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2018 October Current Issue
Management

Concierge Services

How Much Value Do They Add to Your Community?
Everyone can use a little help now and again. The residents of condominiums, co-ops or homeowners’ associations are no e…
Management
Property Management Software and Apps
2017 November

Property Management Software and Apps

Tools of the Trade
Managing Parking Facilities
2017 April

Managing Parking Facilities

Running a Money-Maker
Back From the Brink
2017 January

Back From the Brink

Financial Ruin — and Recovery
Service-Based Amenities
2017 January

Service-Based Amenities

Adding Value, But at What Cost?
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






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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