Whether you’re living in a co-op apartment building in Manhattan, a condo on Chicago’s Gold Coast, or a townhouse community or HOA in New Jersey, Reno, or Florida, issues of legality and liability are always a concern for owners, board memb…
As states and municipalities make moves to reopen their economies after weeks of quarantine torpor, the boards and management of multifamily communities nationwide are contemplating what their own reopenings are going to look like. The boar…
Living in a high-rise, condominium, or co-op certainly has its perks. You get the convenient location, the dramatic views, attentive concierge services and a range of amenities. Fast forward a few years and what was once the new kid on the …
32BJ SEIU, the Service Employees International Union, is the largest property service workers union in the country, comprising over 175,000 members in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Members include residential doormen, porters, sup…
The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) announced in a June 3 press release that the organization’s IREM Foundation has established a COVID-19 Relief Fund to support real estate managers and their local communities affected by the pa…
According to a recent press release, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) reports that more than half (53%) of multifamily developers polled for the third edition of the organization’s COVID-19 Construction Survey reported constr…
The Cooperator Events presents a virtual town hall sponsored by FirstService Residential Wednesday May 6 at 2:00 PM. The Fight Against COVID-19: Keeping Your Community Clean & Your Staff Safe Residential boards and managers are facing a l…
Shocking absolutely no one, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)'s recently-released Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for April 2020 shows unit sales and other indicators slumping as the residential real estate ind…
In these days of deep uncertainty and profound challenge, it’s easy to feel swamped by the flood of grim news surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. But amid all the hardship and tragedy, people and communities are pulling together to help a…
With confirmed cases of COVID-19 still on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that people wear face coverings made of cloth or fabric when out in public spaces where six feet of physical di…