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Management

Absent Owners

Managing Communities When Nobody’s Home
Once upon a time, you usually greeted your neighbor in the hallway of your building as you're coming or going. But latel…
Management
Why Managers Quit
2019 August

Why Managers Quit

When the Board-Manager Relationship Goes Sour
Managing Mental Health Issues
2019 May

Managing Mental Health Issues

Addressing Residents With Sensitivity
Boards Battle Burnout
2018 November

Boards Battle Burnout

Minimizing the Stress of Governance
Concierge Services
2018 May

Concierge Services

How Much Value Do They Add to Your Community?
Finance

Curing Arrears

When Fees Aren’t Paid
The last three apartments in your luxury hi-rise condo were sold to a troika of Russian oligarchs, who all paid well abo…
Finance
Welcome Committees and New Resident Orientation
2017 July

Welcome Committees and New Resident Orientation

Making New Neighbors Feel At Home
Hiring – and Paying – Contractors
2017 July

Hiring – and Paying – Contractors

Who Holds the Purse Strings?
Funding Capital Projects
2017 July

Funding Capital Projects

Whence Comes the Money?
What Boards Should Know About Finances
2017 July

What Boards Should Know About Finances

Keeping Your Community in the Black


On The Board

Fines and Penalties

Using Them Fairly and Effectively
Community living comes with lots of rules and regulations – many of which are codified in largely static, hard-to-amend …
Autumn Extermination Challenges
2019 October

Autumn Extermination Challenges

The Pests of October
Board Culture
2018 October

Board Culture

What Traits Make a Board Successful?
Working With Your Support Professionals
2018 October

Working With Your Support Professionals

How (and When) Boards Should Speak Up
Participation by Proxy
2018 October

Participation by Proxy

Handling Proxy Voting in Your Building or HOA




Insurance

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

So You Want to be a Board Member?

What's Involved, and What It Means
Design

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

Creating a New Lobby

Making the Most of Your Building’s Front Room

Design on a Dime

Fending Off the Blahs...On a Budget
Organizations

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

The Insurance Information Institute

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