Category: Association Operations

 In the last two years, Fannie Mae has amended it guidelines for selling and  serving mortgages on condominiums, cooperatives, and planned unit developments  three times. Why should service providers, cooperative corporations and community…

If you’re looking for a lush patch of green in New Jersey, you’re in luck: the Garden State is so named because of the multitude of flora- and fauna-filled havens to choose from when you’re looking for an escape. But one garden…

Lakewood Township is a diverse community with a rich history, a growing population, and a wide array of attractions and amenities. Located in Ocean County, the township's accessibility to major urban centers has attracted residents who…

 Ah, summertime. It’s a great time for property managers to kick back and relax -- except for that  out-of-control grill fire on the deck of unit 31 that nearly spread to adjacent  units; that ornery 13-year-old who broke his finger during…

 As recent events in the financial and insurance sectors of our economy have  painfully demonstrated, oversight and accountability are vital components in  any healthy business relationship -- and that holds true whether you’re talking abo…

Fresh from hoisting up the banking and automobile sectors, a newly muscular Uncle Sam is now turning his attention to putting the skids on the real estate meltdown. Earlier this year, the Obama Administration rolled out two ma…

Even in the best of economic times, preparing a condominium’s annual budget is a tiresome task, fraught with uncertainty, estimations and shifting numbers. Now, factor in one of the most challenging economic downturns in a cent…

We all know that parking lots, roads and driveways take a beating day in and day out. Some hazards, like cracked sidewalks, crumbling masonry, and potholes are obvious to even an untrained eye, making it easy to conduct repairs and prev…

 Long Branch, New Jersey is rapidly transforming itself as more than just a  resort community for the rich and famous. Named as home to one of America’s Top 20 beaches, the oceanfront here has been a draw for many years, reaching  back to …

When you think about the most important person to a building or association, the superintendent should rank pretty high up on the list, if not right at the top. Let’s face it, an association or building’s super has a tremendous amount o…