Real estate professionals, developers and builders are all reporting the same thing: today’s homebuyers who are looking for maximum value are asking for more than granite countertops and hardwood floors. They want energy savings and gre…
The emergence of environmental problems and the corresponding need to reduce carbon emissions, combined with tough economic conditions worldwide, is leading more multifamily residential communities to work toward conserving energy and …
Talk of “green” homes and buildings these days often evokes images of roof gardens, solar panels, and even wind turbines humming in the background. For most condos and HOAs however, “going green” comes incrementally, in much smaller mea…
Good property managers need to be one step ahead of the game, and September is no time to be caught flat-footed. The once-packed swimming pool is now virtually empty, and the kids who filled it weeks ago are now lugging school backpack…
If one wants to ascertain the state of the green building industry, shared—or “fractionally owned”—vacation condos might be a good place to start. While many homebuyers will settle for an uninspiring exurb lot near a convenient …
Saving money by going green sounds great, but who has that initial capital in these tough economic times? The average person can’t afford the luxury of buying solar panels or driving a hybrid car, however, there are many energy-saving c…
When it comes to the windows in your complex, like most people, you’re probably focused on energy conservation—keeping the air conditioning inside in the summer and the cold air outside in the winter. While you’re probably aware that not…
It’s an unfortunate truth that even the most harmonious condo community or HOA will experience occasional friction between staff members, or between staff and management. Sometimes it’s a personality conflict, or a case of an employee b…
Asbury Park, one of the old showplaces of the Jersey Shore and a town that in its heyday rivaled Atlantic City, has seen its fortunes rise and fall (and rise again). Once viewed as a city in decline, Asbury Park benefited greatly from …
Q A neighbor down the hall from my condo apartment has installed a video camera over his doorway—presumably as a security measure. Our building has a doorman and double-locked vestibule, as well as security cameras in the lobby, so t…
Q “I own a condo in Southern New Jersey. An owner in our association is in arrears of $1,300 on their monthly maintenance and has now filed for bankruptcy. Can we still put a lien on the owner’s unit? If not, what can we do to recoup…