Condo reserve funding requirements: What the new changes mean
Earlier this year, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced important changes to condominium reserve funding requirements. Management companies and condo boards nationwide need to take the changes seriously and act now.
Wildfire mitigation: What communities can learn from the 2025 LA fires
Learn how wildfire mitigation strategies can help community associations reduce risk, protect structures, and improve preparedness. Here are some critical lessons learned based on research on the Los Angeles fires in 2025.
PCAM Case Study: 5 insider tips for CAI’s prestigious manager designation
Sitting for the PCAM Case Study requires time, patience, and skill. Careful planning will make the experience well worth it. A Case Study facilitator shares five tips to help community association managers achieve CAI’s most prestigious designation in the profession.
Customer service: How board members build trust, stronger communities
Board actions and attitudes are interwoven with customer service and community culture. Learn how board members can build trust through better customer service, stronger communication, transparency, and resident engagement.
Corporate Transparency Act: Final rule ends reporting requirements
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule permanently exempting U.S. companies and persons, including community association board members, from beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act.
Pool president: Community leader dives in during lifeguard shortage
An HOA board president for more than 20 years in Cincinnati shares why she volunteered as a lifeguard at her community pool and the impact it had on her.
Eyes on the prize: Working toward CAI’s PCAM designation
CAI’s Professional Community Association Manager designation is the highest professional recognition available to community association manager. A newly minted PCAM describes her experience.
CAI’s Advocacy Summit: An opportunity to advance interests, deepen ties
The CAI advocacy summit allows homeowners, board members, managers, and business partners to meet with federal lawmakers to educate them on community association industry policy issues. Here’s why you should attend.
Calm leadership: How to react when emotions rise in community associations
Calm leadership from management does more than de-escalate conflict. It helps boards govern more effectively, protects relationships, and preserves trust across the community. Here are a few ways to practice calm leadership in real time.
Condo safety today: Progress on maintenance, inspections, accountability
CAI’s condo safety task force was formed after the Champlain Towers tragedy in 2021. Five years later, a member of the task force reflects on the progress made to improve maintenance, inspections, and financial accountability in community associations.
