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COVID-19
Cultivating Community During COVID Using Technology to Keep Boards & Residents Connected
Management
Winter 2020 Self-Management in Stressful Times Some Communities Go it Alone—Others Outsource
Management
Winter 2020 Management in Crisis How the Pandemic Changed an Industry
COVID-19
Prepping for the Holidays in a Pandemic Communities Can Create Cheer, Even in Crisis
Management
Winter 2020 Social Programming vs. Social Distancing Communities Are Getting Creative
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Events
Winter 2020 Current Issue
Management

Social Programming vs. Social Distancing

Communities Are Getting Creative

For many buyers, a key factor in deciding to purchase a home in a residential community rather than opt for private, sin…
Management
Self-Management in Stressful Times
Winter 2020

Self-Management in Stressful Times

Some Communities Go it Alone—Others Outsource

Management in Crisis
Winter 2020

Management in Crisis

How the Pandemic Changed an Industry

Supporting Essential Building Workers
Fall 20

Supporting Essential Building Workers

How to Show Your Staff You Care

Community Meetings in the Time of COVID
Fall 20

Community Meetings in the Time of COVID

Distancing Without Getting Detached

Finance

Anatomy of a Condo Loan

One Building's Case Study

As we’ve reported in previous articles, special assessments are not the only tool condo associations and HOAs have to fi…
Finance
Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

Tapping Reserves in a Time of Financial Crisis

An Option to (Carefully!) Consider

Budgeting in a Changed Landscape

Budgeting in a Changed Landscape

Making Predictions for the Unpredictable

What to Do About HOA Finances & Assessments During Coronavirus

What to Do About HOA Finances & Assessments During Coronavirus

How Associations Should Respond

Curing Arrears
2018 March

Curing Arrears

When Fees Aren’t Paid



On The Board
  • Board Operations
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  • Owner Relations

Transfer of Board Power Without a 'Condo Coup'

Handing Off the Torch

When purchasing a residence in a condominium, homeowners association or a co-op, you by default agree to reside in a com…
Collecting Assessments During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Collecting Assessments During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Advice for Boards

CAI Releases Statement on Foreclosure Moratorium

CAI Releases Statement on Foreclosure Moratorium

Calls For 'Flexibility, Understanding, and Business Continuity'

Dealing With Coronavirus Exposure

Dealing With Coronavirus Exposure

Board Powers & Limitations

Coping with Conflict
2020 spr

Coping with Conflict

Managing Divisions in Multifamily Communities

No Spaces Anywhere

The State of Parking in Chicago

It’s 6 pm. on a Tuesday night when the Chicago Cubs are in town and it’s game night in Lakeview’s Wrigleyville neighbor…
Knowing When to Call Your Manager
2014 January

Knowing When to Call Your Manager

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

Secrets of Successful Managers
2014 January

Secrets of Successful Managers

Communication, Accommodation, Cooperation

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!

Secondhand Smoke Complaints

Bad Smells, Hard Feelings

Q. I live in a condo and my neighbor downstairs from me is constantly smoking. I brought it to the attention of manageme…
Handling Harassment

Handling Harassment

When Trash Talk Turns to Transgression

Communicate...and then OVERcommunicate

Communicate...and then OVERcommunicate

Tips for Getting Residents Involved, Engaged, & Informed

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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Seasonal Pests

COVID Complicates - But Doesn't Eliminate - the Need for Pest Control

Whether in a single-family home or an apartment building, every homeowner has experienced that moment: he or she turns o…
Window Deterioration

Window Deterioration

Recognizing the Main Culprits

Signs of Structural Damage

Signs of Structural Damage

What Boards, Managers, & Building Staff Should Look For

Elevator Replacement

Elevator Replacement

How Does a Building With Just One Elevator Manage?

Multifamily Developers Experiencing Pandemic-Related Delays

Multifamily Developers Experiencing Pandemic-Related Delays

Construction Resuming - Slowly - as States Open Up

Window Deterioration

Recognizing the Main Culprits

'Light and air' are the two things pretty much everybody looks for in a home - and windows deliver both, so it's crucial…
Facade Repair and Restoration
2019 March

Facade Repair and Restoration

How to Know When It’s Time

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

Multifamily Developers Experiencing Pandemic-Related Delays

Construction Resuming - Slowly - as States Open Up

According to a recent press release, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) reports that more than half (53%) o…
Your Building’s Plumbing
2014 November

Your Building’s Plumbing

Plumbing the Depths

Boiler Maintenance Basics
2014 November

Boiler Maintenance Basics

The Heat is On

Your Building's Anatomy
2014 November

Your Building's Anatomy

Systems That Keep Your Co-op or Condo Building Running

Where's the Money?
2013 November

Where's the Money?

Alternative Funding for Capital Improvements



Insurance

Insurance Coverage vs. COVID-19

Condos & HOAs May Be Left Holding the Bag

The Chain of Communication

Establishing Connections – and Boundaries – Between Board and Residents

The Upsides of Board Service

Benefits, Rewards, and a Job Well Done

Responsibility for Repairs

Whose Insurance Pays?

The Risks of Being Un(or under-)Insured

Owners Uncovered

Design

What's Happening in Design

Adapting Common Spaces to the New Normal

Internal Affairs

The Latest Design Trends to Make Your Property Pop

Residential Architecture Trends

What’s Hot in High-Rises?

The Value of Redecorating

Do Aesthetic Changes Increase Value?

Managing Interior Projects

When Bad Design Happens to Good Buildings

Organizations

IREM Foundation Establishes COVID-19 Relief Fund

27 Chapters On Board So Far

A Look Inside IREM

Serving the Management Profession

The National Fire Protection Association

Working to Stop Fires Before They Start

SOARing High in Chicagoland

The Streeterville Organization of Active Residents

Keeping it Cool

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

News

3/5/2021  Five condo buildings about to become apartment buildings—Forest Park Review
3/5/2021  Five condo buildings about to become apartment buildings—Forest Park Review
The village of Forest Park will soon have 239 new rental units as the deconversion of five condominium buildings on Desplaines Avenue is underway.
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3/3/2021  Quadriplegic In Highland Park Wants Neighbors To Swap Parking Spaces So He Can Fit His Wheelchair-Accessible Van, But They Won’t Do It—CBS 2 News
3/3/2021  Quadriplegic In Highland Park Wants Neighbors To Swap Parking Spaces So He Can Fit His Wheelchair-Accessible Van, But They Won’t Do It—CBS 2 News
A quadriplegic in Highland Park has a request for his neighbors.
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3/3/2021  Plan To Convert Historic St. Boniface Church Into Condos Is Back On Track After Years Of Delay, Owner Says—Block Club Chicago
3/3/2021  Plan To Convert Historic St. Boniface Church Into Condos Is Back On Track After Years Of Delay, Owner Says—Block Club Chicago
Despite a three-year delay, a neighbor’s plans to preserve and redevelop the St. Boniface church building in West Town’s Noble Square are still in motion, the church’s owner said Monday.
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3/3/2021  Chicago’s home and condo resale markets off to fast start—Loop North News
3/3/2021  Chicago’s home and condo resale markets off to fast start—Loop North News
Strong buyer demand during the pandemic kicked Chicago’s home and condominium resale market off to a fast start in January, analysts say.
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3/3/2021  The potentially unanticipated costs of condominium sales—Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
3/3/2021  The potentially unanticipated costs of condominium sales—Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Have you sold a condo, town home or other property subject to a homeowner’s association recently?
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2/25/2021  Plan would hike demolition fees near The 606 and in Pilsen to try to stem gentrification—Chicago Tribune
2/25/2021  Plan would hike demolition fees near The 606 and in Pilsen to try to stem gentrification—Chicago Tribune
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and aldermen are backing a plan to assess additional fees of several thousand dollars on building demolitions in the fast-gentrifying Pilsen neighborhood and the vicinity of The 606 elevated park on the Northwest Side, in another attempt to slow the loss of housing for working-class families.
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2/25/2021  Condo Adviser: Can a condo board require residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine?—Chicago Tribune
2/25/2021  Condo Adviser: Can a condo board require residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine?—Chicago Tribune
Q. Can a condominium board require condo owners and building residents to get vaccinated for COVID-19 to protect the health, safety and welfare of the other residents?
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2/23/2021  How the Real Estate Lobby Exploits Small Landlords—Teen Vogue
2/23/2021  How the Real Estate Lobby Exploits Small Landlords—Teen Vogue
Mami Garcia will never move out of her apartment. “The only way God will take me away from this home is when I close my eyes for the last time,” she says.
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2/23/2021  West Loop Condos Priced From $835K to $1.6 Million Break Ground At Former Hubbard Street Dance Site—Block Club Chicago
2/23/2021  West Loop Condos Priced From $835K to $1.6 Million Break Ground At Former Hubbard Street Dance Site—Block Club Chicago
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped developers from breaking ground on a new eight-story condo building at the southwest corner of Jackson Boulevard and Racine Avenue in the West Loop.
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2/23/2021  City Condo Sales Have Come Back, And 2021 May Be Even Better—Bisnow
2/23/2021  City Condo Sales Have Come Back, And 2021 May Be Even Better—Bisnow
The coronavirus pandemic may have crushed the home sales market last spring, but it is showing signs of life this winter, and that could mean 2021 will be a big year.
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2/23/2021  High-Income Millennials Are Moving Into The Luxury Housing Market—Forbes
2/23/2021  High-Income Millennials Are Moving Into The Luxury Housing Market—Forbes
If any first-time home buyers were on the fence about taking a more traditional starter home path to homeownership in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic brought into focus the way they viewed homes and what they really wanted for a dream home.
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2/23/2021  Lakeview condo garage roof collapse at least 5th such occurrence in Chicago this week amid heavy snow—ABC 7 News
2/23/2021  Lakeview condo garage roof collapse at least 5th such occurrence in Chicago this week amid heavy snow—ABC 7 News
Several roofs have collapsed under the weight of the heavy snowfall over the past few days.
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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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2/17/2021  Residential, hotel towers eyed for South Loop—Chicago Sun-Times
2/17/2021  Residential, hotel towers eyed for South Loop—Chicago Sun-Times
Despite a pandemic that has chilled demand for speculative construction, a developer is pushing ahead with plans for a two-tower residential and hotel complex in the South Loop.
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2/17/2021  Hancock unit owners hear harrowing details of gunshot on 57th floor—Loop North News
2/17/2021  Hancock unit owners hear harrowing details of gunshot on 57th floor—Loop North News
A gunshot heard on the 57th floor of John Hancock Center on January 29 left two bullet holes inside a condo unit and a condo association scrambling to get information to frightened owners.
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2/17/2021  Coronavirus eviction nightmare at Rogers Park condo: Squatter scared neighbors, wouldn’t leave—Chicago Sun-Times
2/17/2021  Coronavirus eviction nightmare at Rogers Park condo: Squatter scared neighbors, wouldn’t leave—Chicago Sun-Times
As claustrophobic as it can feel to be cooped up during the coronavirus pandemic, a Rogers Park couple faced something worse.
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2/17/2021  Essex hired to sell multifamily assets in Chicago area—RE Journals
2/17/2021  Essex hired to sell multifamily assets in Chicago area—RE Journals
Essex Realty Group, Inc. has been exclusively retained to market The Promenade Townhomes of River Forest, located in the Chicago suburb of River Forest, Illinois.
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2/11/2021  Lendlease Launches Condo Sales at Printer’s Row Tower—Connect CRE
2/11/2021  Lendlease Launches Condo Sales at Printer’s Row Tower—Connect CRE
Lendlease launched sales at The Reed, a 41-story luxury residential high-rise at 234 W. Polk St. in Chicago’s Printers Row.
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2/11/2021  ‘It’s Not My Job, It’s Their Job:’ Edison Park Residents Told No Postal Delivery Is Available, People Wanting Their Mail Have To Go To The Post Office—CBS 2 Chicago
2/11/2021  ‘It’s Not My Job, It’s Their Job:’ Edison Park Residents Told No Postal Delivery Is Available, People Wanting Their Mail Have To Go To The Post Office—CBS 2 Chicago
Mail problems have been plaguing the city of Chicago and the suburbs since the beginning of the COVID pandemic.
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2/11/2021  ‘Something Didn’t Smell Quite Right’: Moldy Mess In Country Club Hills Condo Building That No One Wants To Clean Up—CBS 2 Chicago
2/11/2021  ‘Something Didn’t Smell Quite Right’: Moldy Mess In Country Club Hills Condo Building That No One Wants To Clean Up—CBS 2 Chicago
It’s a moldy mess infesting a vacant south suburban condo, wreaking havoc on the neighbor upstairs.
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