Category: Management Relations

Management Relations Revenue vs. Reductions
2012 January Revenue vs. Reductions

 Budgeting is never easy, not for a family of four and certainly not for a co-op  or condo community of hundreds. That fact is made all the more difficult by the  lingering effects of the recession, which continues to wreak havoc with our …

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Management Relations Next Generation Property Management
2009 Jan Next Generation Property Management

Remember Stanley Roper from the 1970’s sitcom Three’s Company? To some, he might still be their idea of a property manager—the upstairs landlord or the guy you’d call when your plumbing’s on the fritz. And indeed, when the plumbing in you…

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Management Relations The Management and Board Team
2009 Jan The Management and Board Team

Building boards and their managing agents function best when they work together as a team. Ideally, the two parties collaborate to implement policy, carry out administrative duties, and make decisions about the efficient operation of th…

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Management Relations Making the Grade
2009 Jan Making the Grade

No matter what the job—be it flipping burgers at a chain restaurant or running a multinational investment firm—employees should be given periodic reviews of their performance to assess how they’re doing and identify both their strengths …

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Management Relations How are New Jersey HOAs Affected?
2008 Jan How are New Jersey HOAs Affected?

After almost a decade of explosive housing activity thanks to home loans requiring only ten, five or zero percent down, just about the entire country was faced with financial setbacks in the housing market. Subprime mortgage loans shot u…

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Management Relations The Manager's Role
2008 Jan The Manager's Role

In today's litigious society, it seems like almost anybody can be sued for almost anything. Co-ops and condos are no different. And no matter what side of the legal battle you're on, knowing the role of your community's manager is vital …

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