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2025 Spring Families, Kids, & Quiet Enjoyment The Challenge of Balancing it All
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Management
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Working With Designers

The Right Pro Can Help Make Your Vision a Reality

Maintaining your community’s public spaces is critical to the image your community puts forward to residents, visitors a…
Management
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Winter 2025

How Self-Managed Communities Manage Their Business

Staying Smart & Solvent

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Winter 2025

Managing Diverse Communities

Building Bridges & Making Every Voice Count

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Clear Communication

From Digital Portals to Personal Connections

Work/Life Balance for Managers
2024 Fall/Expo

Work/Life Balance for Managers

Serving Clients, Avoiding Burnout

Finance
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Money Mindfulness

Tips for Keeping Your Association Financially Healthy

It’s an all-too-common habit among many condo and HOA board members: assuming that their treasurer or property manager i…
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Winter 2024

Understanding Your Monthly Financial Information

Key to a Financially Healthy Association

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Understanding Your Monthly Financial Information

The Key to a Financially Successful Association

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2023 Summer

The Collections Process

Why It's Critical to Community Health



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Increasing Homeowner Resale Values

Top 10 Ways Boards Can Help

Investing in real estate is one of the best ways to increase net worth. That's why it’s so important for board members t…
Fines & Fees
2025 Expo

Fines & Fees

Another Tool in Your Board’s Administrative Kit

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Better Meetings, Better Communities

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2025 Spring

Families, Kids, & Quiet Enjoyment

The Challenge of Balancing it All

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When Boards Go Bad

Handling Breaches of Fiduciary Duty

No Spaces Anywhere

No Spaces Anywhere

The State of Parking in Chicago

It’s 6 pm. on a Tuesday night when the Chicago Cubs are in town and it’s game night in Lakeview’s Wrigleyville neighbor…
Knowing When to Call Your Manager
2014 January

Knowing When to Call Your Manager

Response to Calls is an Essential Part of the Manager’s Job

Secrets of Successful Managers
2014 January

Secrets of Successful Managers

Communication, Accommodation, Cooperation

Managing Amenities
2014 January

Managing Amenities

Coping with Changing Trends

Changing Managers or Firms?
2014 January

Changing Managers or Firms?

Don’t Overlook the Details!

Neighbor Noise

Neighbor Noise

When Enough is Too Much

Noise is an acknowledged part of urban life - particularly apartment living.  Some of it - traffic, garbage collection, …
Secondhand Smoke Complaints

Secondhand Smoke Complaints

Bad Smells, Hard Feelings

Handling Harassment

Handling Harassment

When Trash Talk Turns to Transgression

Communicate...and then OVERcommunicate

Communicate...and then OVERcommunicate

Tips for Getting Residents Involved, Engaged, & Informed

Keeping Track of Paperwork
2014 February

Keeping Track of Paperwork

Properly Managing Association Records



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Sprucing Up for Spring

'Tis the Season for Inspections & Maintenance

As the days get longer, warmer, and more full of outdoor activity, multifamily boards and property managers must conside…
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2024 Fall/Expo

Dealing with Exterior Maintenance & Inspections

In Condos & Co-ops, the “F” Word is “Façade”

Maintaining Glass Façades
2024 Fall/Expo

Maintaining Glass Façades

Energy Efficiency with a View

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2024 Summer

Who’s Going to Pay for This?

Understanding Liability for Repairs & Claims

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2024 Spring Expo

Façade Maintenance Laws

Repair Requirements Vary Across Markets

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Waterproofing Your Building Envelope

Protecting Structure & Health

With severe weather events becoming ever more common—and more intense—waterproofing your building’s envelope against rai…
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Winter 2024

Façade Maintenance Laws

Repair Requirements Vary Across Markets!

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2023 Spring

Façade Cleaning

Safety, Solvents, & Curb Appeal

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2023 Spring

Dealing With Major Façade Projects

In Co-ops & Condos, the "F" Word is "Façade"

Adjacent Construction Risk Management

Adjacent Construction Risk Management

The Building (or Demolition) Next Door

Multifamily Developers Experiencing Pandemic-Related Delays

Multifamily Developers Experiencing Pandemic-Related Delays

Construction Resuming - Slowly - as States Open Up

According to a recent press release, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) reports that more than half (53%) o…
Your Building’s Plumbing
2014 November

Your Building’s Plumbing

Plumbing the Depths

Boiler Maintenance Basics
2014 November

Boiler Maintenance Basics

The Heat is On

Your Building's Anatomy
2014 November

Your Building's Anatomy

Systems That Keep Your Co-op or Condo Building Running

Where's the Money?
2013 November

Where's the Money?

Alternative Funding for Capital Improvements



Insurance
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Rising Insurance Premiums

High Costs Force Tough Decisions for Boards

Adequate Community Insurance Coverage

How Much Is Enough?

Insurance in the Multifamily Setting

Knowing Who Covers What is Key

Protecting Board Members from Claims

A Look at Liability & Insurance Coverage

Loss, Insurance, and Claims

A Primer

Design
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Lobby Décor

Trendy or Timeless, Your Building’s First Impression

Grey is Gone in '24

Fresh Trends in Common Area Design

Current Trends in Multifamily Design

Quality, Durability, & Texture Reign Supreme

Capital Design Projects

There’s Always Room for Improvement

Interior Design Responds to COVID

Flexibility, Technology, Nature, & Gratitude

Organizations
IREM Foundation Establishes COVID-19 Relief Fund

IREM Foundation Establishes COVID-19 Relief Fund

27 Chapters On Board So Far

A Look Inside IREM

Serving the Management Profession

The National Fire Protection Association

Working to Stop Fires Before They Start

SOARing High in Chicagoland

The Streeterville Organization of Active Residents

Keeping it Cool

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engnieers

News

5/22/2025  Silver Property Group completes $22M portfolio acquisition with North Side apartment purchase - Chicago Business Journal
5/22/2025  Silver Property Group completes $22M portfolio acquisition with North Side apartment purchase - Chicago Business Journal
Silver Property Group's latest North Side apartment purchase reveals its strategic approach in Chicago's multifamily market.
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5/15/2025  Chicago apartment developer buys Fulton Market property - Crain's
5/15/2025  Chicago apartment developer buys Fulton Market property - Crain's
A local apartment developer has teed up what could be another big residential project in the Fulton Market District, buying a property for a price that signals development sites in the former meatpacking corridor aren't worth as much as they were a few years ago.
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5/12/2025  Condo Adviser: Community associations must enforce rules and regulations uniformly - Chicago Tribune
5/12/2025  Condo Adviser: Community associations must enforce rules and regulations uniformly - Chicago Tribune
Q. I live in a residential development governed by a homeowners association. I have been cited by the association for allegedly parking a prohibited vehicle in my driveway per the association’s rules and regulations. Setting aside whether the vehicle in question is in fact prohibited, there are several other similar vehicles regularly parked on my neighbor’s driveways, and it is my understanding that none have been cited for a rules violation. Is it against the law for the association to selectively enforce rules and regulations?
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5/9/2025  Patrick (Kane), hat tricks and high rises, oh my! - Chicago Star
5/9/2025  Patrick (Kane), hat tricks and high rises, oh my! - Chicago Star
Patrick Kane purchased a stunning condo on the twenty-fifth floor of Trump Tower Chicago in 2016 for $3.25 million, a high-profile real estate acquisition that matched his star power. After nearly a decade of calling the downtown condo home, Kane sold it, incurring a loss of almost $1.2 million. Despite this sale, Kane still owns several properties in the Chicago area, including a luxurious residence in Lake Forest.
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5/7/2025  "Love After Lockup" star Dylan Smith convicted of stealing mail from Chicago condo building - CBS
5/7/2025  "Love After Lockup" star Dylan Smith convicted of stealing mail from Chicago condo building - CBS
A former reality TV star from Chicago has been convicted of stealing mail from a condo building. Dylan Smith, 35, was featured in season 3 of "Love After Lockup," a show on We TV about couples that get engaged while one of them is incarcerated.
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5/5/2025  Former Chicago Blackhawks player Patrick Kane sells Trump Tower condo for $2.11M - Chicago Tribune
5/5/2025  Former Chicago Blackhawks player Patrick Kane sells Trump Tower condo for $2.11M - Chicago Tribune
Former Chicago Blackhawks right winger Patrick Kane, who won three Stanley Cup titles with the team, in late March sold one of two condominiums he has long owned in Chicago’s Trump International Hotel & Tower — a three-bedroom, 3,102-square-foot unit on the building’s 69th floor — for $2.11 million.
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5/2/2025  Gallery owners turn raw space in the former Montgomery Ward building into an artful condo - Crain's
5/2/2025  Gallery owners turn raw space in the former Montgomery Ward building into an artful condo - Crain's
Paul and Dedrea Gray bought a blank canvas in 2006, raw space near the top of the former Montgomery Ward headquarters on Superior Street, and turned it into a three-bedroom condo with an artful style.
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4/29/2025  Palmolive condos, gold standard of the early 2000s, lose their luster - Crain's
4/29/2025  Palmolive condos, gold standard of the early 2000s, lose their luster - Crain's
Last week, the sellers of two condos in a landmark North Michigan Avenue building made separate moves that show how the building, once the gold standard in high-end condos, has lost its luster.
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4/28/2025  St. Regis condo listed at $7M as luxury rebounds - Real Deal
4/28/2025  St. Regis condo listed at $7M as luxury rebounds - Real Deal
Recent sales, interest from out-of-state buyers has brokers feeling optimistic about sales at building after challenging few years
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4/23/2025  Chicago developer plans 149-unit apartment building in River North - Chicago Business Journal
4/23/2025  Chicago developer plans 149-unit apartment building in River North - Chicago Business Journal
Zev Salomon is planning a $50 million, 149-unit apartment building on a big River North surface lot that other developers have eyed but left untouched over the past decade.
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4/18/2025  Ken Griffin Sells Two Chicago Condos for Combined $15.9 Million - Bloomberg
4/18/2025  Ken Griffin Sells Two Chicago Condos for Combined $15.9 Million - Bloomberg
Billionaire Citadel founder Ken Griffin has sold two more of his Chicago condos in transactions totaling $15.9 million.
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4/14/2025  Suburban multifamily momentum spurs $18M condo deconversion - Real Deal
4/14/2025  Suburban multifamily momentum spurs $18M condo deconversion - Real Deal
The investor plans a condo deconversion after paying $18 million for the building in the Chicago suburb Palatine.
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4/10/2025  Condo Adviser: Condo boards may discuss business outside of meetings only in certain cases - Chicago Tribune
4/10/2025  Condo Adviser: Condo boards may discuss business outside of meetings only in certain cases - Chicago Tribune
Q. I am a unit owner in a condominium association and have read that Illinois case law prohibits the board of directors from email or text discussions of board business outside of a board meeting because unit owners would not be privy to those discussions. When I raised this issue with my condominium board, the response was that email and text communications are allowed pursuant to the Condominium Act. In fact, a review of the board meeting minutes shows that in between meetings, the board regularly votes via email on various issues and then ratifies the decisions. Is this allowed?
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4/8/2025  Condo listing asks Park Tower’s highest price per square foot - Real Deal
4/8/2025  Condo listing asks Park Tower’s highest price per square foot - Real Deal
A Park Tower condo has hit the market for $7.7 million after its owners invested millions into renovating the unit.
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4/3/2025  Condo hotel development planned at 2020 S. Archer - Urbanize Chicago
4/3/2025  Condo hotel development planned at 2020 S. Archer - Urbanize Chicago
A condo hotel development is being planned at 2020 S. Archer in Chinatown. Planned by HMC Realty, the project site is a vacant lot at the northwest corner of S. Clark St and S. Archer Ave.
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4/2/2025  Former Chinese development partner lists 37 condos for sale at Chicago’s St. Regis tower - CoStar
4/2/2025  Former Chinese development partner lists 37 condos for sale at Chicago’s St. Regis tower - CoStar
Dalian Wanda Group, the Chinese former development partner of the St. Regis Chicago skyscraper, is selling the last portion of its ownership, a portfolio of 37 condominium units.
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3/28/2025  Cities with the most expensive homes in Illinois - Stacker
3/28/2025  Cities with the most expensive homes in Illinois - Stacker
Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers.
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3/27/2025  Former Chicago Bulls player Zach LaVine lists Chicago condo for nearly $7M - Chicago Tribune
3/27/2025  Former Chicago Bulls player Zach LaVine lists Chicago condo for nearly $7M - Chicago Tribune
Former Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, who played for the team for parts of eight seasons, on Tuesday placed his 4,500-square-foot condominium on the 28th floor of the building at 9 W. Walton St. on the market for $6.9 million.
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3/24/2025  Trump Tower condo dispute boils over into federal lawsuit - Real Deal
3/24/2025  Trump Tower condo dispute boils over into federal lawsuit - Real Deal
A condo board dispute at President Donald Trump’s namesake tower in Chicago escalated to a federal lawsuit and, eventually, led to an arrest in the building’s spa steam room.
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3/20/2025  Trump Tower’s ex-condo association director sues management - Chicago Tribune
3/20/2025  Trump Tower’s ex-condo association director sues management - Chicago Tribune
The ex-director of the Trump Tower condo board in Chicago sues, accusing the owners and managers of the famed skyscraper of fraud.
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