How to Encourage Homeowner Engagement in Your Community An overarching goal for a homeowners association is to establish and promote camaraderie among residents. On the surface, it may seem simple enough. Being neighborly and engaged in the community has benefits not just for the community at...
Whether your association is currently working with a professional management company or you’re a Board member searching for a company to work with for the first time, it can be tricky to know which one is the best for your association. Several association management companies...
Each homeowner's association is different - some have more unique needs than others. This often depends on the property size, team member count, resident count, property age, location, and of course, the type of property (luxury high rise, standard mid-rise, low rise, or single-family). Although...
When a new year begins, it's an opportunity to pause and reflect on ways to better our communities and professional lives. The process is not always easy or pleasant, but the changes that come from it can mean a world of difference for a homeowner's...
An emergency can happen at any moment. The problem is (outside of the crisis itself) planning for the various types of emergencies. No one could have foreseen spending the majority of 2020 combating the spread of COVID-19. While there is crossover in what's required to...
Each year (HOA), homeowners and mixed-use community associations need to plan for their annual meetings. It's well, a big deal. Usually, it's the most attended meeting of the year and one with a packed agenda covering past, present, and future initiatives. Because of the high...
While we all know the basics of HOA budgeting, we may not fully realize all the implications (to the budget and budget process) of COVID 19; or we may be unsure of how to plan in times of uncertainty. We move through preparing our operating and...
Often high-rise and single-family living communities are part of homeowner's associations (known as HOA's) to help them maintain the common areas, community assets, amenities, services, utility management, and community finances. These HOA Boards consist of elected members who volunteer to serve and are most often...
Across the US, cities like Houston, Texas, and Denver, Colorado saw consecutive years of growth in high-rise and community living, then came COVID-19. In the "new normal," administrative services, human resources, and daily operations in high-rise and single-family communities have been impacted by new worries...
