CAI's Community Association Law Seminar is brought to you by the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL). The program is developed each year as part of CCAL's commitment to advancing the knowledge and practice of community association law. The Law Seminar provides a unique learning opportunity to discuss emerging trends and legislative issues important to the practice of community association law—as well as excellent opportunities for professional networking. For information, www.caionline.org. New Orleans, LA, USA MM/DD/YYYY

CAI: Community Association Law Seminar

CAI's Community Association Law Seminar is brought to you by the College of Community Association Lawyers (CCAL). The program is developed each year as part of CCAL's commitment to advancing the knowledge and practice of community association law. The Law Seminar provides a unique learning opportunity to discuss emerging trends and legislative issues important to the practice of community association law—as well as excellent opportunities for professional networking. For information, www.caionline.org.

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Wed, Jan 23, 2:00pm – 3:00pm

CAI Webinar: Keeping Meetings on Track: 7 Simple Strategies for Community Managers

Wed, Jan 23, 2:00pm – 3:00pm add to calendar 23-01-2019 14:00 23-01-2019 15:00 America/New_York CAI Webinar: Keeping Meetings on Track: 7 Simple Strategies for Community Managers Community association board meetings, committee meetings, and even annual general membership meetings can be successful by taking simple steps to eliminate chaos and confusion. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to keep everyone happy—including the community association member who seems to complain about everything—with seven easy strategies that eliminate tiresome misunderstandings that plague productivity. Register today for a crash course on how to avoid major mistakes that often cause meetings to go off the rails and into disorder. Members: USD $69.00 , Non-Members:USD $99.00. For information, visit www.caionline.org. MM/DD/YYYY

CAI Webinar: Keeping Meetings on Track: 7 Simple Strategies for Community Managers

Community association board meetings, committee meetings, and even annual general membership meetings can be successful by taking simple steps to eliminate chaos and confusion. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to keep everyone happy—including the community association member who seems to complain about everything—with seven easy strategies that eliminate tiresome misunderstandings that plague productivity. Register today for a crash course on how to avoid major mistakes that often cause meetings to go off the rails and into disorder. Members: USD $69.00 , Non-Members:USD $99.00. For information, visit www.caionline.org.

Sat, Feb 2, 8:30am – 3:00pm

CAI-CT: Condo Inc.

Sat, Feb 2, 8:30am – 3:00pm add to calendar 02-02-2019 08:30 02-02-2019 15:00 America/New_York CAI-CT: Condo Inc. The Business of Running your Community Rates $50 - CAI Members $100 - Non-Members Do you serve on the board of your association? Are you considering serving? Whether you are a seasoned board member, a recently elected board member or unit owner wanting to understand more about how an association runs, this is course it for you! Contact Ellen Felix, ellen@caict.org , 860-633-5692. BELFOR Property Restoration, 30 N Plains Industrial Rd, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA MM/DD/YYYY

CAI-CT: Condo Inc.

The Business of Running your Community Rates $50 - CAI Members $100 - Non-Members Do you serve on the board of your association? Are you considering serving? Whether you are a seasoned board member, a recently elected board member or unit owner wanting to understand more about how an association runs, this is course it for you! Contact Ellen Felix, ellen@caict.org , 860-633-5692.

BELFOR Property Restoration, 30 N Plains Industrial Rd, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA map

Wed, Feb 13, 8:00am – 5:00pm

IREM Boston: Managing Maintenance Operations And Property Risk - MNT402

Wed, Feb 13, 8:00am – 5:00pm add to calendar 13-02-2019 08:00 14-02-2019 17:00 America/New_York IREM Boston: Managing Maintenance Operations And Property Risk - MNT402 For information, visit www.iremboston.org. The Simon Companies Office Bld., 639 Granite Street, Lower Level Conference Center, Braintree, MA MM/DD/YYYY

IREM Boston: Managing Maintenance Operations And Property Risk - MNT402

For information, visit www.iremboston.org.

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Wed, Feb 20, 2:00pm – 3:00pm

CAI Webinar: Residential Security in Today’s World: Protecting Residents & Associations

Wed, Feb 20, 2:00pm – 3:00pm add to calendar 20-02-2019 14:00 20-02-2019 15:00 America/New_York CAI Webinar: Residential Security in Today’s World: Protecting Residents & Associations The safety and security of community association residents and their guests is a common issue for residential communities, but new concerns like increased drug use and abuse, potential active shooter situations, and police and security violence require a new level of education and preparedness. In this webinar, you’ll learn about emerging and essential issues facing community associations and community association managers when it comes to safety and security. Register today to get tools and strategies to limit and mitigate risk within your community, including how to use technology, training, and policies to improve overall resident satisfaction. For information, visit www.caionline.org. MM/DD/YYYY

CAI Webinar: Residential Security in Today’s World: Protecting Residents & Associations

The safety and security of community association residents and their guests is a common issue for residential communities, but new concerns like increased drug use and abuse, potential active shooter situations, and police and security violence require a new level of education and preparedness. In this webinar, you’ll learn about emerging and essential issues facing community associations and community association managers when it comes to safety and security. Register today to get tools and strategies to limit and mitigate risk within your community, including how to use technology, training, and policies to improve overall resident satisfaction. For information, visit www.caionline.org.

Fri, Mar 8, 6:00pm – 11:00pm

CAI-NE: Awards Banquet

Fri, Mar 8, 6:00pm – 11:00pm add to calendar 08-03-2019 18:00 08-03-2019 23:00 America/New_York CAI-NE: Awards Banquet Earlybird Registration Deadline: March 8, 2019. Tickets: CAI Members $120 ; Non-Members $150. For information, visit www,caine.org. Boston Marriott Burlington, One Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01803, USA MM/DD/YYYY

CAI-NE: Awards Banquet

Earlybird Registration Deadline: March 8, 2019. Tickets: CAI Members $120 ; Non-Members $150. For information, visit www,caine.org.

Boston Marriott Burlington, One Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01803, USA map

Sat, Mar 16, 8:30am – 2:00pm

CAI-CT: Annual Conference & Expo

Sat, Mar 16, 8:30am – 2:00pm add to calendar 16-03-2019 08:30 16-03-2019 14:00 America/New_York CAI-CT: Annual Conference & Expo CAI-CT prides itself on offering professional conferences for our members. We bring together the finest industry resources and put them all together in one place to create an informative community association event like no other. Be part of the action. Our conference consistently draws well over 500 decision makers in the Condo/HOA market. Exhibit your company at our next show! For information, visit www.caict.org. Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry St, Plantsville, CT 06479, USA MM/DD/YYYY

CAI-CT: Annual Conference & Expo

CAI-CT prides itself on offering professional conferences for our members. We bring together the finest industry resources and put them all together in one place to create an informative community association event like no other. Be part of the action. Our conference consistently draws well over 500 decision makers in the Condo/HOA market. Exhibit your company at our next show! For information, visit www.caict.org.

Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry St, Plantsville, CT 06479, USA map

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News

1/18/2019 Peterborough looks ahead as it encourages, promotes new ventures - NH Business Review

The Monadnock Region town of Peterborough is taking a different approach to the so-called “silver tsunami” facing much of New Hampshire.
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1/17/2019 Boston’s Wealthiest Buyers Take a Pause - Mansion Global

Frenzied home sales in downtown Boston eased in the fourth quarter, giving high-end buyers a modicum of breathing room in one of the country’s fastest-moving housing markets.
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1/16/2019 South Boston condo development plan raises conflict of interest, nonprofit says - Boston Herald

A conservation group is demanding answers from the Massachusetts Port Authority and a development firm, citing a possible conflict of interest if the company is allowed to build condos, offices and shops at a decommissioned power plant in South Boston.
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1/15/2019 Column: Rep. Jim Webb: NH Condo law needs to be changed - Union Leader

DO NEW HAMPSHIRE condominium owners have the same rights as other homeowners? The answer is “NO.” Many condo owners in NH are upset over the change in the state condominium law that took place Aug. 1, 2016.
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1/15/2019 Ayanna Pressley's Condo Hits Market For $409K - Patch

Ayanna Pressley, the first black woman to represent Massachusetts in U.S. Congress, has put her of the 897-square-foot condo in Dorchester up for sale. If you've ever wondered what a Boston City Councilor's home looks like, now's your chance to take a look inside.
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1/11/2019 Report: Connecticut home sales fall, but price reaches four-year high - myrecordjournal.com

Single-family home sales fell statewide, but prices reached a four-year high, according to the Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.
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1/11/2019 Developer Plans To Cut Proposed Number Of Condo Units By 10% - Patch

Developers plan to cut the number of condos proposed for a redevelopment of the J.B. Thomas Hospital in Peabody by at least 10 percent.
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1/8/2019 The problem with getting a reverse mortgage on a condo - HousingWire

Ever since the Federal Housing Administration eliminated spot approvals for condominiums, reverse mortgage originators have logged countless hours helping prospective borrowers secure a HECM on their condo – sometimes to no avail.
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1/7/2019 Glastonbury residents find swastikas scrawled on condo complex walls - WFSB

Some Glastonbury residents have been waking up to swastikas having been scrawled onto the walls of their condo complex.
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1/7/2019 Elderly woman evicted for upgrades finds new home - Concord Monitor

Trudy Charlton can’t wait to sit on her new porch, drink tea and read romance novels.
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1/4/2019 $6.6 million South End home breaks record, tops priciest sales list - Boston.com

Two condo units in a new boutique development along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway sold for $4 million-plus each, but a Second Empire town house that dropped for $6.6 million topped our weekly tally of the priciest sales — and Multiple Listing Service records for the biggest sale of a single-family home in the South End.
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1/3/2019 Home prices hit record high in November - Dorchester Reporter

More single-family homes were sold in Massachusetts last November than in any November before that, according to real estate market analysts, who also noted that they were sold for a higher medium price than in any previous eleventh month.
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1/2/2019 Metro Boston home, condo sales grow in record-setting November - Boston Agent

The Greater Boston home and condo market enjoyed strong sales through November as more buyers enter the fold. Previous months had seen growing inventory amid excessively high prices. However, buyers in November shrugged off concerns over interest rates and the broader economy to make it the strongest November on record for home sales, according to the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.
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1/2/2019 One dead, one injured after car crashes into Fall River apartment complex, sparking 6-alarm fire - Boston Globe

FALL RIVER — A 72-year-old woman was killed, and a second person was critically injured, after the car they were in crashed into an apartment complex here New Year’s Day and struck a natural gas line that sparked a massive fire, officials said.
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12/21/2018 Realtors say R.I. housing market 'is still going strong' - The Westerly Sun

New figures released by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors show that Realtor-assisted single-family home sales in South County were down slightly last month, compared with November 2017. A total of 142 homes changed hands, 5 fewer than the closings in the same month a year earlier.
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12/21/2018 South Boston residents rip planning board, fight condo development - Boston Herald

South Boston residents fed up with condo development are turning to elected leaders for help after they say the Boston Planning & Development Agency has ignored their concerns about a 1,300-unit housing development proposed to replace the old Edison power plant.
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12/20/2018 Medford condo conversion will produce trio of three-bedroom units - Curbed

The conversion of a 108-year-old apartment property at 5 Irving Street in Medford is expected to create a trio of three-bedroom, two-bathroom condos by the spring.
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12/20/2018 What $600,000 buys around Watertown right now - Curbed

Is one woman’s studio another woman’s townhouse?
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12/18/2018 Brookline Select Board Approves Higher Property Taxes - Patch

If you own a home in Brookline, property taxes will be going up again overall next year. But Brookline has several tax relief programs to help ease the pain for those owners who might need it most.
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12/17/2018 Shelton P&Z commission agrees to oppose 30-unit apartment building - CT Post

A proposal to build a 30-unit apartment building at Old Bridgeport Avenue and Sunwood Drive appears headed for denial, mainly because of density and traffic concerns.
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