With most home moves occurring between April and September, now’s the perfect time for homeowners to start preparing to sell their homes, according to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors® (NVAR) which recently released six tip…
A new year always comes with reports of new trends in everything, be it fashion, food…or lobby and common area design in residential communities. Furnishings and design, like clothes, are the subject of style and vogue that morph and change…
The National Housing Conference (NHC) recently launched its latest venture in the organization’s ongoing effort to address the persistent affordable housing crisis in America: “Beyond Four Walls: Conversations on Affordable Housing,” a bimo…
According to a recent item published by the National Housing Conference (NHC), the Executive Council for Housing Affordability (ECHA) at the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy sent a letter to Congressional leaders on Novem…
The relationship between a building or association's board and their property manager sets the tone for the entire community. Transparency, clearly-defined expectations, and accountability are hallmarks of a healthy, functional board-manage…
The scope and cost of maintaining masonry - let alone undertaking a comprehensive repair and restoration project - can be extremely daunting for building owners and boards. Unfamiliarity with materials and methods, lack of prior experience …
As your building ages, maintaining a roof eventually becomes too costly or bothersome and roof replacement is considered. As a property manager or owner, understanding current standards per typical building codes and manufacturer requiremen…
Everybody wants lush, green grass and vibrant, healthy plants and flowers on their building or HOA's grounds - but residents and boards today are equally concerned about issues of water use, soil erosion, invasive pests, and other environme…
Conflict management skills are part of every good manager and board member’s toolkit - especially in this era of social media and heightened cultural tensions. Between defusing hostility at meetings, coping with the impact of platforms like…
The First Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees the right to free speech and expression - but how does that right apply to the residents of multifamily co-op or condo buildings? Does it apply at all? Can you - or the guy down the hall…