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Signs of Structural Damage Video
Signs of Structural Damage What Boards, Managers, & Building Staff Should Look For
Webinars/Seminars
2025 Expo Current Issue
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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Winter 2025

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…
Finance
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2024 Fall/Expo

Fiduciary Duty Explained

One for All - Not All for One
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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


On The Board
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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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2025 Spring

Better Meetings, Better Communities

Tips for Smoother, More Productive Annual Meetings
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2025 Spring

Families, Kids, & Quiet Enjoyment

The Challenge of Balancing it All
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2025 Spring

When Boards Go Bad

Handling Breaches of Fiduciary Duty


Maintenance
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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
building facade renovation, house reconstruction, repair
2024 Spring Expo

Façade Maintenance Laws

Repair Requirements Vary Across Markets


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